We know how important the role of Teachers and other Educators play in ensuring students have the accessible educational materials (AEM) they need to succeed and how important braille support is to students. We want to help make sure educators have the information they need, so the Instructional Materials Center (IMC) at the Iowa Library for the Blind and Print Disabled is offering a two week online, self-paced course where we will discuss Accessible Education Materials, the ordering of these materials and the role of the Instructional Materials Center. A $100.00 honorarium will be available to those who successfully complete the training.
Along with the discussion of Accessible Education Materials will be Lessons 1-10 of the Library’s Braille Bits course. Braille Bits is an introductory course to braille designed to familiarize participants with the braille system. Included will be the first ten short lessons with podcasts to reinforce each lesson.
The AEM portion of the course will used videos, resources, and articles to provide information and learning opportunities to sharpen your skills. Some of the topics will include introductions to; our library and Instructional Materials Center, Universal Design, AEM and ordering accessible educational materials for students.
LearnDash will be used to access lessons and resources. The course will be offered two times this summer with live webinars on each Tuesday during the two week sessions.
- Course 1: June 16-June 27, 2025
- Course 2: July 14-July 25, 2025
Registration Due: June 11th by 5:00 pm – please register for only one session
