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Alternative text, or “alt text” is a short description or tag added to images found online or in documents. It’s a way of describing images for people who are unable to see them, usually because they have a vision-related disability. It’s generally not visible on the page like a...
Ensuring that you use clear language in your subject is important for all students – and critical for some who might find it harder to fill in the gaps. We asked our Digital Accessibility Ambassadors – UTS students with lived experience of disability about why using clear language in your...
A clear and logical structure is a basic foundation of accessible digital content. Structure refers to the layout and format of your content. Well-structured content benefits all of your students and is critical for students who have cognitive or learning disabilities, students who use screen readers, students who only...
Some students might experience barriers when accessing content in your subject. Adding content to your subject sites and learning materials in a certain way can help remove these barriers and create an inclusive and accessible learning environment. We asked our Digital Accessibility Ambassadors – UTS students with lived experience of...
Making a feedback artifact in the form of audio or video (as opposed to a text paragraph) has a wide range of benefits, both in creation (it’s faster and more enjoyable to make), and reception (they are clearer and more appreciated by learners). The technology needed to do this...
Processes of self assessment where students examine and compare their own work with the aid of well defined evaluative criteria can constitute feedback, particularly in a formative setting (Andrade, 2019). Self regulated Learning Self assessment is closely linked to the concept of Self-regulated Learning (SRL) where students set their...
Feedback, where information is provided to a learner, relating to their work, ideas or understanding of a subject area, is a key component of learning. Feedback and learning theories A range of learning theories underpin feedback research and practice; From the cognitivist emphasis upon the role of feedback to...
Feedback for learning is essential but not always straight forward or easy in its implementation. Communication and affect Being able to hear and extract meaningful information from feedback on our ideas, performance and understanding is a key professional skill in any career. But being open to criticism and able...
Peer to peer feedback is a broad descriptor that can be applied to a range of interactions between students. Many theories of learning incorporate feedback between peers including Stephen Brookfield’s framing of discussion as a key component of learning (Brookfield, 2005) and the connectivist understanding of the classroom as...
