What’s the alternative? Widening participation by making VLE-based distance learning available to those without internet access Centre for Open Learning of Mathematics, Science, Computing and Technology (COLMSCT) Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302). Val Hancock COLMSCT Associate Teaching Fellow [email protected]
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What’s the alternative?
Widening participation by making VLE-based distance learning available to those without internet access
Centre for Open Learning of Mathematics, Science, Computing and Technology (COLMSCT) Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302).
Statistics9 students registered• 2 withdrew before the course started• 1 did not complete the course• 6 passed the course
EDO FrameworkCategorise activities requiring internet access
Essentialstudents will fail the course if the activity cannot be carried out
Desirablestudents can pass the course if the activity cannot be carried out but their overall grade is likely to be affected
Optionalmany students outside prison will not engage with the activity
Discussion
• What are your experiences of problems due to lack of internet access?
• How did you overcome these problems?• What do we mean by ‘accessibility’?• Is the EDO framework useful?• Is this a learning design issue?
Further information• Alternative approaches to online activities for prisoners
and others without access to the Internet (COLMSCT project): http://www.open.ac.uk/colmsct/activities/details/detail.php?itemId=474c44f736651&themeId=48a9748015077
• An Objective Evaluation of Online Forum Usage Amongst Prison Tutors in a Distance Learning Environment (EISTA 2009 conference paper):http://www.iiis.org/CDs2008/CD2009SCI/EISTA2009/Abstract.asp?myurl=E362EX.pdf