Eye tracking

Posted on by Keith Aquilina

Yesterday I have been invited to an informal presentation of an eye tracking device. It was my first experience with such a device and through a discussion with the supplier and by actually trying out the device and related software I found myself thinking about issues we’ve met in H810. The adaptility of the product is a plus as it can be used by students who are encountering different accessibility issues both at home and at school.

Such devices cost a lot of money and from the feedback I have got, it seems quite unlikely that such devices will be bought in the near future, even though teachers in special schools identified a number of students whom such devices would change their lifes.

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  1. At higher education level in the UK, eye tracking analysis can be funded as part of disabled student allowance as it is classified as a tool to adjust the computer settings etc. rather than a diagnostic tool. I went to a demo by OmniRead and the tools appeared very impressive. The independent research on the increase in reading speed and accuracy was also very persuasive.

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  2. Yep very impressive. In Malta, the national agency provides funding for the acquisition of needed tools.

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Currently my professional role is that of Education Officer (Quality Assurance) within the Directorate for Quality & Standards in Education in the Ministry of Education, Malta. After eight years teaching Computing and ICT within a state secondary school, I moved to the Department of eLearning where my role focused on the organisation of national educational events of which the national eLearning awards and conference, Malta Robotics Olympiad and student competitions. In addition to the work within the Department of eLearning, as from 2011 I have taken the role of ICT coordinator within the Directorate for Lifelong Learning where for 5 years, I was involved in the development and organisation of ICT related courses within the directorate’s adult education centres and collaborating entities. In 2012, I completed my Masters studies in Online and Distance Education from the Open University. This blog started off as an online reflective diary for my studies in the Masters in Online and Distance Education with the Open Univeristy. As may be easily deduced, my main interest is in technology, learning and anything in between. Linkedin; mt.linkedin.com/in/keithaquilina/