Emerging Ed-tech and Accessibility Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Emerging Ed-tech and Accessibility

Creator

  • Author: Vora, Disha
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Chair: Squires, Susan
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Committee Chair
  • Chair: Nuñez-Janes, Mariela
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Chair: Fruchterman, Jim
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas
    Additional Info: www.unt.edu

Date

  • Creation: 2013-12

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Recent developments in the field of education have led to a proliferation of educational technologies (or “ed-tech”), yet access to educational content for students with special needs remains a challenge. This research study aims to assess the current state of accessibility in emerging ed-tech and to identify barriers in enabling educational content to be born accessible. Detailed discussions with various ed-tech platforms revealed less of a need for technical tools, but a more prevailing need for knowledge and education around accessibility – what it means and how best to incorporate accessibility into their platforms. The more experienced teams advocate incorporating accessibility into product development right from the design phase, while the younger teams expressed challenges in navigating accessibility laws and the dire need for easy-to-follow guidelines and best practices. A detailed review of educators' content creation processes reveals multiple dependencies in the ecosystem of ed-tech where partnerships and compatibilities are crucial in enabling accessibility throughout the process. Likewise, an urgent need exists for increasing awareness of accessibility among instructors authoring educational content using emerging ed-tech.

Subject

  • Keyword: Applied anthropology
  • Keyword: educational technology
  • Keyword: special education
  • Keyword: accessibility
  • Keyword: born accessible
  • Keyword: anthropology of education

Collection

  • Name: UNT Theses and Dissertations
    Code: UNTETD

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries
    Code: UNT

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights Holder: Vora, Disha
  • Rights License: copyright
  • Rights Statement: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

Resource Type

  • Thesis or Dissertation

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc407857

Degree

  • Academic Department: Department of Anthropology
  • Degree Discipline: Applied Anthropology
  • Degree Level: Master's
  • Degree Name: Master of Arts
  • Degree Grantor: University of North Texas
  • Degree Publication Type: thesi

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