Conference - Rewiring Inclusion: Strategies, Tools and Techniques to promote barrier-free learning

Dec. 29, 2009 - PRLog -- A full programme is now available including details of all 16 workshops and all plenary contributors.

Plenary speakers include:
1. Prior to dinner on 8 February, Julian Harty from Google will run a plenary session "Wave, Chrome OS, Online Docs, and Android. What impact will they have on the environment for learning?" Julian will also run a 40 minute workshop during the morning of 9 February.
2. During the morning of 9 February, Artur Ortega, Accessibility Evangelist for Yahoo! Europe, will speak in the opening plenary about the Yahoo! approach to accessibility. Artur will also run a 40 minute workshop during the morning of 9 February.
3. During the closing plenary on 9 February, Alison Mills, Head of Assessment for Learning at The Manchester College, will talk about how a large urban college is taking inclusion to the heart of its operations.

Booking online

Costs to attend
£120 members of ALT
£160 non members of ALT
£100 dinner, bed and breakfast at the National College
Book now at www.alt.ac.uk
Booking deadline: Tuesday, 2 February 2010

To register your interest for the event, and to be kept informed about arrangements, please join the relevant low-volume email announcements via the ALT website.

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ALT is a professional and scholarly association which seeks to bring together all those with an interest in the use of learning technology. With over 200 organisations and over 600 individuals in membership. The JISC TechDis Service aims to be the leading educational advisory service, working across the UK, in the fields of accessibility and inclusion.