Archive for March 2009

Accessibility in Online Distance Education Courses

A while back I ranted about Google’s CAPTCHA human detection implementation, and how it is practically impossible sometimes to sign up for a Google Account.  But the moment of truth arrived when I listened to the accessibility recording of the CAPTCHA.  In case you forgot, I can summarize it with one word — psychotropic.  (Usual [...]

Quest 2 – For Real Now

Up to this point in the course we’ve done a lot of talking.  We’ve had great discussions about the history of the open education movement, usage rights, sustainability models, reusability, remixability–even hippies!–and just about everything in between.  But now it’s time to get to work!  No more talking!  This is going to be fun. So, [...]