Transcript AHG Final2014 - Accessing Higher Ground

E-Learning and Information and
Communication Technologies in
Postsecondary Education of
Students with Disabilities:
Where We Are and Where We’re Going
Catherine Fichten, Ph.D., Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network
Jennison Asuncion, M.A., Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network
Rafael Scapin, Ph.D., Coordinator of Educational Technology, Dawson College
Dawson College and Adaptech Research Network
17th Annual Accessing Higher Ground Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference
Westminster, Colorado
November, 2014
Agenda
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About the Adaptech Research Network
The 1990s
Turn of the century to date
Future trends in e-learning and accessibility
Future trends in technology useful to
students with disabilities
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Adaptech Research Network
• Based at Dawson College, Montreal
• Since 1996
• Team is multidisciplinary
• Research is
• Empirical
• Bilingual English-French (reflecting Canada)
• Qualitative and quantitative
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Adaptech Research Network
Research focused on postsecondary
students and graduates with disabilities
• Factors impacting student success
• What happens to students after graduation
• Use and accessibility of information and
communication technologies
• Free or inexpensive technology
www.adaptech.org/downloads
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Developments In the 1990s
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Shift to digital assignment submission
Sheryl Burgstahler’s seminal Ph.D. thesis
Growth of EASI
Founding of the Adaptech Research Network
Launch of the AHG Conference
High Tech Center Training Unit of the
California Community Colleges
• Cutting edge: accessibility and distance education
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Turn of the Century to Date
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Shift from medical to social model
Increasing impact of US Section 508
Birth of ATHEN
Birth of IT Accessibility Constituent Group of
EDUCAUSE
• US court cases highlight inaccessibility of elearning
• Departments of Education and Justice
• Dear Colleague Letter
• Followed by a supplement in 2011
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Future Trends In E-Learning
• E-learning
• Information and communication technology
(ICT) used by faculty
• Accessibility and usability issues can exist
• In the classroom
• Online
• With library material
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Future Trends In E-Learning
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Active learning (interactive whiteboards)
Social media
Cloud and collaborative tools
Mobile learning
MOOCs
• Massive Open Online Courses
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Future Trends In E-Learning
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Gamification of learning materials
Wearable technologies
Digital textbooks
YouTube
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Future Trends for Students with Disabilities
• Built-in accessibility features
• Free or inexpensive alternatives
www.adaptech.org/downloads
• YouTube and Vimeo captioning maturing
• 3D printing
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Future Trends for Students with Disabilities
• Personalization via the cloud
• GPII - Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure
• Strengthening legislation via the ADA
• TEACH Act?
• Adoption of Universal Design practices
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Questions?
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Contact Us / More Information
• Adaptech Research Network
www.adaptech.org
• Catherine Fichten
[email protected]
• Jennison Asuncion
[email protected]
• More information related to this presentation
http://accessinghigherground.org/wp/wpcontent/uploads/2014/04/accessing-higher-groundRe5-2-5pager.docx
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