Remote laboratories extending access to science and engineering curricular

M Cooper, JMM Ferreira - IEEE Transactions on learning …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper draws on research, development, and deployment of remote laboratories
undertaken by the authors since 2000. They jointly worked on the PEARL project (http://iet …

Setting accessibility preferences about learning objects within adaptive elearning systems: User experience and organizational aspects

A Rodriguez‐Ascaso, JG Boticario, C Finat… - Expert …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Higher and further education providers are facing the challenge of supporting the interaction
needs of an increasing number of students who feature accessibility preferences to use both …

Meeting the needs of disabled students in online distance education–an institutional case study from The Open University, UK

M Cooper - Distance Education in China, 2014 - oro.open.ac.uk
This paper reviews the evolution of the access provision and support for disabled students
studying at The Open University (OU) in the UK. It is intended as a case study from which …

A preliminary study for developing accessible MOOC services

F Iniesto, C Rodrigo - Journal of accessibility and design for all, 2016 - oro.open.ac.uk
The flexibility of the MOOC service allows students to learn at their own time, place and
pace, enhancing continuous communication and interaction among all participants in …

Accessible platforms for e‐learning: A case study

C Batanero, L Fernández‐Sanz… - Computer …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a technical solution to improve accessibility in e‐learning platforms. The
guidelines for the solution were concluded from the analysis of literature with the goal of …

Profiling learners with special needs for custom e-learning experiences, a closed case?

P Salomoni, S Mirri, S Ferretti, M Roccetti - Proceedings of the 2007 …, 2007 - dl.acm.org
Contrary to what commonly thought, profiling users and devices is still a complex issue,
especially in the case of learners with special needs, who deserve a customized access to e …

Augment browsing and standard profiling for enhancing web accessibility

S Mirri, P Salomoni, C Prandi - Proceedings of the International Cross …, 2011 - dl.acm.org
The opportunity of effectively tailoring Web resources presentation-depending on each
single user needs and preferences-represents a challenge and a necessity for accessibility …

Accessibility and adaptability of learning objects: responding to metadata, learning patterns and profiles of needs and preferences

S Green, R Jones, E Pearson… - Approaches to …, 2013 - api.taylorfrancis.com
The importance of universal accessibility to web resources is widely acknowledged (Witt &
McDermott, 2002; Kelly et al., 2005a). The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) of the World …

A multimedia broker to support accessible and mobile learning through learning objects adaptation

P Salomoni, S Mirri, S Ferretti, M Roccetti - ACM Transactions on …, 2008 - dl.acm.org
The large diffusion of e-learning technologies represents a great opportunity for
underserved segments of population. This is particularly true for people with disabilities for …

Strategies for improving the level of accessibility in the design of MOOC-based learning services

F Iniesto, C Rodrigo - 2016 International Symposium on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Access to MOOC platforms has barriers: there is a lack of accessibility to educational
resources, communications tools and even the personalisation of user interfaces. Added to …