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WGBH to offer free webinar for describing science content
The following was posted to a mailing list by a representative of WGBH's National Center for Accessible Media:
The WGBH National Center for Accessible Media is offering additional dates for our web-based training on "Effective Practices for Description of Science Content Within Digital Talking Books." We are offering free online training on the dates listed below. In addition, we are pleased to announce that we will be offering training in person at the CSUN Conference on March
26th for those attending the conference.
The guidelines cover description of a variety of information types, including bar charts, line graphs, Venn diagrams, tables, pie charts, flow
charts and complex diagrams and illustrations. A resource section is also included, providing links to many organizations, tools and standards which all contribute to generating more accessible STEM materials. The guidelines are available online at:
http://ncam.wgbh.org/experience_learn/educational_media/stemdx
Our CSUN presentation is session BLV-2015, Friday, March 26, 2010 - 9:20 -10:20 AM PST in Room Emma AB. You can save a seat at the session once you are registered for the conference.
The free webinars last an hour and a half, and offer the same training at each session. (It is not a multi-part course.) You can register for the time most convenient for you by sending an email to stemdescription@wgbh.org
Training times are:
* Wednesday, February 10th, 1 pm to 2:30 pm, US Eastern time
* Thursday, March 11th, 12 noon to 1:30 pm, US Eastern time
* Wednesday, April 7th, 2 pm to 3:30 pm, US Eastern time
Additional dates will be offered later in 2010. These sessions are available at no cost thanks to funding from the National Science Foundation (grant #0833608).
The WGBH National Center for Accessible Media is offering additional dates for our web-based training on "Effective Practices for Description of Science Content Within Digital Talking Books." We are offering free online training on the dates listed below. In addition, we are pleased to announce that we will be offering training in person at the CSUN Conference on March
26th for those attending the conference.
The guidelines cover description of a variety of information types, including bar charts, line graphs, Venn diagrams, tables, pie charts, flow
charts and complex diagrams and illustrations. A resource section is also included, providing links to many organizations, tools and standards which all contribute to generating more accessible STEM materials. The guidelines are available online at:
http://ncam.wgbh.org/experience_learn/educational_media/stemdx
Our CSUN presentation is session BLV-2015, Friday, March 26, 2010 - 9:20 -10:20 AM PST in Room Emma AB. You can save a seat at the session once you are registered for the conference.
The free webinars last an hour and a half, and offer the same training at each session. (It is not a multi-part course.) You can register for the time most convenient for you by sending an email to stemdescription@wgbh.org
Training times are:
* Wednesday, February 10th, 1 pm to 2:30 pm, US Eastern time
* Thursday, March 11th, 12 noon to 1:30 pm, US Eastern time
* Wednesday, April 7th, 2 pm to 3:30 pm, US Eastern time
Additional dates will be offered later in 2010. These sessions are available at no cost thanks to funding from the National Science Foundation (grant #0833608).