Universal design for online courses: Addressing the needs of non-traditional learners

Proceedings - 2012 IEEE International Conference on Technology Enhanced Education, ICTEE 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Rao, Kavita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

disability; non traditional learners; online course; universal design

Indexed keywords

ADULT LEARNERS; DISABILITY; EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES; INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY; NON-TRADITIONAL; NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS; ONLINE COURSE; REMOTE AREAS; UNIVERSAL DESIGN;

DESIGN; E-LEARNING; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84862849234     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICTEE.2012.6208664     Document Type: Conference Paper

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