session 4 slides
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Slides to support Session 4 of BRITE vFILS TrainingTRANSCRIPT
Session Leader: Alison Cox
Accessibility and Usability
vFILS Session 4
Examples of ‘Inclusiveness’
penetratingthe curriculum
Review of ‘posts’
Examples identified after Session 3
• Any surprises?
• Any highlights?
• Any disappointments?
• Any lessons learned?
Education is ……?
Education is ….?The relationship between ‘teaching’ and ‘learning’ and ‘enquiry’:
• Information - the “what” element of learning
• Skills and strategies - the “how” element of learning
• Motivation and purpose - the “why” element of learning
The vFILS challenge
To offer/support the curriculum in ways that are:
• Accessible, stimulating and relevant for
• Individuals with diverse expectations and needs in
• Widely varied contexts, locations and environments
Equal? Alternate?
• Facilities and programmes are designed to avoid excluding individuals or groups
• Extra or ‘special’ arrangements are made to try and facilitate access in response to demand
Accessibility
• Equivalent (‘equal’) Access• Alternative Access•What’s the difference?• Examples…….
Auditing for Accessibility
• ETHOS• ACTIVITY• STRUCTURE• YOU!
Reasonable adjustments
Teaching approach/material
Purpose/task
Student characteristics
Implication/possible barrier
Adjustments/solutions
What is Usability?
Usability
• Explanation of the term ‘usability’?• The 5 characteristics of ‘usability’:
– EFFECTIVENESS– EFFICIENCY– RELEVANCE– SAFETY– COMFORT
‘Break-out’ Task
• Your 70 year old next door neighbour has asked you for advice – because she knows you’re “good with gadgets”! Her family have persuaded her to get a mobile phone. She values your opinion and is keen to make ‘the right decision’. What factors would inform and influence the advice you offer?
A conundrum for you!
• When does assistive technology become mainstream?
• Is mainstream technology ever adapted for assistive purposes?
• Answers in a forum post!
Assistive Technology Portfolio
• Collection of your reviews of Assistive Technology
• Stored online in a blog
What is it?
Assistive Technology Portfolio
• Application of learning
about Assistive Technology
• Development of critical thinking skills around Accessibility and
Usability
• Useful resource for you in future
What is it for?
Assistive Technology Portfolio
• 12 (or more) assistive technology reviews
• 7 different categories
• Complete over the duration of the vFILS course
• Deadlines for 3 posts, then 6 then 12.
• Full guidance on how to create your AT Portfolio is provided
What do I need to do?
Assistive Technology Portfolio
• Be critical
• Don’t just say what it does
• Use your own words
• Put it through its paces
• Develop your skills as you go along
Key points
Next time in the vFILS
Classroom...