scholarly journals Developing a Holistic Approach for E-Learning Accessibility

2004 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Kelly ◽  
Lawrie Phipps ◽  
Elaine Swift
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Learning Resources ◽  
Holistic Model ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
Web Resources ◽  
Sophisticated Model ◽  
E Learning

The importance of accessibility to digital resources is now widely acknowledged. The W3C WAI has played a significant role in promoting the importance of accessibility and developing a framework for accessible Web resources. The accessibility of e-learning provides additional challenges that may not be faced when providing access to other Web resources. The authors argue that there is a need for a more sophisticated model for addressing e-learning accessibility which takes into account the usability of e-learning, pedagogic issues and student learning styles in addition to technical and resource issues. The authors expand on these issues and propose a holistic model for the development of accessible e-learning resources.

Weighting based approach for learning resources recommendations

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Outmane Bourkoukou ◽  
Omar Achbarou
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Recommender Systems ◽  
Learning Resources ◽  
Minimal Processing ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Enormous Amount ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Filtering Technique ◽  
Personalized Recommender System ◽  
Client Side

Personalized e-learning systems based on recommender systems refines enormous amount of data and provides suggestions on learning resources which is appealing to the learner. Although, the recommender systems depends on content based approach or collaborative filtering technique to make recommendations, these methods suffers from cold start and data sparsity problems. To overcome the limitations of the aforementioned problems, a weight based approach is proposed for better performance. The main criterion for building a personalized recommender system is to exploit useful content and provide better recommendations with minimal processing time. The proposed system is a web based client side application which uses user profiles to form neighborhoods and calculates predictions using weights. For newcomers a profile is constructed based on learning styles. The resources which might be of interest to the user are predicted from calculated predictions.

scholarly journals Influence of e-learning factors on student’s learning during Covid-19 in Sultanate of Oman

YMER Digital ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 61-74
Author(s):  
Dr. Subrahmanian Muthuraman ◽  
◽  
Dr. Mohammed Al Haziazi ◽  
Amani Al Balushi ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Study Program ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Learning Factors

Novel Coronavirus leads all the educational institutions to think of e-learning platforms to continue the education. E-learning tools are playing a crucial role during this pandemic, it aims to help instructors, and universities facilitate student learning during periods of university closure. The study attempts to examine the influence of e-learning factors on student’s learning focusing on teacher, content, technology, student. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 249 bachelor students through a web-based survey at Arab Open University and was analyzed with various statistical tools which can be used to test the relationship between the variables. However, it was revealed that teachers, content, technology, and students play a significant role in the e-learning system. Through a stepwise multiple regression model, it was revealed that e-learning plays a significant role in knowledge enhancement and student learning. Further noted that gender, mode of study, program of study has a significant effect on e-learning factors. Students were exposed to the e-learning system and feel more confident and comfortable while working on it. It is therefore recommended that an e-learning environment can increase the learning potential of the students. e-learning is a good solution during this pandemic situation. Students should be motivated and satisfied with the instructor's support and course policies tend to perceive their learning outcomes higher. Both teachers and students have had to re-adapt the way they prepare, access, and engage with e-learning environment. Even though there are few challenges in adopting e-learning technologies, the educational institutions are supporting in all possible ways and provide an uninterpreted education to all the student community

scholarly journals Holistic approaches to e-learning accessibility

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrie Phipps ◽  
Brian Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Resources ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Web Resources ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Holistic Approaches ◽  
The World ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Accessibility Issues

The importance of accessibility to digital e-learning resources is widely acknowledged. The World Wide Web Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative has played a leading role in promoting the importance of accessibility and developing guidelines that can help when developing accessible web resources. The accessibility of e-learning resources provides additional challenges. While it is important to consider the technical and resource related aspects of e-learning when designing and developing resources for students with disabilities, there is a need to consider pedagogic and contextual issues as well. A holistic framework is therefore proposed and described, which in addition to accessibility issues takes into account learner needs, learning outcomes, local factors, infrastructure, usability and quality assurance. The practical application and implementation of this framework is discussed and illustrated through the use of examples and case studies.DOI: 10.1080/09687760500479860

scholarly journals Integration of Islamic Perspectives into Medical Imaging Curriculum: an Outcome Based Education Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zainul Ibrahim Zainuddin
Keyword(s):  
Medical Imaging ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Holistic Model ◽  
Outcome Based Education ◽  
Domain Learning

This paper presents a conceptual approach to the integration of Islamic perspectives into a Medical Imaging Curriculum to the concept of Outcome-Based Education (OBE). This work is seen within the context of harmonising Islamic principles to a currently accepted concept in education. Although there have been discussions that question the concept of OBE, this paper contends that the integration can benefit from the practicality aspect of OBE. This can reduce the complexities and fatigue in addressing the integration using an educational approach that is different to that being applied to the human sciences. This paper features the main elements in OBE in the form of Islamic programme educational objectives, Islamic programme outcomes, and Islamic domain learning outcomes. The justification to use domain learning outcomes instead of course learning outcome is given. The teaching and learning strategies, as well as the assessment, are examined through a lens that serves to provide a desirable, practical and holistic model of Islamic integration. It is felt that the currently accepted teaching and assessment methodologies can be adapted for the integration exercise. This work also highlights two often overlooked elements of OBE; teacher and student characteristics. The various terminologies that describe the Islamic teacher characteristics and the differences in student learning styles and preferences are presented. Furthermore, suggestions are made to align the assessment of the integration to various taxonomies of learning, with the aim in evaluating the internalisation of the Islamic essences. This work contents that a holistic approach towards integration of Islamic perspectives into Medical Imaging curriculum can be realised.

DESIGNING E-LEARNING RESOURCES FOR TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL WITH ADOBE FLASH AND HTML5 SYSTEMS

2018 ◽  
pp. 49-57
Author(s):  
N. A. Gluzman
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Learning Resources ◽  
Multimedia Presentations ◽  
Adobe Flash ◽  
E Learning ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Training ◽  
Training Practice

In the modern educational space regarding the realities of the information society special importance is attached to issues related to the provision of a high level of informatization of education, which implies teachers’ mastering the necessary competencies and the ability to introduce e-learning resources into educational and training practice. Adobe Flash as one of the platforms for creating web applications and multimedia presentations enjoys greatest popularity with users including teachers. However, in connection with the announcement of discontinuing Adobe Flash support in 2020, the issue of choosing an analog to create web applications and presentations for use in teaching purposes is becoming particularly relevant. The article provides a comprehensive analysis of developing electronic educational resources by teachers using Adobe Flash and HTML5 for teaching math in primary school.

COGNITIVIZATION — THE NEXT STAGE OF INFORMATIZATION OF EDUCATION

2018 ◽  
pp. 5-11
Author(s):  
A. S. Christochevskaya ◽  
S. A. Christochevsky
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Learning Resources ◽  
Technical Base ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Good Material ◽  
E Learning ◽  
New Material ◽  
High Level ◽  
Paper Method

Informatization of education has been going on for 30 years. During this time, a good material and technical base appeared in schools, there are repositories of e-learning resources to which teachers have access. However, it is difficult to use these e-learning resources due to their too large number and not always high level. It is advisable to introduce a system of reviews and recommendations, to conduct a comparative analysis, as well as to make reviews of resources on a particular subject/topic. In addition, the demand for e-learning resources is affected by the fact that education authorities encourage not so much the use of e-learning resources as their development by the teacher himself. In general, the load on teachers has increased instead of the promised saving of time and effort when using the e-learning resources. At the same time, many e-learning resources are not very effective, since they do not meet the requirements of cognitiveness (they contribute not to learning, but to simple memorization of the material). It is necessary to explore the process of learning new material: this will allow you to create cognitive e-learning resources and other resources that would help you with equal probability to successfully acquire new knowledge for students belonging to different psycho-types. At the initial stage of the study of any subject, it is more expedient to use the usual “paper” method, that is, a textbook and not overload the student’s brain with excessive information. Only when he has mastered the basic provisions, we can turn to e-learning resources, bearing in mind that they must be cognitive, that is, they are aimed at logical perception and rapid intuitive learning, only in this case e-learning resources can be considered effective. The conclusion is formulated that cognitiveness is the next stage of informatization of education after the stage of electronization.

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