How to use learning technology to help ensure your courses are inclusive and accessible. The University is committed to accessibility and creating an environment that enables anyone to participate fully in the mainstream of university life. This includes making our teaching resources and use of learning technology as accessible as possible. There are different ways to achieve this. The following advice is for those seeking to find the most appropriate ways of increasing the accessibility of their practice. The pragmatic choices you make about which approach to take to your own teaching materials remains with you, but there is guidance available which can help with commonly used technologies. You may wish to discuss this with colleagues as part of a course or teaching team when you design your course for delivery. Introduction How learning technology can be used to support accessible and inclusive learning and teaching Mainstreaming Adjustments Using learning technology to support the University’s Accessible and Inclusive Learning Policy Accessibility Checklist Ways to increase the accessibility of your media and your use of core learning technologies An introduction to accessibility in learning technology Introducing accessibility legislation and outlining simple practical steps to increase the accessibility of your teaching. Universal Design Design principles for any context to increase accessibility Best practice for making media accessible There are things you can do when recording sessions or creating new media which may improve the accuracy of the automated captions or make your media more accessible in other ways. Making lectures accessible Ways to make lectures more accessible for all students. Help and support Further advice for staff including training. This article was published on 2024-10-08
