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The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology
Improving the accessibility of virtual learning environments using the EU4ALL framework
Chris DouceAccessible Educational Media, Institute of Educational Technology, Open University, UK
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The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology
Outline• Project overview• Areas of investigation• Framework overview• Stories and services• Further work• Summary
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Project overviewThe EU4ALL project aims to develop a flexible, open, standards-based architecture of services to support lifelong learning within higher education institutions for all people.
Materials
Services
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Project overview• 4 year EU FP6• 13 partners (academic, industrial, non-profit)• Groups: requirements, standards, technical, services
• Open University– 150,000 undergraduates– 30,000 people taking postgraduate courses– Over 600 courses towards 200 qualifications – Over 10,000 students with disabilities
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Areas of investigation• Embedding accessibility into learning environments• Investigating personalisation of user experience• Understanding how to efficiently provide services• Exploitation of international standards• Integration with institutional systems
• Support learner (needs and materials)• Support staff (co-ordinate responses)• Support institution (best practices and efficiencies)
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Framework overview (1)• Different types of framework:
– Institutional level– Community level– Personal level
• EU4ALL: considers how technology can support these different levels
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Framework overview (2)
Student Interface(VLE)
EU4ALL Framework
Staff Interface(Intranet)
CP
UM DMMR
ESSRS
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Framework overview (3)
Abstract eService workflow
Process state
Task Task Task Task
Task
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Stories and servicesStudying at the Open University
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Stories and servicesAsking questions about courses
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Stories and servicesUsing course resources
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Stories and servicesAssessment: selection of assistive technologies
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Stories and servicesEffectiveness of the assessment
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Stories and servicesCreating learning materials
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Stories and servicesOrdering alternatives
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Stories and servicesActors
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Further work• Building of prototypes• Connect different components together• Identify barriers to implementation• Continue to consider learning technology standards• Approach to support the creation of alternative materials• Evaluation
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Summary• An open, standard-based architecture of services• A conceptual and a technical framework• Emphasises the need to consider different materials • Contributes to e-learning body of knowledge• Contributes to learning technology standards• Contributes to policy development (internally and externally)
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The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology
Acknowledgements
http://www.eu4all-project.euIST-2006-034778
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The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology
Outline• Project overview• Areas of investigation• Framework overview• Stories and services• Further work• Summary