OO1442 Accessibility in Online Learning

OO1442 Vanessa Camilleri, 2014

AccessibilityPrinciples of

Thinking like an instructional designer


Overview

• 7 Principles of Design for Universal Access• Ideas for Online Activities• Resources• UoM’s policies on Accessibility

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7 principles for UD

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1. Focus on …

USER-CENTRIC

understand people

learners come first

design for user experience

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#1: Useful to diverse learning preferences;#2: Accommodating to diverse learning;#3: Simple and intuitive;#4: Perceptible information;#5: Rectify errors (ctrlz)!!#6: Requires little effort;#7: Appropriate space for use;

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7 principles for UD

Principles adapted from:

http://www.universaldesign.ie/files/7_UD_Principles.pdf


Ideas for Use

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Online Presentations

Wiki Activities

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Game/Linear narrative - Multimodal

Audio/image/video - MultimediaRequires user response - Interactive

OnlineActivities

Type of Modality


• Videowww.youtube.com

• Photographs www.flickr.com

• Sound Effectswww.freesound.iua.upf.edu

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Media Resources

http://www.youtube.com/

http://www.flickr.com/

http://www.freesound.iua.upf.edu/


• Wikimediahttp://commons.wikimedia.org

• Free Digital Photos www.freedigitalphotos.net

• Creative Commonshttp://creativecommons.org

• Digital Librarywww.archive.org

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/

http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/

http://creativecommons.org/

http://www.archive.org/


OF INFORMATION

Sources


1. http://info.shiftelearning.com/Portals/159642/docs/VF-Ultimate%20DIY%20Guide%20to%20eLearning%20Design.pdf

2. http://facultyecommons.org/helpful-strategies-and-tips-introduction/

3. http://www.elearningguild.com/publications/index.cfm?id=14

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Links:

http://info.shiftelearning.com/Portals/159642/docs/VF-Ultimate%20DIY%20Guide%20to%20eLearning%20Design.pdf











My shared thoughts about PowerPoint design:http://www.slideshare.net/vcami01/design-2-learn2011

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Shared Slides

http://www.slideshare.net/vcami01/design-2-learn2011




The University of Malta Web standards and policies can be accessed from: http://www.um.edu.mt/web/policies

All websites, prior to setting up, go through a Web Advisory Committee (WAC) whose role is to cross-check accessibility of website proposed.

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UoM Policies

http://www.um.edu.mt/web/policies

http://www.um.edu.mt/web/policies


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