Designing and developing accessible e-learning experiences

I had the opportunity to read Seale’s ‘ Designing and developing accessible e-learning experiences: the learning technologist’s perspective. Seale (2006) hints that various authors make the ‘assumption that it is learning technologists who will respond’ and who are mainly responsible for accessibility. Although this might be true, it is important that such a debate does […]

Activity 15.3 Students’ voices

Digital technology has brought about improvement in accessibility. In one of the videos, Neal Ewers of the Trace Research Center works on whether application software work well with screen readers. Whilst I was using a screen reader I was not able to think from the perspective of a blind student e.g. It never crossed my […]

Week 23 – A3: thinking about your learning

Think about your own learning – the resources and tools you use, where and when it takes place 1. What is your experience of being a learner? I have been learning formally( and informally) without any long break from primary schooling to date. In formal learning different contexts, environments, peer students and teachers have given […]

Week 21 & 22 – A3c: Becta report

BECTA is the UK Government agency promoting technology in education. Report This report is Becta’s update on the implementation of the UK government’s ICT strategy for education. Ministerial foreward ‘at least £10 billion has been invested since 1999. Many schools, colleges, universities and training providers are using technology in innovative ways to raise standards and […]

Week 21 & 22 – A3b NSF cyberlearning report

Report available: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08204/nsf08204.pdf Following are some main points extracted from this report; Report’s scope work spans the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and the social, behavioral, and economic sciences as they intersect with education and the learning sciences. The arts and humanities are outside the scope of this report. Focus of report is […]

Week 13 14:1b – Readings

reading: Salaway et al (2008) ‘The ECAR study of undergraduate students and information technology’. “EDUCAUSE mission…intelligent use of information technology” In this document’s Forward section, it highlightes the finding that 85% of respondents use Social Networking Sites (SNSs) like facebook. These students tend to prefer commincating with peers rather than with tutors. Also studentsreport a […]

Weeks 13 & 14 – A1a: The learner experience

LEX project This project focuses on both formal and informal learning. The study focused on three main issues: characteristics of effective elearners beliefs and intentions strategies for effective elearning. “The findings demonstrate that technologies are now core to students’ learning.” “Students made extensive use of personally owned technologies including mobile phones, laptop computers, personal digital […]

Week 8 9 – A8 – Comparing different schemas for design

In your discussion forum share your views on each of the three schemas. How did the schemas compare? Can you imagine using any of the schemas? Do you think the schemas help in terms of getting teachers to adopt a less technology-centred approach to design? The Hybrid Learning Model is learning-centred view. (site of project: […]