Brian Kelly gave a plenary talk on Accessibility 2.0: Blended Learning For Blended Accessibility at the 'Blended Learning to Splendid Learning' Technology Innovation in Higher Education Conference at the Manchester Metropolitan Business School on 9th June 2006.
A polemic which critiques current orthodox thinking on open standards. Presented at the "Thinking the Unthinable" strand of the CETIS 2006 conference.
See <http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/cetis-2006/>.
Engagement, Impact, Value: Measuring and Maximising Impact Using the Social Weblisbk
This document summarizes Brian Kelly's presentation on measuring and maximizing impact using social web services. The presentation explored the benefits and concerns of using social media, discussed approaches to measure its value and effectiveness, and examined how metrics can be used to enhance institutional activities. It also addressed legal, accessibility and sustainability concerns and concluded by soliciting feedback on next steps.
Blogs, Wikis and more: Web 2.0 demystified for information professionalsMarieke Guy
Marieke Guy from UKOLN will help you find out how Web 2.0 applications are being used in libraries and information centres, and what actually works. Blogs, wikis, RSS? Podcasts, Slideshare, Flickr and del.icio.us? Social Networking, Social Bookmarking and Video Sharing are the buzz words.
Accessibility 2.0: People, Policies and Processeslisbk
Slides for a paper by Brian Kelly, UKOLN presented at the W4A 2007 conference in Banff, Canada in May 2007.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/w4a-2007/
- The document is a slide presentation from the Institutional Web Management Workshop 2010 that provides an overview and history of the event as well as discussion of current challenges and the future.
- It discusses how the IWMW event has been held annually since 1997 to provide a forum for UK higher education institutions to discuss web management best practices and innovations.
- Recent budget cuts and changing priorities threaten the sustainability of the event, raising questions around reducing its length, making it virtual, or allowing commercial alternatives. The role of professional networks and adapting to change are emphasized.
What Does Openness Mean To The Openness Museum Communitylisbk
Slides used in a professional forum on "What Does Openness Mean To The Museum Community" given at the Museums and Web 2008 conference.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/mw-2008/openness-forum/
What if Web 2.0 Really Does Change Everything?lisbk
Slides for a talk on "What if Web 2.0 Really Does Change Everything?" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the UCISA CISG 2009 conference on 18-20 November 2009.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/ucisa-cisg-2009/
How Far Have We Come? From eLib to NOF-digi and Beyondlisbk
Slides and audio recording of a rehearsal of a talk on "How Far Have We Come? From eLib to NOF-digi and Beyond" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/cultural-heritage/events/cilip-scotland-2009/
The 'Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World' Report: Implications For IT Service...guest6d8f50
The document discusses implications of a report on higher education in a Web 2.0 world for IT service departments. It suggests that IT services embrace cloud computing and make use of social web tools. Departments should provide infrastructure while respecting user preferences and explore opportunities like new funding models. Risk management, resource investigation, and frameworks are recommended to guide strategic deployment of new technologies.
Recent experiences have demonstrated that University staff and students expect to use online resources with a variety of devices, making full use of accessibility features such as reflow, captions, and text-to-speech.
Such features benefit everyone, but especially the increasing proportion of university students who self-report a disability.
University Information Technology departments know they must commit to accessibility; indeed, they have a legal obligation to do so, but how can they take this ambition and embed accessibility within their policies and processes?
In this presentation, we will share:
approaches to building a digital accessibility policy for university IT departments.
techniques for embedding accessibility within IT development processes by ‘shifting left’.
examples from within the Higher Education and wider IT sectors.
Slides for a talk on "Demystifying the Social Web" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the Readeast's "R-e-@ding: reaching out to readers in a digital world" Conference held in Flitwick on 26 November 2009.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/cultural-heritage/events/readeast-2009/
The document discusses why digital accessibility is important and why people should care about it. Some key points include:
- Digital accessibility is about making websites, apps, and documents accessible to everyone by removing barriers.
- It's required by law and regulations to ensure accessibility for people with disabilities.
- Ensuring accessibility saves costs and provides competitive advantages for organizations.
- As the number of people with disabilities increases, accessibility will become more important.
- Accessibility benefits everyone as we will all experience disabilities at some point in our lives.
The document discusses the evolution of the internet from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0, highlighting key changes like the shift to more dynamic and user-generated content. It outlines popular Web 2.0 activities like social networks, blogs, wikis and more. The document also briefly discusses business models for Web 2.0 companies including advertising, subscriptions, and mergers/acquisitions. Finally, it notes that the future of technology depends on human collaboration and our ability to work together using tools like Web 2.0.
The document discusses how Web 2.0 technologies like blogs, wikis, RSS, and user-generated content have changed how people use and share information online. It argues that services like Intute were pioneers in these approaches before the term "Web 2.0" was coined. Looking ahead, it suggests institutions embrace new models where commercial services host content and applications, and find ways to enhance rather than compete with popular third-party sites.
Web 2.0 stuff to make your life easierPhil Bradley
New Technologies and Library Services discusses how libraries can harness Web 2.0 technologies to improve information provision and address common problems like keeping up with information overload and updating remote colleagues. It outlines several Web 2.0 tools like weblogs, RSS feeds, social bookmarking, wikis, and podcasting that can help libraries better share and collaborate on knowledge, stay up-to-date, and overcome issues like geography. The document advocates experimenting with these tools to determine which are easiest to implement and most useful for individual library needs.
Does Web 2.0 herald the end of in-house development and provision of IT servi...Paul Walk
The document discusses the potential impact of Web 2.0 technologies and remote third-party services on in-house development and provision of IT services. It raises several objections to the use of external services and discusses strategies for leveraging both external and locally-developed systems. Recommendations include keeping some development capabilities in-house while adopting modern practices, leveraging existing external services, and managing rather than avoiding the risks of remote systems.
Slides for talk on "Organisational Use of Twitter" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a workshop on "Engagement, Impact, Value" on 24 May 2010.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/engagement-impact-value-201005/
Slides for a talk on "What Can We Learn From Amplified Events?" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the University of Girona on 2 September 2010.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/seminars/girona-2010/
Slides for a talk on "Web Preservation in a Web 2.0 Environment" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a Web site preservation workshop at the UKOLN IWMW 2008 event.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2008/sessions/guy/
Slides for a talk on "Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Digital Preservation" given at a workshop held on behalf MLA London on 14 July 2008.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/mla-london-2008-07/
Slides for a workshop on Managing Your Research Profile given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the University of Edinburgh on 20 June 2013.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/sgs-dtc-edinburgh-2013-06/
F1: Summary: Future Technologies and Their Applicationslisbk
Slides for a 1-day workshop on "Future Technologies and Their Applications" facilitated by Brian Kelly and Tony Hirst at the ILI 2013 conference on Monday 14 October 2013.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/
Mobile Technologies: Why Library Staff Should be Interestedlisbk
The document discusses how library staff should be interested in mobile technologies. It provides examples of how the speaker uses their mobile device for professional purposes like consuming content on RSS feeds and social media, enhancing productivity with apps, and developing networks. The speaker argues mobile devices provide opportunities to support teaching, learning and research in libraries, and that libraries need to support information and new media literacy in this changing environment.
Slides from a talk by Kate Forbes-Pitt on "Delivering Information: Document vs. Content" given at the Institutional Web Management Workshop 2006 on 16 June 2006.
See <http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2006/talks/forbes-pitt/>.
Building (and Sustaining) Impact for your Web Resource lisbk
Talk on "Building (and Sustaining) Impact for your Web Resource" given at ARLIS Study Day on "Dip'ping Your Toe In The Water: Digital Image Projects,
Where To Begin And How Not To End".
See <http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/arlis-2007-05/
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The document introduces Web 2.0 technologies like blogs, wikis, RSS, social networking, and mashups. It discusses how libraries and information professionals can use these tools to engage with users, share resources and monitor discussions. Specific examples are provided of blogs being used for marketing and keeping up with developments, wikis for collaboration, Flickr and del.icio.us for sharing photos and bookmarks. Risk management strategies for adopting new technologies are also outlined.
The welcome slides given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at UKOLN's IWMW 2012 event held at the University of Edinburgh on 18-20 June 2012.
See http://iwmw.ukoln.ac.uk/iwmw2012/talks/welcome/
Slides on "Let's Predict the Future: Agile Thinking" for a workshop session on "Predicting the Future" held on 3 June 2014 at the SAOIM 2014 conference in Pretoria, South Africa and facilitated by Brian Kelly, Cetis.
See https://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/saoim-2014-lets-predict-the-future-workshop/
Brian Kelly gave a presentation on new digital technologies and their uses. He discussed concepts like Web 2.0, social media, mobile access, and cloud computing. He acknowledged challenges like sustainability, privacy, and organizational barriers, but argued against overly simplistic or fundamentalist approaches. A balanced, managed approach was needed to harness new technologies while mitigating risks.
Talk on "Community Led Activities" given at JISC Emerge online event on 7 June 2007.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/online/emerge-2007-06/
This document summarizes a Wikipedia editing workshop given at the SpotOn 2013 conference. The workshop provided an introduction to editing Wikipedia, including how to create a user account and profile page, identify pages to improve, and create stub articles. Attendees were encouraged to edit Wikipedia pages during the session. The facilitators explained basic Wikipedia syntax for formatting text and inserting links. They also discussed strategies for creating new articles and key principles like relying on published sources and maintaining a neutral point of view. An overview was given of the Wikimedia Foundation and various Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects.
Slides for a talk on "Digital Life Beyond The Institution" given by Brian Kelly, UK Web Focus at the ILI 2013 conference in London on Tuesday 15 October 2013.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-plenary-talk/
Major Technology Trends that will Impact Library Services?lisbk
Slides for talk on "What are the Major Technology Trends that will Impact Library Services and their Users?" to be given by Brian Kelly, Innovation Advocate, Cetis at the ILI 2014 conference in London on 21-22 October 2014.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2014/
Slides for a talk on "Blogging practices to support project work" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the JISC MRD Launch Meeting held in Nottingham on 1-2 December 2011.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/blogging-practices-jiscmrd-2011/
D2: Group Exercise: Future Technologies and Their Applicationslisbk
Slides for a 1-day workshop on "Future Technologies and Their Applications" facilitated by Brian Kelly and Tony Hirst at the ILI 2013 conference on Monday 14 October 2013.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/
Web 2.0: What Can It Offer The Research Community?lisbk
What are the implications of Web 2.0 for the research community? In this presentation Brian Kelly, UKOLN describes how various Web 2.0 technologies are being exploited within the higher education sector and more widely.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/meetings/pparc-2007-03/
Exploiting The Potential Of Blogs and Social Networks Introduction lisbk
Slides used in the Introduction talk at the UKOLN workshop on "Exploiting The Potential Of Blogs and Social Networks ".
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/blogs-social-networks-2007/talks/introduction/
An Introduction To RSS Readers: Google Reader and Netvibeslisbk
This document provides an introduction to the RSS reader tools Google Reader and Netvibes. It discusses how RSS readers allow users to easily access and process information from various sources and are useful for purposes like information gathering, business intelligence, and brand management. The document demonstrates features of Google Reader and Netvibes, such as adding, organizing, and viewing RSS feeds. It also provides a brief comparison of different types of RSS readers.
Talk on "The Accessible Web" given at the Museums and the Web 2007 conference.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/museums-web-2007/
Implementing A Holistic Approach To E-Learning Accessibilitylisbk
Slides for a peer-reviewed paper on "Implementing A Holistic Approach To E-Learning Accessibility"presented by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the ALT-C 2005 conference in June 2005.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/alt-c-2005/
Contextual Web Accessibility - Maximizing the Benefit of Accessibility Guidel...lisbk
Slides related to a peer-reviewed paper on "Contextual Web Accessibility - Maximizing the Benefit of Accessibility Guidelines" presented by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the W4A 2006 workshop held in Edinburgh on 23 May 2006.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/w4a-2006/
Rehearsal of a talk on "From Web Accessibility to Web Adaptability" given at Techshare 2009 conference on 17 September 2009.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/techshare-2009/
From Web Accessibility 2.0 to Web Adaptability (1.0)lisbk
Slides for the opening plenary talk on "From Web Accessibility 2.0 to Web Adaptability (1.0)" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the OzeWAI 2009 conference held in Melbourne, Australia on 21-23 January 2009.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/ozewai-2009/
Beyond Compliance - A Holistic Approach to Web Accessibilitylisbk
A talk on "Beyond Compliance - A Holistic Approach to Web Accessibility" given at the Techshare 2007 conference.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/techshare-2007/
BS 8878 and the Holistic Approaches to Web Accessibilitylisbk
Slides from talk on "BS 8878 and the Holistic Approaches to Web Accessibility" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a CETIS Accessibility SIG meeting held at the BSI Headquarters, 389 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, London on 28 February 2011
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/meetings/cetis-accessibility-sig-2011-02/
Web Accessibility 3.0: Learning From The Past, Planning For The Futurelisbk
Slides for a talk on "Web Accessibility 3.0: Learning From The Past, Planning For The Future" given at the ADDW08 conference.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/addw08/
Web 2.0: How Should IT Services and the Library Respond?lisbk
Slides used by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a meeting on "Web 2.0: How Should IT Services and the Library Respond?" held at the University of Nottingham, on 16 November 2006.
Web accessibility is not primarily about conformance with standardslisbk
Slides for a talk on "Web accessibility is not primarily about conformance with standards" given by Brian Kelly, Innovation Advocate at Cetis, University of Bolton at the IDRAC 2014 conference held in Second Life on 3-4 October 2014.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/web-accessibility-is-not-primarily-about-conformance-with-web-accessibility-standards/
This document discusses creating accessible content and provides an overview of accessibility. It defines accessibility as ensuring people with disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate and interact with web content. The document outlines business, social and legal reasons for making content accessible, including increasing legal requirements. It provides tips for getting started with accessibility and resources for testing and evaluation tools.
The Future for Educational Resource Repositories in a Web 2.0 Worldlisbk
Slides for a talk on "The Future for Educational Resource Repositories in a Web 2.0 World" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at an Edspaces workshop held at the University of Southampton on 4 November 2009.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/edspace-2009/
Slides for paper on "One World, One Web ... But Great Diversity" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the W4A 2008 conference.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/w4a-2008/
2016 it summit_accessibility_2016-05-24_standardkevin_donovan
This document introduces an online accessibility website created by Harvard University's Accessibility Team. The website provides resources for content creators, developers, and others to make digital content accessible. It includes best practices, examples, and techniques organized around Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. The website also previews an upcoming accessibility testing tool that will automate and facilitate testing of content and sites to identify and fix accessibility issues.
2016 it summit_accessibility_2016-05-24_standardkevin_donovan
This document provides an overview of web accessibility, including what it means, why it's important, and benefits. It introduces Harvard University's online accessibility website, which contains best practices, examples, and resources for content creators, developers, and others to support the WCAG 2.0 accessibility guidelines. The website includes sections on techniques, resources, and an accessibility testing tool that is currently in development.
The document discusses the importance of web accessibility and best practices for engineers. It defines web accessibility and its benefits. Common accessibility errors and misconceptions are described. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) principles of perceivable, operable, understandable and robust content are covered. Methods for automated and manual accessibility testing are provided. Yahoo's commitment to accessibility with their products like YUI is highlighted.
This document provides an overview of accessibility and user-centered design. It discusses putting the user at the center of the design process to create accessible technologies. User-centered design is highlighted as an iterative process that uncovers problems early. Guidelines for accessibility like WCAG are also summarized, which include principles like content being perceivable, operable, understandable and robust. Assistive technologies that can be used to test accessibility are briefly described.
Web Accessibility: changes and developments over 10 years from a UK perspectiveDavid Sloan
The document summarizes the development of web accessibility over the past 10 years from a UK perspective in 4 stages:
1) Early days focused on guidelines to make the web accessible to disabled users.
2) Accessibility became part of web standards and was embraced by developers. Research showed guidelines were not enough.
3) Surveys found many sites still not conformant with guidelines, but some disabled users could use sites successfully. A holistic approach was needed.
4) Web 2.0 introduced new challenges. A practical view recognizes value of multiple formats. Tools now support inclusive authoring. Maintaining accessibility remains an ongoing challenge.
Accessibility is Primarily About People and Processes, Not Digital Resources!lisbk
Slides for a talk on "Accessibility is Primarily About People and Processes, Not Digital Resources!" given as a pre-recorded slidecast (with audio) by Brian Kelly, Cetis at the OZeWAI 2013 conference held at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia on Friday 29 November 2013.
For further information see http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ozewai-2013/
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This document provides an introduction to cloud storage and summarizes a presentation on the topic. It discusses the history of storage systems and how cloud storage works. Popular cloud storage services like Google Drive, Dropbox, and iCloud are examined. The document outlines some risks of cloud storage like security and privacy issues. It also provides a framework for selecting cloud services and questions to consider regarding purposes, benefits, costs and risks.
This document provides the agenda and brief technical tips for Wyld Morris Zoom Meeting No. 7, which is a new members evening that will include welcoming new potential members, learning about morris dancing from the squire, understanding the basic moves, and perspectives from a new dancer on why they enjoy morris dancing. The technical tips explain how to switch between speaker and gallery view and how to pin a video to focus on one participant.
The document provides information about an online meeting of the Wyld Morris group who enjoy morris dancing and singing. It outlines that the group will continue enjoying their interests during lockdown, support each other, and be even better when they next meet in person. The meeting agenda includes introductions, warm-ups, demonstrations, group dancing and music, an open discussion, and tips for using Zoom including muting audio when not speaking and only having one musician unmuted at a time. Links to online dance instruction videos and resources are also provided.
Predicting and Preparing For Emerging Learning Technologieslisbk
The document summarizes Brian Kelly's presentation on predicting and preparing for emerging learning technologies. It discusses identifying technology trends, drivers, and challenges through the Delphi process used by the NMC Horizon Report. It also provides tools and methods for institutions to plan for future technologies, including scenario planning, acknowledging risks, and engaging with challenges. The presentation aims to help attendees understand limitations of future forecasting and apply similar methodologies to plan locally.
Web Preservation, or Managing your Organisation’s Online Presence After the O...lisbk
Slides for talk on "Web Preservation, or Managing your Organisation’s Online Presence After the Organisation Ceases to Exist" given by Brian Kelly, UK Web Focus at the IRMS 2016 conference in Brighton on 17 May 2016.
See http://ukwebfocus.com/events/irms-2016-web-preservation
This document provides a summary and conclusions from a workshop on "Preparing for the Future: Technological Challenges and Beyond". It recaps the workshop which explored tools for thinking differently about the future, used a Delphi process to gather expert opinions, and developed an action brief planning template. It notes limitations in approaches and the importance of acknowledging risks while also learning from past examples. Contact details and additional resources are provided for those interested in further information.
This document discusses making a case to senior management for funding to explore innovative technologies. It provides guidance on identifying implications, risks, and risk management strategies for new technologies. It also presents an action brief statement template to convince management of a technology's potential benefits. The document concludes with an exercise where attendees in groups prepare a short presentation making a case for funding to investigate one technology.
This document discusses scenario planning as a strategic planning method. It describes the scenario planning process, which involves defining assumptions and drivers of change, developing initial scenarios, and identifying issues. The document then provides examples of scenarios for the library sector, including the effects of UK withdrawal from the EU or greater power for the European Court. Small groups are asked to develop scenarios focusing on alternative discovery sources, changed librarian roles, or other topics. Finally, the document summarizes scenarios developed in a previous workshop on commercialization of libraries, devolved ownership of services, universal skills, and niche librarians.
Slides "D1: The NMC Methodology" for a one-day workshop on "Preparing for the Future: Technological Challenges and Beyond" by Brian Kelly and Tony Hirst at the ILI 2015 conference. Held on Monday 19 October 2015
For further information see
http://ukwebfocus.com/events/ili-2015-preparing-for-the-future
Slides "C1: Future Technology Detecting Tools & Techniques" for a one-day workshop on "Preparing for the Future: Technological Challenges and Beyond" by Brian Kelly and Tony Hirst at the ILI 2015 conference. Held on Monday 19 October 2015
See http://ukwebfocus.com/events/ili-2015-preparing-for-the-future
This document discusses exploring emerging technologies. It provides information on discovering new technologies through peers, publications, experts, and online sources. The document outlines the ILI 2015 conference program and highlights some topics that may be relevant or surprising. It also describes the NMC Horizon Report, which is produced by an international community of experts and identifies important emerging technologies for libraries through a refined expert panel process. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of exploring emerging technologies through various approaches, but also understanding the wider context for implications and planning.
Preparing for the Future: Technological Challenges and Beyond A1 Introductionlisbk
Slides "A1 Introduction" for a one-day workshop on "Preparing for the Future: Technological Challenges and Beyond" by Brian Kelly and Tony Hirst at the ILI 2015 conference. Held on Monday 19 October 2015.
For further information seehttp://ukwebfocus.com/events/ili-2015-preparing-for-the-future
Slides for a talk on "Digital Life Beyond The Institution" given by Brian Kelly, UK Web Focus at the MmIT 2015 conference on “With Power Comes Great Responsibility – How Librarians can Harness the Power of Social Media for the Benefit of its Users” at the University of Sheffield on 14-15 September 2015.
See http://ukwebfocus.com/events/mmit-2015-digital-life-beyond-the-institution/
Developing an Ethical Approach to Using Wikipedia as the Front Matter to all ...lisbk
Slides for a talk on "Developing an Ethical Approach to Using Wikipedia as the Front Matter to all Research" given by Brian Kelly, UK Web Focus Ltd. at the Wikipedia Science 2015 conference at The Wellcome Trust, London on 3 September 2015.
See http://ukwebfocus.com/events/an-ethical-approach-to-using-wikipedia-as-the-front-matter-to-research/
Slides for a talk on "The Agile University" presented by Niall Lavery and Dan Babington, PwC at the IWMW 2015 event held at Edge Hill University, Ormskirk on 27-29 July 2015.
See http://iwmw.org/iwmw2015/talks/beyond-digital-the-agile-university/
This document provides information about the IWMW 2015 conference taking place from July 27-29 at Edge Hill University in Ormskirk. The conference theme is "Beyond Digital: Transforming the Institution" and will feature talks, workshops and master classes on digital transformation in higher education. Over the three days, participants can learn new skills, engage with peers, and identify new approaches for their institutions. Social events include a conference dinner and opportunities to explore Ormskirk and meet up in local bars and restaurants.
BS 8878: Systematic Approaches to Documenting Web Accessibility Policies and ...lisbk
Slides for a workshop session on "BS 8878: Systematic Approaches to Documenting Web Accessibility Policies and Practices" facilitated by Brian Kelly at the IWMW 2015 event held at Edge Hill University, Ormskirk on 27 July 2015.
See http://iwmw.org/iwmw2015/talks/systematic-approaches-to-documenting-web-accessibility-policies-and-practices/
Preparing Our Users For Digital Life Beyond the Institutionlisbk
Sides for a talk on "Digital Life Beyond the Institution" given by Brian Kelly, Innovation Advocate at Cetis, University of Bolton at a seminar for the iSchool, University of Northumbria on 11 February 2015.
See https://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/digital-life-beyond-the-institution/
Why and how librarians should engage with Wikipedialisbk
Slides for a talk on "Why and How Librarians Should Engage With Wikipedia" given by Brian Kelly, Innovation Advocate at Cetis, University of Bolton at the CILIPS Autumn Gathering 2014 event in Edinburgh on 30 October 2014.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/why-and-how-librarians-should-engage-with-wikipedia/
Slides for a talk on "Working with Wikimedia Serbia" given by Brian Kelly, Innovation Advocate at Cetis, University of Bolton at the Eduwiki 2014 conference in Edinburgh on Friday 31 October 2013.
See https://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/eduwiki-2014/
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ConvertKit: Best Email Marketing Tool for 2024Rakesh Jalan
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ConvertKit vs. GetResponse
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Accessibility 2.0: Blended Learning For Blended Accessibility
1. Accessibility 2.0: Blended Accessibility For Blended Learning Brian Kelly UKOLN University of Bath Bath UK Email [email_address] UKOLN is supported by: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/blended-learning-mmu-2006-06/ About This Talk Brian Kelly reviews the traditional approaches taken to addressing the accessibility of Web resources. Although a political success, Brian argues that the WAI model is flawed. An alternative approach, developed by UKOLN and TechDis, is described. Brian concludes by arguing for a user-focused approach – “Accessibility 2.0” This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence (but note caveat)
2. Contents Background WAI – The Answer To Universal Web Accessibility? WAI Limitations An Alternative Way: A Holistic Approach To E-Learning Accessibility Building On This Work: The Tangram Metaphor Accessibility 2.0 Questions
3. About Me Brian Kelly: UK Web Focus Adviser on best practices and innovative uses of Web Funded by JISC and MLA (Museums, Libraries and Archives Council) Supports Higher and Further Education and cultural heritage communities Based at UKOLN, University of Bath Related work: Providing advice on maximising access to networked resources Working with JISC’s TechDis advisory service Co-author of several papers on e-learning accessibility: CJLR paper in 2004, ALT-C and W4A paper in 2005, W4A paper in 2006, …
4. About You Are you: Familiar with WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative)? Using WAI WCAG guidelines in your: Web site development? e-learning development work? Using the guidelines successfully? Using any other approaches to e-learning accessibility?
5. WAI WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative): Part of World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) since 1997 Aims to “ develop strategies, guidelines, and resources to help make the Web accessible to people with disabilities ” Developed guidelines for: Web content: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Authoring Tools: Authoring Tools Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) User Agents (e.g. browsers): User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) WAI’s work: Has had high impact Is being embedded in legislation e.g. US Section 508, UK SENDA, … WAI
6. Problem Solved? Is the accessibility of e-learning solved? We just need to ensure WAI guidelines are implemented Your views: We should be ensuring our e-learning resources are universally accessible Following WAI guidelines can help ensure we achieve this We have to, or we could be sued Rreview of WAI Approach But: Is the WAI model simple or simplistic? (flawed as we can’t do much about browsers and authoring tools) What about other developments in IT? Is the WAI approach designed for Web sites relevant for learning services? Is “universal accessibility” possible – or is it more of a rallying call / an aspiration?
7. Reviewing WAI WAI's ambitions are clearly laudable But does its approach work? Let's briefly look at: Experiences of use of WAI The WAI model The WCAG guidelines The context of use What is accessibility? Rreview of WAI Approach
8. WCAG Conformance Page authors can only follow WCAG guidelines. Several surveys carried out using automated tools (which gives upper limit on accessibility) DRC report: 19% A, 0.6% AA conformance based on 1,000 Web sites UK Museums report: 42% A, 3% AA conformance based on 124 Web sites UK Universities surveys (2002, 04): 43%/58% A, 2%/6% AA based on 160+ Web sites DRC – Disability Rights Commission, independent body legislated to stop discrimination and promote equality of opportunity of disabled people. Implications These low conformance levels can indicate: Public sector organisations don't care Guidelines are difficult to implement Guidelines are inappropriate, misleading, wrong, … Rreview of WAI Approach
9. The WAI Model The WAI model: Requires all three components to be implemented in order for the WAI vision to be achieved Is of limited use to end users who have no control over browser or authoring tools developments Is confusing – many think WCAG is WAI A simple model developed in late 1990s, but: Does the evidence suggest it work? Does it reflect the diversity of Web usage? Does it reflect real-world technical environment and developments? Does it reflect real-world political and cultural environments? Review of WAI Approach
10. WCAG Difficulties Certain Priority 2 and 3 guidelines cause concerns: 11.1 Use W3C technologies when they are available and appropriate for a task ... Promotes own technologies Appears to ignore major improvements in accessibility of non-W3C formats 11.1 … and use the latest versions when supported Goes against project management guidelines Logical absurdity: when XHTML 1 came out WAI AA HTML 4 compliant sites downgraded to A! 3.2 Create documents that validate to published formal grammars Dodgy HTML (<br />) can be rendered by browsers – this is an interoperability issue Rreview of WAI Approach
11. Universal Accessibility? Is universal accessibility: A legitimate aim, which can be achieved with an appropriate set of guidelines? Possibly a useful political slogan, but not achievable in reality? Our thinking: How can scholarly work in HE be accessible to people with learning disabilities? Underlying approach should be ‘widening participation’ Universal approaches: For machine-to-machine communications (XML), and is not suited for the diversity of individuals (e.g. their abilities, environment, cultural environment, requirements, …) Rreview of WAI Approach
12. Framework For Diversity: Accessibility Accessibility – the Challenges WAI WCAG – important area and high visibility But the model is flawed, fails to take into account developments e.g. can you use Podcasts? Holistic ( Blended) Approach Holistic approach to e-learning accessibility developed Accessibility of learning outcomes (not necessarily digital resources) is paramount WAI WCAG are guidelines See " Implementing A Holistic Approach To E-Learning Accessibility " prize-winning ALT-C 2005 paper Follow up paper at W4A 2005 (May 2005) further developed model Holistic Model WAI
13. Accessibility in Context A framework has been developed which places accessibility & usability within a wider context: The context A range of policies A compliance regime Purpose Sector Funding Resources Context Accessibility/Usability Privacy Policies … Finance External Self-assessment Penalties Learning Compliance Digital Library Programme Broken Standards Research … External factors: Institutional issues (funds, expertise, policies, security…) External factors: Legal issues; cultural factors; … This approach embraces relativism and context rather than the current absolute approach Accessibility guidelines should be usable in wider context
14. Diversity - Content WAI guidelines focus on informational Web sites: Here’s the train timetable – I want the information and I want it now This is reasonable and desirable Further Work But is this approach always relevant to e-learning: Here’s something – you must interpret it Or culture: Here’s the Mona Lisa – you decide why she is smiling
15. Jordan’s Pleasure Principle Even for informational resources, we may not always choose to make information readily accessible “ Super Calli Go Ballistic, Celtic Are Atrocious!” Breaks draft WCAG 2.0 guidelines on “Content must be understandable” But brings a smile to many (but not all) Further Work Argument: We need: firstly (A) food and then (B) shelter. Afterwards we want (C) soft furnishing Can apply “Jordan’s Pleasure Principle” to informational content: We want information, but we also want it provided in a pleasurable way C B A
16. Articulating the Approach The "Tangram Metaphor" developed to avoid checklist / automated approach: W3C model has limitations Jigsaw model implies single solution Tangram model seeks to avoid such problems This approach: Encourages developers to think about a diversity of solutions Focus on 'pleasure' it provides to user Outlined at W4A 2006, May 2006 Tangram Model
17. Tangram Model Model allows us to: Focuses on end solution rather than individual components Provided solutions tailored for end user Doesn't limit scope (can you do better than WAI AAA?) Make use of automated checking – but ensures emphasis is on user satisfaction Guidelines/standards for/from: WAI Usability Real world Organisational Dyslexic Learning difficulties Legal Management (resources, …) Interoperability Accessibility metadata … Tangram Model
18. Tangram Model & Testability "WCAG 2.0 success criteria are written as testable statements …" (nb. automated & human testing ) Issues: What about WCAG principles that don't have defined success criteria (e.g. "content must be understandable")? What about 'baselines' – context only known locally What about differing models or / definitions of 'accessibility'? Note vendors of accessibility testing services will market WCAG tools e.g. see posting on BSI PAS 78 Tangram model can be used within WCAG Distinguish between testable (ALT tags) and subjective (content understandable) Supports baselines Baseline 1 Testable Tangram Model
19. The Cathedral & The Bazaar WAI Approach: Large-scale and ambitious –but slow-moving External dependencies (e.g. on legal systems) Based on single approach ("you must …") Web-centric approach Cathedral approach to development Holistic Approach: Modular & can be more rapid-moving & responsive Based on diversity of approaches - "seek to …" Covers Web, other IT and real-world accessibility Bazaar approach to development " I don't claim people should do 100% of what I say “ J Neilson WCAG 2.0’s ‘baseline’ seems to recognise a contextual view but is limited to Web technologies
20. The Legal Framework This approach is well-suited for the UK legal framework: SENDA/DDA legislation requires " organisations to take reasonable measures to ensure people with disabilities are not discriminated against unfairly " Note that the legislation is: Technologically neutral Backwards and forwards compatible Avoids version control complexities … The legislation also covers usability, as well as accessibility
21. Blended Accessibility Background Talk on best practices for public library Web sites Example given of Flash game: Aimed at children Simple to develop They love it Question: What about accessibility? Response: (defensive) Err, we'll have to remove it. Blended solution What's the purpose of the game? To amuse kids, while parents are browsing for books. Would building blocks provide an equivalent alternative? Note this treats kids as users with different learning styles, not as 'something for the blind, …
22. Accessibility 2.0 Can the term “Accessibility 2.0” help in articulating a blended approach (similar to Web 2.0, e-Learning 2.0, Library 2.0, …)? Characteristics: User-focus Diversity Blended Widening participation Avoidance of dogma … Accessibility 2.0
23. Are You A Believer? (1) You want to make your PowerPoint slides available in your VLE. Do you: A Acknowledge that you can’t as PPT is a proprietary format and so breaks WCAG 1.0 B Think about making PPT and HTML versions available, but realise that MS HTML is invalid, and so this breaks WCAG C Make PPT (and HTML) versions available as this is more accessible than having no file available D Ensure images in PTT file have ALT tags – as PPT files can be accessible Accessibility 2.0
24. Are You A Believer? (2) You want to make your PowerPoint presentations more accessible. Do you: A Make use of Eric Meyer’s S5 software, as this is compliant with XHTML, makes use of CSS and is fashionable amongst the Web development community (and isn’t produced by Microsoft) B Realise that S5 (a) produces poor quality printouts (which your student use for note-taking) and (b) is difficult to produce visual effects which you use to make your presentations more interesting Accessibility 2.0
25. Are You A Believer? (3) You want to make a recording of a paper on " Contextual Web Accessibility - Maximizing the Benefit of Accessibility Guidelines " you gave at the W4A 2006 workshop available as Podcasts. Do you: A Acknowledge that you can’t as you don’t have the resources available to provide transcripts of your talks available, as required to conform with WCAG B Create the Podcast as a recording of your talks makes the talk more accessible than having no recording available C Provide the Podcast alongside the MS Word, PDF and XHTML versions of the paper and the PowerPoint slides, which provide variants of the real world idea (as opposed to the resources) Accessibility 2.0 Accessibility 2.0 for Web 2.0
26. Are You A Believer? (4) You have a PC cluster with multimedia PCs. It is pointed out that deaf students can’t benefit from this. Do you: A Remove the multimedia PCs in order to provide a level playing field? B Ensure that captioning tools are available in order to allow students with hearing difficulties can still access the learning resources? Accessibility 2.0
27. Are You A Believer? (5) You are organising a Geology field trip to Snowdonia. However it is pointed out that Snowdonia is not wheelchair friendly. Do you: Cancel the field trip as it is not universally accessible? Call for a wheelchair ramp to be installed and boycott Wales until this happens? Seek to ensure that the learning outcomes of the field trip are accessible and make use of alternative technologies e.g. mobile phones/MMS/3G to allow student at base camp to engage in discussions and go to wheelchair-friendly pub for social activities? Accessibility 2.0
28. Are You A Believer? (6) You have deployed Blogs for students to reflect on their learning experiences On reviewing the Blogs you discover that your students aren't using ALT tags or images or expanding abbreviations, in breach of WCAG Do you: Withdraw the Blogging service? Point out issues, but leave it to students to decide what to do? Accessibility 2.0 Accessibility 2.0 for Web 2.0
29. Application To Communications Skype, Instant Messaging, … Banned at some institutions for various reasons (ideological, performance, accessibility, …) But: Can be used to allow geographically-challenged students to listen to talks Use in lectures when no induction loop available Skype IM / IM can be used for mentoring support, feedback, … Accessibility 2.0 Accessibility barrier or accessibility benefit?
30. Challenges For Accessibility 2.0 Moving away from a simplistic checklist approach has benefits: Ability to address the diversity to be found Ability to do more than may be required in checklist But also leads to challenges: What are the appropriate ‘reasonable measures’? How do I advise / evaluate / monitor? No simple answers (as with evaluation of learning) but some suggestions: Documented policies are essentially Sharing and discussion of approaches taken Talking to your users! Accessibility 2.0
31. Building On This Work TechDis Perspective " As .. awareness of accessibility has matured .. shift in e-learning communities from a standards based paradigm to a more holistic approach that discriminates between delivery mechanisms, content and context – … approach focuses more on the learner’s experience than the intrinsic nature of the resource, and … brings responsibility for accessibility to a wider audience. " Other points: Discrimination by compliance; real world resources are less accessible than digital ones – don't ban digital resources needlessly Need to distinguish between: Content delivery vehicle Context of use Next Steps
32. Accessibility & Usability Possible (probable) danger: We must address accessibility (legal fears) We follow WCAG guidelines We run automated tools We feel happy – and stop there But: Our Web sites & e-learning systems aren't usable We'd failed to give enough attention to usability Next Steps Note: SENDA legislation covers access and use of digital resources. .."relationship between accessibility & usability has long been a source of discussion, .. no definitive model exists." Further work needed – but usability needs to be addressed
33. Personalisation Traditional view: Digital resources must all be fully accessible People with disabilities have rights to access all resources Personalising views based on (disabled) user profiles is therefore wrong Current thinking: Digital resources can't be fully accessible Personalisation (e.g. PLEs) is felt to be valuable Disabled users have equals rights in avoiding unnecessary information! Standards are being developed for support personalised access to (e-)learning resources, including IMS AccessForAll Next Steps
34. Next Steps What next? Is there a broad acceptance of the approaches described? Dealing with the backlash – we want a simple set of rules we can implement A roadmap for the future: Sharing experiences Observing patterns of best practices – and (importantly) mistakes Engagement with others Further development of the approach Next Steps
35. Conclusions Web accessibility: Should be a goal But accessibility is a more important goal Blended accessibility has strong parallels with blended learning – the focus is on the learning
36. Questions Any questions? Note resources cited are bookmarked in del.icio.us using tag 'blended-learning-mmu-2006 '