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Using free and Open Source technology to create accessible and engaging e-learning resources

Using free and Open Source technology to create accessible and engaging e-learning resources. Laura Goodacre Emma Millard 26 March 2009. The JISC TechDis Advisory Service .

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Using free and Open Source technology to create accessible and engaging e-learning resources

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  1. Using free and Open Source technology to create accessible and engaging e-learning resources Laura Goodacre Emma Millard 26 March 2009

  2. The JISC TechDis Advisory Service • TechDis is the leading educational advisory service providing advice and guidance on technology and disability to promote an accessible and inclusive experience for students and staff. • TechDis is a JISC funded advisory service (Joint Information Systems Committee) based in York, that: • Advises funding bodies and policy makers. • Provides guidance to strategic partners and intermediaries. • Provides advice for management, front line and specialist staff. • Provides effective resources for practitioners.

  3. The JISC TechDis Advisory Service • TechDis covers Higher, Further and Specialist Education, across the UK. • Our remit is neither focused mainly around technology nor around disability but around good practice in teaching and learning that inherently broadens and enhances the student experience for all students. • Help staff understand that inclusive practice is not hard – just common sense.

  4. Resources • Publications • TechDis Accessibility Essentials Series • Staff packs • Upwardly Mobile • Technology Change for Inclusion – coming soon

  5. Resources • Online Resources • All publications available to download • www.techdis.ac.uk/getpublications • Free and Open Source Software list • www.techdis.ac.uk/getfreesoftware • Creation of Learning Resources • www.techdis.ac.uk/getcreation

  6. Hosted Resources • Assistive Technology and Assistive and Augmentative Communication in the UK • www.techdis.ac.uk/getATreport • SimDis • www.techdis.ac.uk/simdis • Watch Words • www.techdis.ac.uk/watchwords • AccessApps • www.techdis.ac.uk/getaccessapps

  7. Robobraille • RoboBraille – www.robobraille.org • Simply email a Word document to one of their email addresses e.g. britspeech@robobraille.org • You receive a high quality synthetic speech MP3 to download. • Fast service – files usually arrive within a few minutes.

  8. DSpeech • Allows electronic text to be converted into audio files using a computerised voice. • Computerised voices aren’t for everyone! • But they do add a degree of flexibility for those who do not like or have difficulty with reading, or who want to listen whilst doing other things. • A demo is available at http://www.techdis.ac.uk/getfreesoftware under ‘Reading Tools’

  9. Audacity • Simple sound editing software • Good introductory tutorial at www.techdis.ac.uk/getfreesoftware under ‘Reading Tools’ • Can add introductory music and other effects simply • Could be used to easily create audio versions of documentation

  10. Xerte • Free learning object creator that produces accessible learning objects. • Online version at www.techdisplayxerte.info • Example learning objects: • http://xerte.techdis.palepurple.co.uk/play_6 • http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~cczjrt/menuDemo/

  11. Xerte –where to find content • Images • Flickr (www.flickr.com) • Stock Xchange (www.sxc.hu) • Videos (including Flash) • Camstudio • Jing (www.jingproject.com) • Screentoaster (www.screentoaster.com) • Audio • Audacity, DSpeech, Robobraille • www.readthewords.com

  12. Contact Us • JISC TechDis Helpdesk • Email: helpdesk@techdis.ac.uk • Telephone: 01904 717580

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