• DocumentCode
    2091943
  • Title

    Accessibility and Usability of Virtual Learning Environmemts

  • Author

    Hersh, Marion

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    1-5 July 2008
  • Firstpage
    1038
  • Lastpage
    1039
  • Abstract
    This brief paper discusses some of the factors to be taken into account in making VLEs fully accessible and usable by all disabled and non-disabled students and staff. The longer version will discuss the results of surveys of disabled students and staff using VLEs and universities and colleges providing them.
  • Keywords
    computer aided instruction; handicapped aids; human computer interaction; accessibility; disabled students; nondisabled students; usability; virtual learning environments; Collision mitigation; Content management; Education; Electronic learning; Environmental management; Graphics; Least squares approximation; Navigation; Open source software; Usability; accessibility; accessible content; virtual learning environments;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Advanced Learning Technologies, 2008. ICALT '08. Eighth IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Santander, Cantabria
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-7695-3167-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICALT.2008.82
  • Filename
    4561906