Delivering educational services using home theatre personal computers - A solution for people with special needs

Author

Anido, Luis ; Rivas, Carlos ; Gomez, M. ; Valladares, Sonia ; Fernandez-Iglesias, Manuel J.

Author_Institution

Dept. de Ing. Telematica, Univ. de Vigo, Vigo, Spain

fYear

2013

fDate

26-28 April 2013

Firstpage

719

Lastpage

724

Abstract

We introduce an e-Iearning system specifically designed for disabled people. This system is implemented on top of a home theatre personal computer (HTPC), a small computer connected to a TV set to offer interactive services. This hardware platform also facilitated the integration of control devices designed for disabled people. An adapted version of Moodle, one of the most popular e-Iearning management solutions, provides the required e-Iearning functionalities and access to educational content.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; handicapped aids; interactive television; microcomputers; HTPC; Moodle; TV set; control device integration; disabled people; e-Iearning functionalities; e-Iearning management solutions; e-Iearning system; educational content access; educational services; home theatre personal computers; interactive services; Computer architecture; Computers; Least squares approximations; Performance evaluation; HTPC; accessibility; e-learning; special needs; t-learning;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Science & Education (ICCSE), 2013 8th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Colombo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-4464-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCSE.2013.6554002

Filename

6554002