Contemporary Issues in

eLearning in the U.S. Maureen C. Minielli, Ph.D.

The City University of New York

New York, NY

July 2015

Pappas, 2015

Three Areas to Discuss

Student Authentication and Verification

Student Privacy

Students with Disabilities

Conference Paper

States U.S. Law

Identifies past methods

Identifies problems with past methods

Identifies promising resolution techniques

Incorporate current U.S. and International trends

Student Authentication and Verification

Scaffold Technology in addition to Pedagogy

Project-Based Learning via web conferencing

Synchronous Online Education

Biometrics

Student Privacy

Flipped Classroom

Synchronous learning

Gamification: Using game design techniques and

mechanics in the real world to solve problems

(Bahirwani 2015)

Consortium Examination of Software and

Hardware

Access-Ability Access

Advice from top Accessibility in Higher Education

lawyer

Revise policies & create extensive statement

Conduct self-reviews

Create campus-wide purchasing policy

Establish grievance policies

Access-Ability Access

Advice from top Accessibility in Higher Education

lawyer

Train personnel and students

Ensure WCAG 2.0 Level AA website compliance

All online materials must be accessible

Create EIT administrative office and Accessibility policy

Have technological evaluation standards

Access-Ability Access

Advice from top Department of Justice lawyer

Create a central place to review all developed

materials

Use consultants, evaluate technology, and post results

online

Remediate current web pages & make accessible

Mark infrequently used web pages as “Archival” and

make accessible upon request

Access-Ability Access

Advice from top Department of Justice lawyer

Establish high level position with purchasing power &

to report compliance levels

Create “conscientious customers” who ask about

accessibility

Incorporate accessibility questions on evaluations

Fix problems for permanency, not temporality

Access-Ability Access

Marrakesh VIP Treaty

“International agreement improving textual materials

for the global blind and visually-impaired community”

8 Countries Ratify/Accession

Need 20 countries to become valid

We all should support this policy

Thank You

Spasieba

Gracias

Շնորհակալություն

Danke

Dankjewel

Selected References The 1709 Blog. (2015, April 2). Singapore signs up for Marrakesh [Blog post].

Retrieved from http://the1709blog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/singapore-signs-up-for-marrakesh.html

Bahirwani, K. (2015, June 15). Worldoo aims to use gamification to create a safer internet for kids; Krishna Bahirwani explores India's first online ecosystem designed for kids in the age group of 5-9. The ecosystem has been created to give them a safe and controlled exposure to the internet so that they can reap the benifits [sic] without any risks. DNA. Retrieved June 16, 2015 from Lexis-Nexis Academic Database.

Hill, E. (2015, June). The civil rights of accessible instructional technology. Paper presented at the Accessible Instructional Materials and Technology in Higher Education Summit, Columbia, MD.

Krevor-Weisbaum, K. (2015, June). Setting the stage: Legal precedents & higher education obligations. Paper presented at the Accessible Instructional Materials and Technology in Higher Education Summit, Columbia, MD.

Krueger, K., & Moore, B. (2015, February 1). New technology ‘clouds’ student data privacy. Phi Delta Kappan 95(5): 19-24.

Selected References

Pappas, C. (2015, January 25). The top ten elearning statistics and facts for

2015 you need to know.” eLearning Industry. Retrieved March 8, 2015 from

http://elearningindustry.com/elearning-statistics-and-facts-for-2015

New England College of Business's Bramante and Kramer discuss gamification

in online education. (2015, May 16). Plus Media Solutions. Retrieved June 16,

2015 from Lexis-Nexis Academic Database.

Shear, B. (2015, April/May). Edtech must embrace stronger student privacy

laws. T.H.E. Journal: 6; 8-9.

Singer, N. (2015, April 5). Online test-takers feel anti-cheating software’s

uneasy glare. Retrieved June 14, 2015 from

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/06/technology/online- test-takers-feel-

anti-cheating-softwares-uneasy-glare.html?_r=0