Adaptative support based on IMS-LD and psychoeducational strategies for students familiarization with the virtual learning enviroment

Abstract

This work is part of the research undertaken in the EU4ALL project (IST-2006-034778) and A2UN @ (TIN2008-06862-C04-01/TSI and TIN2008-06862-C04-00/TSI), focused on supporting institutions Higher Education in the activities to be carried out to ensure the participation of students with disabilities. Both accessibility and usability of content and academic activities to be undertaken in the field of higher education are issues addressed in the different research stages. From an inclusive perspective that considers the needs of the student, instructional designs have been developed taking into account various types of students who have different support needs, using educational technology standards such as IMS-LD (Learning Management System-Instructional Design) and implementing them through the support provided by the dotLRN learning platform. These designs are then converted into learning units implemented by the platform to suit the resources, content and learning flow characteristics and needs of students with disabilities and / or learning challenges in Higher Education (dyslexia, impaired hearing, attentional problems, etc.). Learning strategies are integrated in the design of activities, content and resources, which are aimed at improving the user skills to meet their needs in an interactive way, through various pre-designedlearning paths. Thus, attention to diversity is integrated with that offered to other peers, achieving ideal results that can be reused in different contexts and courses.