Author: Laura Ward, Senior eLearning Developer, Centre for Collaborative Learning. The culture around the idea of accessibility has started to shift as changes in digital expectations occur, Higher Education courses of study evolve and diversify, and life and global events shape the way technology is consumed. Changes in Digital Expectations: Read more…
Author: Simon Hawkesworth – Educational Developer, Centre for Collaborative Learning, University of Central Lancashire For over two decades, there have been discussions and legislative initiatives concerning how we might make the digital world more inclusive and accessible. A series of UK parliamentary Acts, from the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) to Read more…
Author: Andrew Grice, Lecturer in International Business Communications. I lecture on the BA (Hons) in International Business Communications at the University Central Lancashire. My education philosophy stems from a belief that as educators, we can construct learning environments that can both help and/or hinder student performance. Interest in technology-enabled teaching Read more…
Author: Nicky Varley, Lecturer in Child Nursing Inclusivity is such an important part of teaching. As an academic this is something that should be current and engaging for students. Since March it became even more important, and we have all had to adapt our way of working online and ensure our teaching sessions Read more…
Author: Caroline Carlin, TELT What’s changed? New Government legislation has come in to effect which requires that all public sector website meet certain accessibility standards. The aim is to ensure that websites (and other platforms such as VLEs and intranets) are accessible to all users, particularly those with disabilities. The Read more…
Author: Kevan Williams, TELT During the week of the 15th to the 19th July 2019, the University of Central Lancashire hosted a total of 19 graduation ceremonies, held on the Preston campus for the first time in 39 years. The uncertainty around the future of the Preston Guild Hall required a different approach and a team Read more…
Author: Neil Carroll, TELT We are excited to announce that we will be launching Blackboard Ally as part of the move to managed hosting (SaaS) in August 2019. What is Ally? Ally is a tool integrated within Blackboard to help you make your uploaded documents more accessible. It provides: An Read more…
Author: Kevan Williams, TELT Technology continues to develop at a rapid pace, offering students new opportunities and methods to engage with their learning opportunities. As learning technologists, we are committed to the effective investigation and evaluation of new and emerging tools and solutions, to proactively enable interesting and diverse academic approaches and practices. The recent Future Decoded event hosted Read more…
Author: Simon Hawkesworth, TELT When we’re designing online content, one of the key considerations is ensuring that the text is easily readable. One characteristic that can affect readability is the contrast between the text and the background. Contrast Ratio The colour difference between text and background is sometimes described as Read more…
In our second blog post exploring new Office 365 features we’re looking at those tools which can help increase inclusivity in teaching for all students. These are available within Microsoft Office for Office365, see our previous blog post1. This time we’re exploring Microsoft Learning Tools! Features such as Immersive Reader and Read more…