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Designing and Producing (Chemistry) Multimedia Resources for Students with Disadvantages and Learning Difficulties

Designing and Producing (Chemistry) Multimedia Resources for Students with Disadvantages and Learning Difficulties. Dr Tony Rest Chemistry Video Consortium Southampton University a.j.rest@soton.ac.uk. Components of courses in natural, physical, engineering and life sciences.

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Designing and Producing (Chemistry) Multimedia Resources for Students with Disadvantages and Learning Difficulties

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  1. Designing and Producing (Chemistry) Multimedia Resources for Students with Disadvantages and Learning Difficulties Dr Tony Rest Chemistry Video Consortium Southampton University a.j.rest@soton.ac.uk

  2. Components of courses in natural, physical, engineering and life sciences • Lectures, Seminars, Tutorials • Coursework • Practicals - MANDATORY

  3. Problems for students with disabilities and disadvantages • Access to rooms • Access to laboratories • Safety in the laboratory • Carrying out experimental work

  4. Some IT solutions • Distance learning • Design of multimedia courseware including video, animations and simulations, e.g. “Fundamental Laboratory Chemistry” DEMO and “Physical Chemistry Experiments” – hearing, visually and physically impaired students • Inclusion of multiple language options – bringing resources from overseas

  5. What about “Signing”? • “Signing” seems to be effective when the technical level is relatively low, e.g. “Scientists in Sign” DEMO • Problems arise because of several different “Signing” languages in the UK alone • Problems arise with highly technical “Signing” and the size of the “Signing” image • CONCLUSION: Needs of hearing-impaired students are probably best served by well-designed sub-titles

  6. Overall Conclusions • IT technology now exists which can open up scientific/technical subjects with mandatory practical/skills requirements to students with disabilities and disadvantages • Consideration should be given to the needs of disabled and disadvantaged students at the planning stage of designing new multimedia resources leads to improved products

  7. Challenges to designers • To create multimedia resources which include options for disabled and disadvantaged students at the outset rather than having to adapt packages later • To press for and to adopt a new Industry Standard for INCLUSIVE multimedia courseware

  8. Acknowledgements • Don Brattan, Oliver Jevons, Ailsa Leck (Chemistry Video Consortium CDROMS) and Marion Harvey (“Signing”) • Daniel Cabrol-Bass and Jean-Pierre Rabine (Nice; Multiple Language Options) • HEFCE FDTL Program via “Project Improve” (Hull) • ICI Plc

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