An Introduction to the FLOE Project

Treviranus, Jutta; Mitchell, Jess; Clark, Colin B. D.; Roberts, Vera

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-07440-5_42

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“…Some findings of previous works support the use of customization of the web environment to improve accessibility and usability [16][17][18]. OERfAll allows an automatic personalization of the interface and the content, which conforms to the accessibility requirements of a user through the self-selection of choices of disability and preferred language.…”

Section: User Personalizationmentioning

confidence: 88%

“…-Adaptations or personalization of web resources. The Floe Project is presented in [16]; this project sets out to support a perspective of accessibility based on the recognition of the diversity of users with and without disabilities and the customization of the environment to fulfill their needs. In [17] the development of web-based service based on the progressive adoption of personalization is proposed as a way to improve accessibility.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While the above-mentioned related works address the accessibility of elements that are part of an OER website, such as the learning objects [19,20] or the website interface [16], in a separate way, the novelty of our work is the holistic approach to accessibility personalized according to users' disability profile to enable an accessible UX. In our approach, the system automatically adjusts accessibility features for particular users' needs according to each disability.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the last years, there have been improvements with regard to web accessibility on learning contexts. For example, some OER websites such as OER Commons and MERLOT, have enhanced accessibility by including accessibility descriptors to tag the resources, and the Floe Project [16] has presented a customization of the web environment to improve its suitability for users.…”

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Bridging the accessibility gap in Open Educational Resources

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Luján-Mora

2017

Univ Access Inf Soc

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Educational Resources (OER) are being fostered as a global movement for providing educational opportunities to all. However, people with disabilities are still excluded from full participation because of the lack of accessibility of OER websites, as well as of the resources themselves. This work presents a proposal for the design of OER websites that would enable equitable access for all users. This design aims to bridge the accessibility gap through the personalization of the whole OER environment to facilitate an accessible User Experience (UX) based on a user profile that includes the self-identification of disability status. This profile configures not only the "look and feel" of the interface but also the delivery of educational resources suitable for this user profile. To achieve this purpose, the design goes beyond compliance with the ISO/IEC 40500 W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, since it includes the personalization of the accessible experience through usability considerations and adaptations of educational resources. The delivery of educational resources matches the user's profile with regards to their sensory abilities, cognitive faculties and their requirements of functionality control, display layout, and language. As a proof of concept, we have developed an OER website based on this design and have conducted a set of UX tests that include users with

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Section: User Personalizationmentioning

confidence: 88%

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Bridging the accessibility gap in Open Educational Resources

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Luján-Mora

2017

Univ Access Inf Soc

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“…Correctly designed digital resources can transform to the unique specifications of each learner, presenting the visual layout, presentation modes (e.g., audio, visual, tactile), and method of control that suits the individual learner. Metadata associated with each resource can help match the resource to the unique needs and learning goals of each learner [48].…”

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Life-long learning on the inclusive web

Treviranus

2016

Proceedings of the 13th International Web for All Conference

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If our formal education systems were to be graded on achieving the following assignment: "to enable all students to reach their diverse, full potential, so that they can be prosperous, selfguided contributors to our global community," our systems of education would be flunking. The impact of this failure will exponentially worsen over time, given socio-technical trends. To achieve this crucial learning goal we need more than incremental improvement. We need disruptive innovation. Can the Web be the disruptive impetus and generative scaffolding for an education system that can achieve this goal? How can we both reform and leverage Web accessibility approaches to support this mission? These are the questions explored in this article. Complex adaptive systems, emerging decentralized systems of trust, "small" and "thick" data analytics, Internet of things sensing, open platforms, but most importantly --connected communities, are all recruited in the thought experiment to craft a candidate response. CCS Concepts• Information systems~World Wide Web KeywordsInclusive design; designing for diversity; social cohesion; disparity; economic inclusion; complex adaptive systems.

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Tukuchiy: a dynamic user interface generator to improve usability

Barrera-León

Mejia-Molina

Carrillo-Ramos

et al. 2016

IJWIS

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Purpose This paper aims to present a detailed description of Tukuchiy, a framework to dynamically generate adapted user interfaces. Tukuchiy is based on Runa-Kamachiy, a conceptual integration model that combines human–computer interaction (HCI) standards to create user interfaces with user-centered concepts usually addressed by adaptation. Design/methodology/approach The first step was the definition of three profiles: user, context and interface. These profiles contain information, such as user disabilities, location characteristics (e.g. illumination) and preferences (e.g. interface color or type of system help). The next step is to define the rules that ensure usability for different users. All of this information is used to create the Tukuchiy framework, which generates dynamic user interfaces, based on the specified rules. The last step is the validation through a prototype called Idukay. This prototype uses Tukuchiy to provide e-learning services. The functionality and usability of the system was evaluated by five experts. Findings To validate the approach, a prototype of Tukuchiy, called Idukay, was created. Idukay was evaluated by experts in education, computing and HCI, who based their evaluation in the system usability scale (SUS), a standard usability test. According to them, the prototype complies with the usability criteria addressed by Tukuchiy. Research limitations/implications This work was tested in an academic environment and was validated by different experts. Further tests in a production environment are required to fully validate the approach. Originality/value Tukuchiy generates adapted user interfaces based on user and context profiles. Tukuchiy uses HCI standards to ensure usability of interfaces that dynamically change during execution time. The interfaces generated by Tukuchiy adapt to context, functionality, disabilities (e.g. color blindness) and preferences (usage and presentation) of the user. Tukuchiy enforces specific HCI standards for color utilization, button size and grouping, etc., during execution.

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An Introduction to the FLOE Project

Cited by 12 publications

References 2 publications

Bridging the accessibility gap in Open Educational Resources

Bridging the accessibility gap in Open Educational Resources

Life-long learning on the inclusive web

Tukuchiy: a dynamic user interface generator to improve usability

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