logging in or signing up 4 G Raising the expertise Miesenberger Misree Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 122 Category: Product Traini.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: June 24, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Raising the Expertise of Web Designers through Training The Experience of BFWD - Accessible Web Design (Barrierefreies Webdesign) in Austria: Raising the Expertise of Web Designers through Training The Experience of BFWD - Accessible Web Design (Barrierefreies Webdesign) in Austria Klaus Miesenberger, Daniela Ortner Background: Background ICT as a chance for people with disabilities Web is an important source for information BUT: Web sites are not always accessible Web designers often have no / too few knowledge about Web Accessibility Need for further education! Idea for a post-graduate university course Questions: Questions Why should a company or organisation make its website accessible? Why should someone participate in such a course? Answers: Answers Social responsibility Legal requirements Economic advantages New target group Maintenance easier and cheaper Improvement of the image of the company / organisation through social commitment Project: Project April 2003: Proposal June 2003: Project approval August 2003: Start of project 2 Phases: Development (24 months) Implementation (Start in October 2005 with 19 participants) General data: General data Duration: 4 terms Mode: Most students attend the course in addition to their regular work Blended Learning: E-Learning with some presence phases Degree: 'Academic Expert for Web Accessibility' Costs: approx. EUR 1500 per term Target groups: Target groups Private persons Web designers and Web developers People with disabilities Better chances on the labour market Organisations New customer group Competitiveness Curriculum: Curriculum Technical Fundamentals Assistive Technologies Guidelines and Laws Accessibility Design and Usability Practical Experience Teaching Methodologies (1): Teaching Methodologies (1) Blended Learning: E-Learning Presence phases People with disabilities should be able to participate in the course, therefore: Different alternative materials Accessible E-Learning-Platform Teaching Methodologies (2): Teaching Methodologies (2) Material: Audio Slides Script Exercises and student projects Communication: Email Forum Skype Telephone E-Learning: Moodle: E-Learning: Moodle Open-source Based on PHP / MySQL Basic accessibility features improvements necessary developers are aware of the topic Upload of different material possible http://www.moodle.org Moodle (Screenshot): Moodle (Screenshot) Lectures: Lectures Development of a small web-based 'lecture tool' HTML slides (valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional) Audio files Synchronisation via Javascript Navigation via Buttons and Shortcuts Start / Stop Pause / Continue Previous / Next Choice: Automatic or manual turn-over between single slides Lectures (Screenshot): Lectures (Screenshot) Presence: Presence Three two-day-phases per term to Get to know the teachers Get to know the other students Build social contacts Expectations of the students Feedback Discussions Review student projects Experiences: Experiences The input by the teachers has to be very precise Presence phases very important Difficult to organise and manage online-teamwork Rather time-intensive: Preparation of material and supervision of students Working without face-to-face contact Future prospects: Future prospects Preparations for a second run in autumn 2006 Bring the curriculum on international level Improve the tool used for preparing the lectures in order to make the process more comfortable for teachers Additional Information: Additional Information http://www.bfwd.at (in German only) daniela.ortner@jku.at Thanks for your attention!: Thanks for your attention! You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
4 G Raising the expertise Miesenberger Misree Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 122 Category: Product Traini.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: June 24, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Raising the Expertise of Web Designers through Training The Experience of BFWD - Accessible Web Design (Barrierefreies Webdesign) in Austria: Raising the Expertise of Web Designers through Training The Experience of BFWD - Accessible Web Design (Barrierefreies Webdesign) in Austria Klaus Miesenberger, Daniela Ortner Background: Background ICT as a chance for people with disabilities Web is an important source for information BUT: Web sites are not always accessible Web designers often have no / too few knowledge about Web Accessibility Need for further education! Idea for a post-graduate university course Questions: Questions Why should a company or organisation make its website accessible? Why should someone participate in such a course? Answers: Answers Social responsibility Legal requirements Economic advantages New target group Maintenance easier and cheaper Improvement of the image of the company / organisation through social commitment Project: Project April 2003: Proposal June 2003: Project approval August 2003: Start of project 2 Phases: Development (24 months) Implementation (Start in October 2005 with 19 participants) General data: General data Duration: 4 terms Mode: Most students attend the course in addition to their regular work Blended Learning: E-Learning with some presence phases Degree: 'Academic Expert for Web Accessibility' Costs: approx. EUR 1500 per term Target groups: Target groups Private persons Web designers and Web developers People with disabilities Better chances on the labour market Organisations New customer group Competitiveness Curriculum: Curriculum Technical Fundamentals Assistive Technologies Guidelines and Laws Accessibility Design and Usability Practical Experience Teaching Methodologies (1): Teaching Methodologies (1) Blended Learning: E-Learning Presence phases People with disabilities should be able to participate in the course, therefore: Different alternative materials Accessible E-Learning-Platform Teaching Methodologies (2): Teaching Methodologies (2) Material: Audio Slides Script Exercises and student projects Communication: Email Forum Skype Telephone E-Learning: Moodle: E-Learning: Moodle Open-source Based on PHP / MySQL Basic accessibility features improvements necessary developers are aware of the topic Upload of different material possible http://www.moodle.org Moodle (Screenshot): Moodle (Screenshot) Lectures: Lectures Development of a small web-based 'lecture tool' HTML slides (valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional) Audio files Synchronisation via Javascript Navigation via Buttons and Shortcuts Start / Stop Pause / Continue Previous / Next Choice: Automatic or manual turn-over between single slides Lectures (Screenshot): Lectures (Screenshot) Presence: Presence Three two-day-phases per term to Get to know the teachers Get to know the other students Build social contacts Expectations of the students Feedback Discussions Review student projects Experiences: Experiences The input by the teachers has to be very precise Presence phases very important Difficult to organise and manage online-teamwork Rather time-intensive: Preparation of material and supervision of students Working without face-to-face contact Future prospects: Future prospects Preparations for a second run in autumn 2006 Bring the curriculum on international level Improve the tool used for preparing the lectures in order to make the process more comfortable for teachers Additional Information: Additional Information http://www.bfwd.at (in German only) daniela.ortner@jku.at Thanks for your attention!: Thanks for your attention!