A Contextualised Model of Accessible e-Learning Practice in Higher Education Institutions

Autor/in	Seale, Jane
Titel	A Contextualised Model of Accessible e-Learning Practice in Higher Education Institutions
Quelle	In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 22 (2006) 2, S.268-288 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-5554
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Stakeholders; Educational Environment; Student Needs; Models; Educational Practices; Standards; Legislation; Program Implementation; Disabilities; Internet; Computer Assisted Instruction; Educational Technology; Electronic Learning; Foreign Countries; Accessibility (for Disabled); Design Requirements + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Analogiemodell; Bildungspraxis; Standard; Gesetzgebungslehre; Handicap; Behinderung; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Unterrichtsmedien; Ausland; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Design preferences; Gestaltungsmittel
Abstract	In the accessible e-learning community there are very few original metaphors, theories and models that have been developed to try and describe, explain and develop "best" practice. This paper will explore the extent to which existing accessibility models can help to develop our conceptualisations of accessible e-learning practice, and outline a proposal for a new contextualised model of accessible e-learning practice. The key components of this model are accessibility stakeholders, accessibility drivers, accessibility mediators and stakeholder responses. The value of this model in helping to develop accessible e-learning practice in higher education is that it challenges researchers and practitioners to recognise that focusing solely on the drivers of accessibility (accessibility legislation, guidelines and standards) is not an effective strategy for developing and changing practice. If practice is to develop and e-learning be made optimally accessible we need to understand how stakeholders' responses to accessibility are influenced by the context in which they are operating, a context in which both accessibility drivers and mediators operate. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10