- Apr 2024
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edtechbooks.org edtechbooks.org
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“The digital divide, once seen as a factor of wealth, is now seen as a factor of education: Those who have the opportunity to learn technology skills are in a better position to obtain and make use of technology than those who do not”
I agree. I grew up having a computer, I learned how to type and use different softwares and I became good at playing around with the computer. My boyfriend didn't grow up with a computer and didn't have one until a few years ago. I see the differences between us because I can easily navigate a computer while it takes him a while to figure somthing out.
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Multiple Means of Representation refers to providing the learner with diverse ways of accessing content (Hint: a text-heavy website is not the way to go!). Aim to incorporate multimedia, digital manipulatives, and/or online tools (e.g., interactive multimodal timelines) that allow the learner to explore the content in different ways. Give the learner choice in how they want to explore the information.
I think this is a great idea. I think allowing students to create a video, presentation, poster, etc. for an assignment allows students to pick their ideal way of learning.
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Large institutions like Ohio State estimate they have somewhere between five and eight million individual web pages and most of these need to be revised to meet the Web Accessibility Standards (McKenzie, 2018). Harvard and Yale have recently faced lawsuits over not providing captioning for their videos. In the face of similar legal action, the University of California Berkeley had to take down 20,000 free educational videos because they did not have closed captioning
I understand that closed captioning is new to universities and can be time consuming to go back and provide closed captioning to older videos. However, I believe because these institutions are meant to be for the people that pay money to attend them, their material should be accessible everyone despite a disability.
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