RE: Notes from AccessLearn teleconference

Hi.
Did you record this, and if so, can I have the mp3.
Never got notified.
Thanks.

-----Original Message-----
From: David Sloan [mailto:dsloan@paciellogroup.com] 
Sent: Saturday, 15 August 2015 3:40 AM
To: public-accesslearn@w3.org
Subject: Notes from AccessLearn teleconference

Hi all

Thanks to everyone who took part in the first AccessLearn Community Group
call earlier this week! Here are some notes from the discussions.

Present:

* David Sloan
* Sarah Horton
* Lisa Snider
* David Berman
* Madeline Rothberg
* Laura Carlson
* Todd Weissenberger
* Elizabeth Greenwood
* Simon Ball
* Shawn Henry
* Ted Gies
* Marcie Dimac
* Gary Ritter
* Sushil Oswal
* Armony Altinier
* Mary Ziegler

1. Background

1.1 Agenda description

Brief description of W3C Community Groups and the creation of the
AccessLearn CG. Other W3C accessibility efforts (e.g. the WCAG WG, EO WG).)

1.2 Notes

* Working as a community group, more informal than W3C group, we are
exploring how best to work as a community group.
* Survey: Over 70 responses, posting summaries to public CG list. Results
confirmed views of why we should have a community group, particularly the
comments about lack of knowledge being a barrier to producing accessible
online experiences.
* David Berman: Is the survey still open? [Yes, will share the link with the
minutes.] Research for School of Public Service in Canada, also found the
challenge of awareness, challenge of lack of software platforms that support
creation of accessible online experiences.
* David Sloan: Is there anything we can do in this group to influence
market? Will need to understand more about what keeps vendors for using
accessible best practices in creating their products.

2. Aims: 

2.1 Agenda description

Based on the survey, here are some areas we could focus on:

* What additional resources are needed to help people use existing WAI
guidelines to create accessible online learning resources? The survey
indicated lack of knowledge amongst content creators was the biggest
challenge to accessible online
* What can W3C do to create connections between WAI guidelines and non-W3C
standards that could help promote accessible online learning? Other
standards exist, particularly those from IMS, and there are also CAST's UDL
guidelines. Do we need to work to build bridges between these and WCAG?
* What areas do we have to define are out of scope for a W3C WG, even if
they are considered important for accessible online learning, but may
require focus separately, e.g., tools for online video accessibility,
legislation and education accessibility?
* What wheels do we need to avoid reinventing?

2.2 Notes

* Intention to exchange information to understand how existing resources
help/hinder creation of accessible online learning.
* Gap analysis could be a general focus of the group.
* Has been lots of work underway outside of W3C. How best do we reconcile
this work with the W3C work?
* David Berman: With course materials, went through A and AA, attempted to
match up with popular elearning authoring tools and conference platforms.
Possible goal to consider WCAG2 Accessible Online Learning document.
* Simon Ball: Did assignment  to look at institutions, looks at existing
guidelines, identify gaps, asked educators what do they have to do to these
resources to make them useful for their teaching. Replied that they need to
mash existing guidelines with teaching principles and institutional
elearning strategies.
* Ted Gies: Producer of online learning systems, one challenge is that there
are repeatable design patterns (consuming content, evaluating learning), is
there a usable and accessible solution? Are there proven design patterns?
Are there personas? Would like guidance on finite set of elearning design
patterns.
* Madeline Rothberg: Co-Chair of IMS guidelines, looking to update the
guidelines. Leadership coming from online learning industry (publishers,
learning software vendors-vendors who want to make products more
accessible). Will be seeking to coordinate efforts, encourage people to join
group and help shape guidelines. IMS and W3C currently collaborating in
EDUPUB area.
* Todd Weissenberger: CIC workgroup composed of CIOs to further
accessibility initiatives. Have just started a subgroup focused on
teaching/learning and accessibility.
* Sushil Oswal: Suggestion to compile list of activities people are involved
in to share with group, share activities and how they tie into focus of
AccessLearn group. 
* Ted Gies: Would be helpful to highlight best-in-class examples of online
learning.
* Armony Altinier: How we learn is influenced by language, would be helpful
to translate work of group to other languages, e.g., survey. 

2.3 Proposed activities:

* Define scope of effort/attention of CG
	* e.g., authoring tools, conferencing platforms
* Inventory existing resources
	* Existing resources including and beyond W3C (to avoid reinventing
wheels)
	* Institutional standards (e.g., Open University in UK has
guidelines)
* Identify pattern libraries
	*Are there usable and accessible pattern libraries to support 
* Inventory/coordinate with other efforts
	* Coordinate with IMS guidelines activities
	*CIC workgroup
* Identify exemplars
	*Best practice examples to spotlight where people are doing things
right
* Issue survey in other languages
	* Widen view of what can be done to make improvements in online
learning

3. Logistics:

3.1 Agenda description

* How do we define a work plan?
* How will the group organise its work, given its current constraints
(discussion but no publication)?
* What tools should the group use to help it do its work?
* How will it work with other W3C groups?
* Scheduling, reporting, communication.

3.2 Notes

* Working group charter: draft charter and share with group so members can
review and respond
	* Sushil, Sarah. Others? Please let us know if you would like to
join this effort.
* Set up wiki to compile resources: more information to come
* Reach out more broadly
	* Armony will produce survey in French. Simon to assist with
distribution, plus others who can help.
* Survey: Take the survey to another level, analyze and use results
	* Mary, Dave. Others? Please let us know if you would like to join
this effort.

4. Next steps:

* Meet by teleconference again in two months, date to be confirmed

David Sloan

UX Research Lead
The Paciello Group
dsloan@paciellogroup.com

Received on Saturday, 15 August 2015 02:15:08 UTC