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Access & Equity – Everyone Online – Summary of Points
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use ALT tags to identify images and TITLE tags to identify links
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use text alternatives or transcripts for multimedia items
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use large icons and increase the landing zone for navigatable items
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avoid excessive use of large images or media files
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use complimentary and easy to read colour combinations
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use simple language and page layout effectively
There are several things you can do to help make e-learning more accessible,
in this presentation you have seen how you can: -
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Access & Equity – Everyone Online
Access and Equity in eLearning online tutorial developed by the Australian Flexible Learning Network. This interactive tutorial provides a concrete look at the difference between universally designed and non-universally designed web-based resources as they impact people with various disabilities, and includes pointers for how to design and/or adjust web-based learning environments to make them more accessible.
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ADULTS LEARN DIFFERENTLY than young people. But more importantly, their reasons for learning are very different. Andragogy (Knowles, 1984), the theory of adult learning, attempts to explain why adults learn differently than other types of learners.
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Andragogy:
Teaching adults -
Adult learners
are volunteers -
Adults
often seek out learning opportunities in order to cope with
life changes -
hey are not always interested in knowledge for it’s
own sake. Learning is a means to an end, not an end in itself. -
Learners
have a tremendous amount of life experiences.
They need to connect the learning to their knowledge
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Use problem oriented instructio
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Instruction should be about tasks not memorization of content.
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Don’t be afraid to give
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open ended questions
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- Let adults direct themselves in the instructional
process - Integrate
new information with previous experiences - Make
sure the information is relevant - Make
sure the information is readily useable for the
learner
Four
keys to adult learning - Let adults direct themselves in the instructional
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TEDxNYED: Independently organized TED event
“Examining the role of new media and technology in shaping the future of education
TEDxNYED, an all-day conference examining the role of new media and technology in shaping the future of education, will take place in New York City on Saturday, March 6, 2010 and will be webcast live here at tedxnyed.com, allowing viewers around the world to join and engage in these ideas worth spreading.”
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“PaperRater.com analyzes documents immediately, 24/7, in real-time. We provide in depth analysis to help the student improve grammar and writing.
You would expect PaperRater.com to take into account all rules related to spelling and grammar. However, you may be surprised to learn that Paper Rater also helps the student to improve the document’s readability, word choice, and style.
Additional analysis and comments are provided that help the student to improve his/her writing, not only on this assignment, but in all future writing assignments.”
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“View Dozens of Kid-Friendly Educational Videos or Submit Your Own
MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual Field Trips for Kids takes you to meet fascinating people from all over the world.
New educational, kid-friendly episodes are uploaded every two weeks. Included are links to fun websites and our Learning Corner with follow-up questions. “
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.