Links and Resources
Web 2.0 for e-learning
There are many websites that can offer advice about the sites and services offering collaboration and interaction that may enhance on-line learning. But here are a collection using some of the tools we have evaluated in the course of this website.
- Social Media for Researchers, (2008) slide presentation of an online course given through WiZiQ using Slideshare.
- Jane's E-Learning Pick of the Day
- Learning Pick of the Day A daily item of e-learning interest selected by Jane Hart of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies - She also has a learning tools directory including a top-ten using Typepad Blog
- The E-learning Curve blog is an elearning blog focusing on enhancing skills, knowledge, and expertise through the use of digital media and technology using Lijit Blog
- SCoPE brings together individuals who share an interest in educational research and practice. The team run a series of on-line seminars such as "Personal Management of Participation in Social Networks": Oct 27-Nov 9, 2008 using Moodle Open source course management system.
- Web2.0 and Distributed Medical Education with examples of Web 2.0 Tools using Wetpaint Wiki
- Transforming Education through Technology - 19 slides of useful websites which can be viewed from the Diigo webslides using Diigo WebSlides.
- Delicious tags for Web 2.0 with links to many different sites
- How to be an e-tutor - Professor Phil Race offers an alternative experiential learning model.
- WebCredible - Designing online social networks: The theories of social groups
Usability and Accessibility
The Open University and University of Leicester ...completed the PROWE report (Word doc download) in 2007 on 'Personal Repositories Online: Wiki Environments' and began their section of the accessibility findings by saying, "To expect to experience accessibility on any comprehensive basis is perhaps counterintuitive for a social computing system such as a blog or wiki which invites many contributions. For PROWE, which concentrates on personal and informal repository use it is perhaps unsurprising that there were accessibility concerns linked to the behaviours of those posting content."
- AbilityNet Web 2.0 & Accessibility for Disabled Users - article on ICT knowledgebase.
- JISC TechDis - Creation of Content for Electronic and Mobile Learning and web accessibility. Developers and Reasonable Adjustment.
- Skills for Access - a comprehensive resource on issues relating to multimedia, e-learning and accessibility.
- Accessify - Home of the Accessibility Toolset Make accessible tables and forms (Accessibility Tools & Wizards).
- CATEA 8 Tips for Accessible Blogging and making accessible calendars for blogs and websites - example in WordPress.
- AFB - How to Make Your Blog Accessible to Blind Readers.
- WebAIM have useful guides for many aspects of web accessibility. Accessibility of AJAX Applications used in many Web 2.0 sites. Creating Accessible Forms and Web Captioning Overview.
- BBC My Web My Way "aims to help arm our audience with the tools and understanding which will enable them to make the most of the world-wide web (not just bbc.co.uk), whatever their ability or disability."
