After I paste the URL for one of my blog posts that has a variety of media into the WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool, I can see a report for my blog. That is very clear to find mistakes in each part. At first, I didn’t even know anything about the site, so I copied and pasted a link to my own blog into the WAVE site with the idea of trying it out. To my great surprise, the site quickly created a bug report and listed all the errors on my blog, it even had tips. In the future, I think I will be using this site a lot to help me edit my blog as I find it very easy to use and understand.
Inclusive design
When we do inclusive design, we often capture the needs of a wider population than we initially thought. This is particularly important in learning design, because in addition to learners who know they have special access needs, many learners may have undiagnosed disabilities, which will affect their ability to access learning content. Therefore, as learning designers or educators, we can’t wait for someone to tell us clearly, “I need this” or “I need that”. We should design learning content and courses as easy to access and inclusive as possible.
Last year, there was an unprecedented upsurge in online teaching, learning, and work. There was an unprecedented upsurge in online teaching, learning, and work. The covid-19 pandemic has greatly accelerated the trend of online learning. Unfortunately, for various reasons, this has led to increased exclusion and inequality. Many people cannot simply transfer their learning and teaching to the Internet, or they can do so, but the conditions are far from ideal. This has a negative impact on the learning experience. Many people try online learning for the first time in these very unusual situations and find it very negative. In many cases, this makes them feel excluded. The most important point of inclusive learning is to change the equality and inclusiveness of the online learning experience. The responsibility lies in everyone who creates or controls the learning environment and experience.
Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yqQP8gaOOM
Reference
University of Victoria: Educational Technology. (2021, May 5). Inclusive Learning Design. https://edtechuvic.ca/edci335/inclusive-learning-design/
Inclusive Design for Social Media: Tips for Creating Accessible Channels (hootsuite.com) (10 min) – Practical advice on how to avoid excluding people using assistive technologies from your social media sites – applicable to many other forms of media
Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yqQP8gaOOM
WAVE Chrome, Firefox, and Edge Extensions (webaim.org) – WAVE accessibility checker for the web
2 replies on “Topic 3: Accessibility and Equity”
Hi, Jialong
After reading your post, I agree with your idea that online learning could cause negative impact. Your post reminds me that not everyone is comfortable with online learning. I still remember that students who wants face-to-face study and students who wants online learning argued and fought in twitter last year. I hoped that in person learning and online learning could be combined together for courses, so students can choose what they are comfortable with. I think that’s inclusive design for learning environment.