Kevin Gallagher on Learning Pool's DLE and Authoring Tool

Authoring Tool Updates &

The New Reporting Tool

Kevin Gallagher

• Significant enhancements to create accessible content• Assessment and Quiz Results• Flash Resize Support• Help File• Print Button

Authoring Tool Updates

AAA Standard with the World Wide Web Consortium

Lets have a look at some of the enhancements we have made…

Accessibility

Transcripts for Screen readers such a JAWS, Supernova, Window-Eyes and Browsealoud which are used by 75% of UK councils

Accessibility

Accessible Version Preview

Accessibility Diagnostics

Red – where alternative text has not been provided on images on screens

Orange – where the alternative text transcript provided for a page is very short and probably should be reviewed

Yellow – where the page is a multimedia page such as a flash page but no alternative text transcript has been provided but is recommended

Accessibility Diagnostics

Once the Author selects “Return” in the Diagnostics Screen he/she will get the

following display

Customise The Descriptions

Assessments & Quiz Results

There are four templates which are used to create questions to give the learner interaction:

• Multiple choice questions • Select from list with feedback • Drag and drop

The Quiz Results Page

You can add text descriptions for All

Correct, Partial & All Wrong

Flash Resize Support

Help & Print

New DLE Reporting - Homepage

Homepage – Report Summary, Saved Reports & Quick Reports

The Search Function & Report BuilderSearch for person

or search by course

Quick and easy to build reports which can be saved into

your “Saved Reports”

Sample Report Output

Questions?

Thank you!