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TCC08: Making Distance Learning Courses Accessible

Experiencing eLearning

Alternate methods of presentation & evaluation. Alternative text for audio (i.e., Elluminate has real-time captioning available (I’ve never seen anyone use this in a presentation before–very nicely done. Alternative computer input (too much to go into in this session–lots of options). ADA, Title II.

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Donald. Duck!

Learning with e's

What really rankled though with many of those present (and some of those watching via Elluminate) was his critique that academics do not question learning theories, not are they suffiently critical of them. Picture above: Donald Clark appeals to the Gods of Pedagogy). It certainly had the desired effect.

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Another Stake in Ground for Blackboard: Two New Investments in the Open-source E-learning Market

Janet Clarey

By way of background, and in the event you don’t know much about open source LMSs, Moodle came on to open-source scene several years ago as an LMS/CMS used primarily by schools (K-12 to higher education) often as an alternative to Blackboard. Perhaps the strategy here is if you can’t beat them, join them.). That’s a good thing.