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Academic Considerations for Mobile Platforms

Academic Considerations for Mobile Platforms. Jayme Johnson High Tech Center Training Unit for the California Community Colleges Sean Keegan Office of Accessible Education Stanford University. Presentation online at: http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae/presentations/2011.

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Academic Considerations for Mobile Platforms

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  1. Academic Considerations for Mobile Platforms • Jayme Johnson • High Tech Center Training Unit for the California Community Colleges • Sean Keegan • Office of Accessible Education • Stanford University

  2. Presentation online at:http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae/presentations/2011

  3. Device Limitations & Capabilities

  4. Devices & Technical Capabilities

  5. Accessibility and AT Capabilities

  6. Extended Print-based File Types

  7. Apps for Students in Higher Education

  8. App Evaluation Criteria • 3+ stars and greater than 60% positive reviews for current version • No major bugs or crash issues in reviews or testing of current version • Compatibility with common desktop applications • Ongoing update cycle

  9. Notetaking • Sound Paper • synchronizes text with audio recording • Evernote • Cloud-based notetaking allows access to notes from different platforms • Auditorium Notes • records audio while entering text information, but not synchronized

  10. iBooks ePub and PDF reader Supports VoiceOver interactions Stanza ePub and PDF reader ReaddleDocs PDF, MS Office, and iWorks reader Reading

  11. InDAISY Full-text/Full-audio DAISY player Supports DAISY 2.02 & 3 formats VOD (Voice of DAISY) Full-text/Full-audio DAISY 2.02 player RFB&D Player RFB&D Audio-only DAISY books DAISY Players

  12. Idea Mapping • iThoughts HD • Mind Manager/Inspiration-style interface • Import & Export support for many desktop applications(e.g., MindManager, Freemind, MindGenius)

  13. Flash Cards • AnkiMobile • Expensive, but desktop application is free • Supports variety of media formats • Study Cards • Text-based flash card interface

  14. Institutional Concerns & Considerations

  15. Develop a check-in process...and then follow it Specify a procedure that resets the device back to original factory settings removing personal information Choose whether to support students if they override device settings Equipment Loans

  16. Alternate Media Workflows • Text/HTML • ePub • Text-based PDF • DAISY (with appropriate app) • MP3

  17. ePubCalibre E-book Converter, OCR applications DAISYSave As DAISY add-in, DAISY Pipeline, online tools MP3TextAloud, Ghostreader, AT applications Alternate Media Tools

  18. Conclusions

  19. Needs of the individual must be considered in relation to the capabilities of the technology in order to map out the intersection of maximum benefit and minimal cognitive demands.

  20. The line between mobile apps and desktop & laptop apps will begin to blur

  21. Jayme Johnson Web Accessibility SpecialistHigh Tech Center Training Unit for theCalifornia Community Colleges jjohnson@htctu.net http://www.htctu.net Sean Keegan Associate Director, Assistive TechnologyOffice of Accessible Education skeegan@stanford.edu http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae

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