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Creating accessible digital learning content and open educational resources for trainers and educators

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 10 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
40 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
Before a team starts building its own course materials
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Grey areas
What would you do?

You find a good diagram online with no licence information

Try it: this is one of 19 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 40 minutes
  • Scenario, timeline, process, tabs and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, poll, word cloud, ranking slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 412.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessmentn/aWhole course
SO 412.1Plan digital content from the learning outcome, the audience and the simplest medium that worksBest practiceWhole course
SO 412.2Apply core accessibility habits: structure, alt text, captions, contrast, clear links, not relying on colour aloneWeb Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 [check before build]; Universal Design for Learning Guidelines [check before build]Whole course
SO 412.3Reduce cognitive load in layout, wording and mediaBest practiceWhole course
SO 412.4Tell what an open licence allows (reuse, adapt, share, credit) and credit a source correctly + your infoCreative Commons licences (CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC0); UNESCO Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (2019); national copyright and equality law as the employer sets it, for example Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and Equality Act 2010 [check before build]Whole course
SO 412.5Review, publish and maintain content with a checklist, and know how to ask for or provide an accessible alternative + your infoOrganisation's support and adjustments routeWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 10 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 40 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

Why a good-looking resource can still lock people out

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
The polished packTextImage
What went wrongTimelineQuiz
2

Accessibility habits that cover most needs

3 pages

7 min
Four ideas to design byTabsNoteYour info
Six quick habitsAccordion
CheckFlashcardsMatching quiz
3

From idea to published resource

3 pages

7 min
Seven stepsProcess
Put the steps in orderTimelineQuiz
Quick checksChecklistMulti-select quiz
4

Grey areas

3 pages

7 min
The unlabelled imageScenario
Decorative or meaningful?Sorting activity
The inaccessible gameScenarioNoteYour infoQuiz
5

Open licences, sharing and speaking up

3 pages

7 min
What each licence allowsTableNoteYour info
Match licence to permissionMatching quiz
When something is wrongScenarioNoteQuiz
6

Review, maintain and final assessment

2 pages

5 min
Keep it healthyProcessYour infoYour infoYour infoNote
PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "accessible is better for everyone
PollWhich tool do you use most to make learning materials?
QuizWhich is the best link text? "Click here" · "More" · "Read the session checklist" ✔ · the full web address
ContentThe four ideas (perceivable, operable, understandable, robust) and six quick habits in one picture
Word cloudA barrier you have met in someone's learning material
QuizYou find a great diagram online with no licence. You… (Treat it as all rights reserved and find an open alternative or ask permission ✔)
Content · customiseWhat each open licence allows, and how we credit sources {{OPEN_LICENCE_POLICY}}
RankingOrder the seven publishing steps from outcome to review
Open-ended / Q&AA resource you want checked for accessibility or licensing
Content · customiseClosing {{LD_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. Which tools do you use to build materials? multiple choice
  6. How confident are you checking whether you may reuse an image? 1-5 scale
  7. How much time do you spend on a typical resource? short text
  8. I feel able to ask for a second pair of eyes on my materials. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the accessibility and licensing guidance? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

10 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Accessibility and copyright guidance{{ACCESSIBILITY_AND_COPYRIGHT_GUIDANCE}}
  • Open licence policy{{OPEN_LICENCE_POLICY}}
  • Learning platform{{LEARNING_PLATFORM}}
  • Support and adjustments route{{SUPPORT_AND_ADJUSTMENTS_ROUTE}}
  • Ld contact{{LD_CONTACT}}
  • Next course link{{NEXT_COURSE_LINK}}
Show all 10 fields
  • LMS or record system{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
  • Survey 1 URL{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Survey 2 URL{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run creating accessible digital learning content and open educational resources for trainers and educators training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

Before a team starts building its own course materials; when a content library is created or reviewed; annually for content authors.

Who needs this training?

Trainers, facilitators, mentors and teaching staff who build their own slides, handouts, videos and interactive learning materials; run by the head of learning design or a staff-development lead.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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