Tag Archives: accessibility

AI: An “F” for Fake

Posted on January 10, 2024 by geoffcain

I have been playing with voice cloning to try and get a sense of where the technology is and how it can be used in instructional design. There are a number of moral and legal issues with voice cloning, of … Continue reading →

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NWeLearn: Universal Design for Learning Practices and Ideas

Posted on October 18, 2019 by geoffcain

These are my random notes from a conference session. The usual caveats apply: any disorganization is based on my own interests and abilities, not the presenters. Contents may settle in shipping. Description We will introduce the basic concepts of Universal … Continue reading →

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NWeLearn: An Accessible Course

Posted on October 18, 2019 by geoffcain

These are some brief notes from an accessibility presentation I went to at the North West eLearn Conference. My usual disclaimer: the rambling nature of my notes represents my interests and abilities, not those of the presenter, who was just … Continue reading →

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NWeLearn: Developing & Hosting an Accessible Online Conference

Posted on October 20, 2016 by geoffcain

These are my nearly random notes from Greg’s presentation. Lack of tangential thought is my own. Contents may settle in shipping: Developing & Hosting an Accessible Online Conference Dr. Gregory Zobel, Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at Western Oregon University … Continue reading →

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Asking the Wrong Questions About Captioning

Posted on October 9, 2016 by geoffcain

I first read about this at Stephen Downes’ blog, a study entitled “The Effects of Captioning Videos on Academic Achievement and Motivation: Reconsideration of Redundancy Principle in Instructional Videos” by Muzaffer Ozdemir, Serkan Izmirli, and Ozden Sahin-Izmirli. In their abstract … Continue reading →

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