on accessible e-learning

EU4ALL (European Unified Approach for Assisted Lifelong Learning) (2008-2011)

(Project reference: FP6-2005-IST-5)

project website  –  project page at aDeNu

I participated in this project with the aDeNu research group at UNED (Spain). This European funded research project aims to provide dynamic content adaptation of learning materials to guarantee for universal access in learning management systems.

My tasks within the project

• Usability and accessibility evaluation with users
• Results analysis
• Report writing

Related publications

Rodriguez-Ascaso, A., Boticario, J., Finat, C., DelCampo, E., Sarneiro, M., Alcocer, E., Gutiérrez y Restrepo, E., Mazone, E. “Inclusive Scenarios to Evaluate an Open and Standards-based Framework that Supports Accessibility and Personalization at Higher Education”. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Orlando, LNCS (2011)

e-training environments

Ami4Inclusion (Entornos de Inteligencia Ambiental para la Integración Laboral de Jóvenes con Discapacidad Intelectual) 2008-2010

(Project reference: TSI-020100-2009-172)

project website   –  project page at aDenNu website

I worked on this project with the aDeNu research group at UNED (SPAIN) as part of a Spanish government funded project. The project explores the inclusion of digital technology in the training of intellectually disabled people (aged 18-30) for administrative jobs. For this project we collaborated with staff and students from the Prodis Foundation

My tasks within the project

• Context analysis
• User’s requirement specifications
• Information architecture
• Evaluation with users

Related publications

Santos, O.C., Mazzone, E., Aguilar, M.J., Martin, L., Boticario, J.G. “Challenges in designing the user interface for educators managing recommendations in an e-learning context,” in Learning Design: User Interface Design for Virtual Environments: Challenges and Advances. Khan, B.H. (Ed.), Information Science Reference, IGI Global (2012)

Santos, O.C, Barrera, C., Mazzone, E., Boticario, J.G. “Catering for personal autonomy with e-mentoring supported by recommendations” in Pereira, J (Ed) Learning Design: Handbook of Research on Personal Autonomy Technologies and Disability Informatics, Information Science Reference, IGI Global (2012)

CISVI (Comunidades de Investigación para la Salud y la Vida Independiente) 2008-2010

(Project reference: TSI-020301-2009-20)

project website  –  project page at aDenNu website

The project was funded by the Plan Avanza programme of the Spanish government. Included 4 sub-projects of different Social Spaces for Innovation (e-health, professional training, basic daily life activities, e-bureaucracy) all aiming to improve the independent living for potentially disadvantaged groups, like elderly people and people with both strong or mild intellectual disabilities, with the use of technology. I worked with the aDeNu research group at different stages of the 4 sub-projects with public and private partners around Spain.

My tasks within the project

• Context analysis
• Information architecture
• Wireframe
• Evaluation studies

Related publications

Mazzone, E., Restrepo, E., Barrera, C., et al. “Involving users in the design of ICT aimed to improve education, work, and leisure for users with intellectual disabilities”. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, LNCS (2010)

Santos, O.C, Barrera, C., Mazzone, E., Boticario, J.G. “Catering for personal autonomy with e-mentoring supported by recommendations” in Pereira, J (Ed) Learning Design: Handbook of Research on Personal Autonomy Technologies and Disability Informatics, Information Science Reference, IGI Global (2012)

social network for users with special needs