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Widgets for Inclusive Distributed Environments (WIDE)

Widgets for Inclusive Distributed Environments (WIDE). Dr Elaine Pearson Teesside University e.pearson@tees.ac.uk. Background. JISC funded project July – December Community based approach (workshops) Aim is to improve learning environment for disabled students

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Widgets for Inclusive Distributed Environments (WIDE)

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  1. Widgets for Inclusive Distributed Environments (WIDE) Dr Elaine Pearson Teesside University e.pearson@tees.ac.uk

  2. Background • JISC funded project July – December • Community based approach (workshops) • Aim is to improve learning environment for disabled students • Outcome – set of bespoke widgets to be shared by the community • Forms a component of our vision for an adaptable personal learning environment

  3. Towards an APLE

  4. Towards an APLE

  5. What is a widget? • A small self-contained application that works on the web or a mobile device. Examples: • a widget that would utilise Stickykeys to support learners with motor difficulties in completing web forms • a widget for creating high contrast view/themes or activating voice recognition • Widgets, Apps, Gadgets – all the same but.. • Our Wookie Widgets are W3C standard so run on any browser

  6. Widgets definition • Tools • e.g. clocks, event countdowns, auction-tickers, visual prompts • Services • e.g. contextualised spell checker • Mini - applications (interactive) • e.g. paint programme, learning object • Fully-collaborative applications • e.g. chats, quizzes, and games • Apache Wookie (http://incubator.apache.org/wookie): • Java server application to upload and deploy widgets

  7. Methodology • Series of workshops to create learning designs • Design classified according to type and complexity • Developed by ARC in collaboration with designers (ownership) • Evaluated by designers • Share them with the community and adapt them

  8. http://arc.tees.ac.uk/wide

  9. Widgets for Inclusive Distributed Environments (WIDE):http://arc.tees.ac.uk/WIDE

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