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Starting from where you are. …but ending somewhere else. Where are you?. Compared to advice and guidance in the sector? Compared to other organisations? Compared to expertise and expectations of other colleagues? Online Accessibility Self Evaluation Service. Where are you?.
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Starting from where you are …but ending somewhere else
Where are you? • Compared to advice and guidance in the sector? • Compared to other organisations? • Compared to expertise and expectations of other colleagues? Online Accessibility Self Evaluation Service
Where others are…. Website – percentage of providers with information on their websites on - • Personalisation < 50% • Alternative formats <25% • VLE/IWB 40% • Disability statement 3 + clicks away
Where others are…. “These briefings have informed my practice and have increased my knowledge of Accessibility issues [enabling] me to direct and support staff in considering issues in areas that I am directly responsible for.”
The focus of your activity? Promoting accessible practices? Firefighting inaccessible practices? Help mind and manage disinterested learners. Spend time helping learners make sense of handouts. Help learners in the library. • Encourage creative, collaborative multi-media learning experiences. • Encourage use of digital resources for learner independence. • Promote accessible library practices / resources. Online Accessibility Self Evaluation Service
Ending somewhere else… You have the answers to • Implementing legislation • Enlivening teaching • Independent learning • Better marketing • Better staff training • Better IT systems
Disrupting teaching The art of the possible (with no investment)
Disrupting teaching The art of the possible (with almost no investment)
Positive disruption • Southampton city college Moodle benchmarking scheme: • Bronze – repository content • Silver – interactive content • Gold – collaborative content
Disrupting libraries / LSAs Should we scan this book? … or why would we bother? images – 795,000 videos – 209,000 podcasts – 72,200 PDFs – 12,500 PowerPoints - 182 Flash files - 235 E-books and collections as enabling technologies? Who markets these, to whom, how, why?
Disrupting IT • IT policies • Portable applications? Open source software? • Personal devices? • Web 2.0 services? • Technology policies (VLE, IWB) • Assistive technologies? See JISC TechDis senior manager briefing for technical teams and GoMobile publication and UpwardlyMobile DVD resource.
Disrupting Staff training • Staff training • IT training • Secretaries or teachers? • Pedagogical purposes? • Equality/inclusion training • Making a statement or making a difference? See JISC TechDis Staff packs, Accessibility Essentials and ITQ for accessible IT practice.
Awards Online Accessibility Self Evaluation Publisher Lookup Awards A disruptive influence… • JISC TechDis resources: • Accessibility essentials • UpwardlyMobile • Senior manager briefings • Xerte Online Toolkits; AccessApps • ITQ for accessible IT practice • JISC TechDis services • Helpdesk • Online training – eg XerteFridays