Research trends in accessible elearning: interoperability of solutions, ubiquity of resources and personalization of services

ECTEL 2010. Barcelona, 1st October 2010

José Ángel Martínez UseroDirector of international projects and relations

• Social needs generate business opportunities

• User participation is key

• Global solutions and global projects

• New paradigms (not only accessibility)

• Inclusive technology in European Digital Agenda

The pillars of Inclusive Technology

Digital inclusion: why is it needed?

• Participation inthe knowledge sociedy

• Equal opportunities for all

• Adapted solutions for user groups

• Better quality of life and independence

Development of digital skills

Long life learning

Inclusive education in equal conditions

The challenges of the job market

Digital inclusion and education

The present market situation

Industry:

• Effort in adaptation of each product

• Propietary and small solutions

• No common standards and law (EU and ME)

• No market penetration

Users:

• Multiple user devices

• Different solutions for each ICT environment

• High cost of ICT appropiation

• Complexity in use and new versions

Main reasons for accessibility

National legislation and standardization

CSR enhanced by Accessibility

Wider market including elderly people and people with disabilities

Technological advantages

Accessibility is not a niche market

• PWD• Elderly • Other

Some data for Europe

• 44.6 millions PWD in 2007 (1).

• 84.6 millons people 65+ in 2008

• 151.5 millons of elderly people by 2060 (2).

Sources: (1) “Men and women with disabilities in the EU”, Applica, CESEP and Alphametrics, 2007

(2) “Ageing characterises the demographic perspectives of the European societies”, Eurostat report 72/2008.

Specific advantages of accessible web • Easier to use

• Better adapted to new devices (PDAs, PCs, digital TV)

• Better indexing by search engines (Google)

• Lower maintenance costs

• Higher number of visits

• Enhances institutional image

AEIOU paradigm

Accessibility

Enriched solutions

Interoperability

Open software

Ubiquity

Technological approach

Technology is not the wholde solution

Contents

Pedagogical method

Dinamizators

Technology trends in different environments

In the classroom

Accessible digital contentsNear Field Information Aumented RealityInteraction of user devices with the environment (digital screens)

In the platform

Personalised nteraction with the elearning platformMultichanel content delivery (web, mobile, digital tv)User devices for interaction (mobile devices and capbilitites)Web 2.0 applications (tagging, community, comments, favorites)

The near future

Eu ro p ean Po rtal o f Inclu sive So lu tion s

Pilo t o n perso nalised an d accessib le SST

Jose Angel Martínez Userojamartinez@technosite.es