Guest post – DigiLearn: Digital Communication: Beyond mono-cultural education with Microsoft Presentation Translator

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…

Embracing Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Inclusivity

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…

Making Online Content Accessible: Free apps to help you check contrast and make text more readable

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…