accessibility

19 Aug

Apps for Special Needs Children

Posted by Clancy in accessibility

I thought some of you might find these apps interesting. They are for special needs children, particularly (it seems) autistic children. These apps facilitate visual communication and help parents to help children visualize their everyday routine activities, goal/reward systems, and social situations.

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30 Dec

Dissertation Changed My Online Habits

Posted by poetcsw in accessibility, blackboard, hybrid courses, moodle, usability

I have turned in the draft of my dissertation, which was a study of writing courses and online "learning management systems" such as Moodle and Blackboard. In particular, I was examining students with special needs and if the LMS platforms used within our department adequately accommodated the students.

We have "template" courses, designed by senior faculty. The primary platform is WebVista (Blackboard). There is no template for Moodle, but it is approved by the department for use in comp and technical writing courses.

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