- From: Stephani Roberts Lincoln <stephani@MIT.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 11:51:10 -0400
- To: "Udas, Ken" <Ken.Udas@openpolytechnic.ac.nz>, "Helder Ferreira" <hfilipe@fe.up.pt>, "WAI-IG" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Hi Ken, This page might be helpful to you, there are links to other MathML resources at the bottom of the page. http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/webpublishing/mathml/ Stephani At 10:01 AM 7/13/2004 +1200, Udas, Ken wrote: >Helder, > >Hello. We are just upgrading to Moodle (open source Learning Management >System). I will tap into the community to find out more about this. To >be entirely honest, I need to develop a better understanding of MathML and >which web browsers best support it. Do you have any suggestions for a >good tutorial or introductory article? > >Ken > >-----Original Message----- >From: Helder Ferreira [mailto:hfilipe@fe.up.pt] >Sent: Sunday, 11 July 2004 10:43 p.m. >To: Udas, Ken; WAI-IG >Subject: Re: web survey tool recommendations? > > >Hi Ken, > >In your online learning environment how do you treat/show mathematical >expressions? >You use MathML? > >Regards, > > Helder Ferreira > >=============================================== >Speech Technology and Web Accessibility Research >Faculty of Engineering University of Oporto, Portugal > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Udas, Ken" <Ken.Udas@openpolytechnic.ac.nz> >To: "James Craig" <wai-ig@cookiecrook.com>; "WAI-IG" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org> >Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 5:33 AM >Subject: RE: web survey tool recommendations? > > > > > > James, > > > > > Can anyone recommend an accessible (and standards-compliant) tool for > > > web surveys? Or at least one that's close-enough to accessible that I > > > can tweak it myself. > > > > Hello. I am currently putting together a bit of a tutorial for a workshop >that I have been asked to provide. It is on accessibility relative to >online learning. One of the major issues confronting facilitators/teacher, >learning designers, and learners is accessible assessment techniques. In >online learning, assessment frequently has a survey-like component. If you >have any luck with your request, I would be quite glad to know. In >addition, as I test a few tools, I will let you know what I find out. > > > > > > > I would prefer an open source solution in PHP/MySQL for > > > Apache/Linux. > > > > On another note, I am very involved with an Open Source learning >management system project and an Open Source community project platform >project. If you are interested in learning more, please feel free to access >information on Eduforge at > > > > www.eduforge.org > > Eduforge is a virtual collaborative learning and exploratory environment >designed for the sharing of ideas, research outcomes, open source >educational software, and tools within a community of learners and >researchers. It is an open access resource allowing anyone with an interest >in the exploration of teaching and learning to join the community. Eduforge >encourages cross-institutional collaboration among individuals within an >independent environment outside the normal boundaries of organisational >infrastructure and resources. The Eduforge community is well supported by >online communication, content and management tools, including Wiki tools, >project management, forum, surveys, Current Versions System (CVS), and >document uploading and sharing. > > > > > > The Open Source e-Learning Platform is located at > > > > http://www.ose.org.nz > > The NZ Open Source Virtual Learning Environment Project is the >implementation of e-learning content creation tools and an open source >virtual learning environment (VLE) for use by a group of tertiary education >organisations throughout New Zealand. The project team will adopt and >contribute to e-learning application software from active open source >communities. The principal goal of the project is to collaboratively >establish an e-learning platform that minimises the financial, >organisational, and technological barriers to sharing resources across New >Zealand's education sector. The platform adopts a flexible technical >architecture appropriate for a dynamic environment, in which individual >application components use open standards and are independent, modular, and >extendable. This paper is intended to accompany a short demonstration of the >platform. > > > > > > In any event, we recognise that both of the projects require a fair amount >of work around accessibility. If there is anybody in this group that is >keen to provide input to either of these communities regarding >accessibility, please feel free to contact me directly or refer to the URLs >above. In the case of Eduforge, we are contributing to the GForge >application community via a team of programmers that is helping us with >Eduforge. The Open Source e-Learning Platform project is working with the >Moodle community and others. I will gladly support an accessibility >requirements gathering exercise. > > > > Regardless, if you are involved with a distributed education related >project, please feel free to visit Eduforge and take advantage of the >collaboration and communication tools to support your project. > > > > > > > > Take Care > > > > Ken > > > > ============================ > > > > Ken Udas, Ph.D. > > E-Learning Director > > The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand > > > > Phone: +64 4 913 5074 Mobile: 027 457 4426 > > E-Mail: ken.udas@openpolytechnic.ac.nz > > URLs: <http://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz> > > <http://www.openmindonline.com> > > <http://www.eduforge.org> > > <http://www.ose.org.nz> > > <http://www.e-fest.org.nz> > > > > Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to >time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. - Oscar Wilde > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: James Craig [mailto:wai-ig@cookiecrook.com] > > Sent: Thursday, 8 July 2004 9:55 a.m. > > To: WAI-IG > > Subject: web survey tool recommendations? > > > > > > > > Can anyone recommend an accessible (and standards-compliant) tool for > > web surveys? Or at least one that's close-enough to accessible that I > > can tweak it myself. > > > > I would prefer an open source solution in PHP/MySQL for Apache/Linux. A > > simple, one-page survey with some report data is all I need. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > James Craig > > > > -- > > http://cookiecrook.com/ > > > >
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