- From: Jason White <jason@jasonjgw.net>
- Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2023 11:25:37 -0400
- To: Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net>, Scott Hollier <scott@hollier.info>
- Cc: Adapt tf <public-adapt@w3.org>
Thank you, Janina. There's an extraordinarily large body of educational research around, as you know, and probably a substantial body of material relevant to any education-specific guidelines. We'll need very precise questions to keep the scope within bounds. this really isn't my area at all, but I'm concerned this could turn into a huge literature review if we aren't careful - and we just don't have the resources. Regards, Jason. On 24/4/23 11:13, Janina Sajka wrote: > Dear Jason: > > The Adapt minutes below will provide some context. Unfortunately, we did > not link the UDL metadata spec in those minutes, so my google search is > giving me: > > > http://udlguidelines.cast.org/ > > Note that these "guidelines" were developed by CAST, an organization > long engaged in accessibility, and Michael Cooper's former employer! > > Lionel Wolberger writes: >> Minutes of the meeting were not saved by Zakim, here they are below: >> >> Bob Dolan, co-principal investigator of CLIPPS - Customized Learning >> Interface Production from Pedagogic Semantics -- presented to Adapt and >> answered questions. >> >> Userful links: >> https://bob-dlc.github.io/clipps/ >> https://bob-dlc.github.io/clipps/ontology/index.html >> >> Meeting Minutes below (Lionel, Scribe, adding notes sent by Janina and Matt) >> >> Why photosynthesis? >> Teachers at the time identified it as a particularly challenging subject >> for this age group >> >> Context was very important >> Am I getting introduced to a new topic? >> Am I studying for a test? >> 2D spatial content needs to be linearised >> could give students a choice of what to look at, but with varying degrees >> of scaffolding >> >> considered screen size as a factor >> Is the student on their phone, on a bus? >> Is the student at a computer? >> >> Apologies for the state of the documents, assets >> Some have gone missing over the years >> >> Project focus >> On the technology >> Not on efficacy (no surveys proving that it is demonstrably better for >> kids, to learn) >> selection, sequencing, and rendering >> not individual, but context >> >> >> The personas >> picked 3 fictive students Brian, Alita, Sasha >> Used UDL to generate these personas >> >> Learning styles was mentioned >> This was debunked >> But the idea of difference should be preserved >> >> UDL >> a bit fuzzy >> it is a set of design principles >> might be useful for COGA and RQ >> Bob able to see either side of the debate and willing to return on that >> topic >> >> Matt: Order seems really important to me >> How do you order pedagogical content? >> students who have a preference for "tie this into what I already know" >> "give me something engaging" as opposed to "just show me the formula" >> (looking at the world as a chemist). affective considerations as to best >> sequence to get students motivated >> >> >> Ontology has 'edges' >> DescribedBy, Provides visual representation of >> >> >> Discussing simplification >> They have to provide all materials to all students. There is an exception >> for students with the most profound cognitive disabilities, they can have >> alternate achievement standards. >> Complex subject-based, political, even legal, implications >> >> Text-only >> We don't want to over-cater to students. If a student only reads the text, >> we could characterise them and build a profile that gives them only the >> text (think of all the bandwidth we could save). >> BUT... the art of good teaching is knowing when to challenge the student: >> suggesting they learn to interpret the images, because they find them >> overwhelming, but it would help them to understand the diagrams. >> Then they'll cope with them, rather than always shying from them. >> >> >> Beware not to overcategorize >> [image: Lionel Wolberger] >> <https://userway.org/?utm_source=email-signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Lionel_Wolberger> >> >> Lionel Wolberger >> COO, UserWay Inc. >> [image: UserWay.org] >> <https://userway.org/?utm_source=email-signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Lionel_Wolberger> >> [image: Phone Icon] +1 (415) 800-4557 <+14158004557> >> [image: Envelope Icon] >> lionel@userway.org <lionel@userway.org> >> [image: Schedule with Me] >> <https://userway.org/s/lionel?utm_source=email-signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Lionel_Wolberger> >> Important Reads: Accessibility and SEO Impact >> <https://userway.org/blog/the-impact-of-accessibility-on-seo/?utm_source=email-signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Lionel_Wolberger> >> & Accessibility Tax Credits >> <https://userway.org/blog/ada-tax-credit/?utm_source=email-signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Lionel_Wolberger> >> [image: Must-Attend Webinar on Rising Importance of Accessibility With >> Forrester Analyst] >> <https://userway.org/webinar-partner-2023/?utm_source=email-signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Lionel_Wolberger>
Received on Monday, 24 April 2023 15:25:43 UTC