2008
DOI: 10.1080/14703290801948959
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Assessing the accessibility of online learning

Abstract: A wide range of tools is now available to enable teaching practitioners to create web-based educational materials from PowerPoint presentations, adding a variety of different digital media, such as audio and animation. The pilot study described in this paper compared three different systems for producing multimedia presentations from existing PowerPoint files. The resulting resources were tested by a group of disabled students and a group of non-disabled students. Our findings show that there were statisticall… Show more

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“…Moreover, the LD students reported higher participation in the online course in comparison to traditional ones and high interaction with the lecturer and their classmates. A striking result indicating the accessibility of online learning for disabled students was also pointed by Badge, Dawson, Cann & Scott (2008), regarding disabled students using significantly more "user control" features than the non-disabled group while actively seeking out information by selecting appropriate portions of the material (Badge et al, 2008).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 86%
“…Moreover, the LD students reported higher participation in the online course in comparison to traditional ones and high interaction with the lecturer and their classmates. A striking result indicating the accessibility of online learning for disabled students was also pointed by Badge, Dawson, Cann & Scott (2008), regarding disabled students using significantly more "user control" features than the non-disabled group while actively seeking out information by selecting appropriate portions of the material (Badge et al, 2008).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 86%
“…Adobe Flash Professional CS6 has a .swf extension and can be played in the Flash Player. The advantages of an instructional media using the Adobe Flash Professional CS6 are: flash files are small in size, all types of picture files and audio files can be inserted, animations can be controlled as desired, able to create executable files (*.exe) hence can be played in any PC without having to install anything [18]. The font of the presentation will not change in any PC.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…With regard to the efficacy of multi-modal assistive technologies for students with dyslexia, the evidence is limited and contradictory (Badge, Dawson, Cann, & Scott, 2008). Some authors have supported their use, suggesting benefits for both dyslexic and nondyslexic students (Day & Edwards, 1996;Griffin & Pollak, 2009).…”
Section: Specific Resources and Adjustments For Students With Dyslexiamentioning
confidence: 96%