Title :
User Centered Model to Provide Accessible e-Learning Systems
Author :
Hebiri, Halima ; Laabidi, Mohsen ; Jemni, Mohamed
Author_Institution :
Res. Unit of Technol. of Inf. & Commun. UTIC, Ecole Super. des Sci. et Tech. de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
Abstract :
In recent years, two major developments have been made. In one hand, E-learning has advanced in a remarkable manner, empowering education and creating very sophisticated environments. In the other hand, more importance has been attached to accessibility as it allows people with special needs to access to the Internet and to navigate and take advantage of web pages and services more efficiently. However, little attention has been devoted to make people with various disabilities benefit from the e-learning platforms. In this context, we are working on modeling the various types of learners with disabilities according to their preferences and their needs so as to insure their access to the various learning platforms. Our project consists on studying the field of accessible e-learning in order to give disabled learners the opportunity to access to the e-learning platforms just like any other students. This work is based on the OMG´s Model Driven Architecture.
Keywords :
Web services; computer aided instruction; education; handicapped aids; user centred design; Internet; accessible e-learning systems; disabled learners; learning platforms; model driven architecture; sophisticated environments; user centered model; web pages; web services; Biological system modeling; Computational modeling; Computer integrated manufacturing; Electronic learning; Guidelines; Learning systems; Unified modeling language; ACCLIP; ACCMD; Accessibility; MDA; e-learning; e-learning platform;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2010 IEEE 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sousse
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7144-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2010.207