DO-IT awarded new AccessCyberlearning grant from National Science Foundation

Date: 
Thursday, August 13, 2015

The National Science Foundation has approved $100,000 in funding for the “AccessCyberlearning” project. Sponsored by UW-IT’s Access Technology Services (ATS) through its DO-IT Center, AccessCyberlearning is a two-year project to address disability-related issues to help researchers and educators make the online experiences of learners effective for students with diverse characteristics. AccessCyberlearning will increase the capacity of current and future NSF-funded Cyberlearning projects to

  1. inform their research with what is known about student differences/disabilities.
  2. design innovative learning technologies and teaching strategies that are welcoming to, accessible to, and usable by everyone, including people with disabilities.
  3. ensure that project materials (e.g., project websites, videos) and activities (training, meetings) are welcoming to, accessible to, and usable by all participants.

UW-IT’s Sheryl Burgstahler is the Principal Investigator and Director of AccessCyberlearning. Leadership also comes from UW Educational Outreach and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.