ACCESSIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS IN CDIO

ACCESSIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS IN CDIO

C. Batanero, S. Otón, J. Holvikivi, M. Karhu, H. Amado-Salvatierra (2014).  ACCESSIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS IN CDIO. 4.

This paper delves into the sixth CDIO standard, Engineering Workspaces, to make accessible to all students, virtual workspaces. The paper describes the way to use the accessible Moodle learning platform, which has been adapted by the authors, following the specification IMS Global Access for All v3.0. It takes into consideration the preferences and needs of the student and accessibility metadata of the learning objects.

Authors (New): 
Concha Batanero
Salvador Otón
Jaana Holvikivi
Markku Karhu
Héctor R. Amado-Salvatierra
Pages: 
4
Affiliations: 
Alcalá University, Spain
Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Galileo University, Guatemala
Keywords: 
Accessibility
Engineering education
E-learning
CDIO Standard 6
Year: 
2014
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