technology to support inclusion for distance learners
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Kevin Hickey Jisc RSC NW. 8th October 2014
Accessibility in the Online Learning Environment
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Who am I and where can I get these slides?
Kevin HickeyJisc RSC NW@[email protected]
Slides available via:http://goo.gl/rfE2q2
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Supporting Accessibility for Distance Learners
Why is it Important ?
What are the Barriers?
What are the solutions?
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“We are the largest
provider of Higher
education for people with
disabilities :
More than 22,000 people
with disabilities studies
with us in 2012/13”.
Who said …?
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Why might someone with a disability prefer distance learning?
Study at their own pace
Control of the environment
Fewer Barriers
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What are the barriers to providing support to distance learners with disabilities?
Can’t provide technology
Unknown disabilities
Variety of technologies
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How can we overcome these barriers and support distance learners with disabilities?
Inclusive content design
Remote support
Let learners know, what is freely available
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http://www2.open.ac.uk/students/skillsforstudy/recording-your-notes.php
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https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/ls/it-help/helpful-software/
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http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/fordisabledusers/technology/software.html
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Packages of free support software
MyStudyBarhttp://eduapps.org/
Remote support
Access Toolshttps://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk/projects/access-tools
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Any Questions?
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Images used under Creative Commons Licence
‘Michelle at Cafe Mozart’ by larkspurlazuli via https://flic.kr/p/68puBc
‘School Of Open Workshop’ WMDE / Elly Köpf / CC BY-SA via http://creativecommons.org/tag/online-course