Kriativ-tech Volume 1, Issue 7, April 2018, Pages: xxx Received: Dec. 28, 2019; Accepted: Feb. 25, 2020. Published: Jul. 30, 2020.
Authors
Dulce Mourato, Assistant Professor at ISTEC
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Dulce Mourato, How Solidarity Technologies Could Change and Improve e-Learning Courses and Get Inclusive and Responsive Answers for All?DOI: 10.31112/kriativ-tech-2020-08-41
Abstract
The practical application of Solidarity Technologies concept adopted in my PHD thesis, with its roots in inclusion promotion, interfaces simplification and universal access, more specifically in issues related to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and their availability for all, is one of the goals of this paper. Discuss how Solidarity Technologies could be applied at empirical research in specific formal of eLearning and Blended Learning in a specific case of graduate or post graduate ICT and Multimedia courses as well as lifelong learning situations for physical impairments and disabilities students in virtual or real academic environments, could improve inclusive and responsive answer for all.
Keywords
Solidarity Technologies, Accessibility, Usability, Connectivity, Networks.
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