Course Completion Rates among Distance Learners: Identifying
Technology to support inclusion for distance learners
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Transcript of Technology to support inclusion for distance learners
Kevin Hickey Jisc RSC NW. 8th October 2014
Accessibility in the Online Learning Environment
Who am I and where can I get these slides?
Kevin HickeyJisc RSC NW@[email protected]
Slides available via:http://goo.gl/rfE2q2
Supporting Accessibility for Distance Learners
Why is it Important ?
What are the Barriers?
What are the solutions?
“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 …?
Why might someone with a disability prefer distance learning?
Study at their own pace
Control of the environment
Fewer Barriers
What are the barriers to providing support to distance learners with disabilities?
Can’t provide technology
Unknown disabilities
Variety of technologies
How can we overcome these barriers and support distance learners with disabilities?
Inclusive content design
Remote support
Let learners know, what is freely available
http://www2.open.ac.uk/students/skillsforstudy/recording-your-notes.php
https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/ls/it-help/helpful-software/
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/fordisabledusers/technology/software.html
Packages of free support software
MyStudyBarhttp://eduapps.org/
Remote support
Access Toolshttps://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk/projects/access-tools
Any Questions?
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