Towards the Implementation Process of Accessible Virtual Campuses in Higher Education Institutions in Latin America

Applied Sciences

Salvador Otón Tortosa¹  Sergio Luján-Mora²  Gerardo Contreras Vega³  Francisco Sánchez Vásquez³  Juan Carlos Pérez-Arriaga³ 

[1] Department of Computer Science, University of Alcalá, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Spain;Department of Software and Computing Systems, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain;Facultad de Estadística e Informática, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa 91020, Mexico;

关键词: accessibility;    higher education;    PDCA cycle;    accessible virtual campus;   

DOI  :  10.3390/app12115470

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Ensuring equitable and inclusive access to educational services in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) requires the development of strategies that consider the diversity of their academic members, administrative staff, and students, as well as the use of information and communication technologies. The identification of requirements for technological accessibility in HEIs allows for the establishment of actions aimed at considering accessibility aspects in the processes of admission, permanence, and graduation, in order to support students with disabilities in their transit through these institutions. Having a systematic approach to guide the design of educational strategies in HEIs contributes to the identification of areas for improvement for the benefit of educational quality and community members. This article describes the proposal of a process based on the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle, and a methodology for the implementation of accessible learning environments oriented to the implementation of an accessible virtual campus based on the establishment of five defined phases: diagnosis, planning, implementation, control, and tracing. This proposal is aimed at supporting Latin American HEIs in the integration of technological accessibility requirements from a systematic and continuous improvement approach.

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