Visualpedia: an educational Wiki to support students with different disabilities

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Published: Apr 30, 2011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17471/2499-4324/233
Keywords:
Educational Technology, Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL), ICT and Inclusion, accessibility, usability, education, collaboration, wiki

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Silvia Dini
Istituto David Chiossone Onlus
Marco Mesiti
Dipartimento di Informatica e Comunicazione, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano
Marina Ribaudo
Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova

Abstract

VisualPedia is a software prototype for the deployment of accessible educational objects for users with special needs in the visual, cognitive and verbal spheres. It was developed as part of the Italian Ministry of Education’s project on new technologies and disability “Nuove Tecnologie e Disabilità”. VisualPedia is a wiki-based tool conceived according to the principles of design for all and collaborative knowledge creation; it takes account of usability requirements for end-users’ fruitful exploitation of contents. In this paper we present the main system functionalities, with special emphasis on the management of educational objects, the specification of the user profile, and the visualization and retrieval of educational objects according to the user profile.

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Vol. 19 No. 1 (2011): TD52 - ICT and Inclusion
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Articles - Special Issue

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Author Biography

Marina Ribaudo, Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova

Dipartimento di Informatica e Scienze dell'Informazione

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