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Moodle by Elaine Shelburne
User interfaces : What are they?
The
user interface
is the aggregate of means by which people (
the users
)interactwith a particular machine, device, computer programor other  complextool(
the  system
). http://infao5501.ag5.mpi-sb.mpg.de:8080/topx/archive?link=Wikipedia-Lip6-2/45249.xml&style The user interface provides means of:
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Input, allowing the users to control the system
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Output, allowing the system to inform the users (also referred to as
 feedback 
)
 To work with a system, the users need to be able to control the system and assessthe state of the system. For example, when driving anautomobile, the driver usesthe steering wheel to control the direction of thevehicle, and the accelerator pedal,brake pedal and gearstick to control the speed of the vehicle. The driver perceivesthe position of the vehicle by looking through the windscreen and exact speed of the vehicle by reading thespeedometer. The
user interface of the automobile
is thewhole composed of the instruments the driver can use to accomplish the tasks of driving and maintaining the automobile.
 
 The system may expose several user interfaces to serve different kinds of users.For example, acomputerizedlibrarydatabasemight provide two user interfaces, one for library patrons (limited set of functions, optimized for ease of use) and theother for library personnel (wide set of functions, optimized forefficiency). There are three user interfaces: administrator, teacher, and student
User interfaces in computing
Incomputer scienceandhuman-computer interaction,the
user interface (of a computer  program)
refers to the graphical, textual and auditory information the program presents to theuser, and the control sequences (such as keystrokes with thecomputer keyboard, movements of thecomputer mouse,and selections with thetouchscreen
 
) the user employs to control the program.
Web-based user interfaces
, which accept input and provide output bygeneratingweb pages which are transported via theInternetand viewed by the user using aweb browserprogram.
i.e. :Content editor [def.
Using the content editor, the user can edit text,add graphics, create tables, and add hyperlinks to the content.]
Management console:
management console:
A remote computerthat is used to interact with a local computer via a
terminal emulator
. A
management console
is often in a geographically different location thanthe local computer. A single
management console
may be used to interact
 
with one or more local computers.http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc249575(PROT.10).aspx
User profilesAccount managersHow user-friendly are they? 75% dooyoo communityAre they web-based, need client installed, or…? Navigation menus: Reviewers—mostly easy to navigate and understand
 The chat module allows participants to have a real-time synchronousdiscussion via the web.
Features: Variety 100% pleased vooyooQuizes(
Here a teacher asks a question and specifies a choice of multipleresponses.), Assignments, Chats, databases, forums, glossaries, lessons, quizzes,resources (web page, image, MP3 file, audio file for foreign language pronunciation),SCORM, survey model, wiki page, workshop.
Universal accessibility:
Websites built with
accessibility
in mind areflexible in meeting different user needs, preferences and situations. Though thesemethods can increaseusabilityfor everyone who uses the web they are oftenlegally required to be implemented in a specific effort to prevent discriminationagainst people with disabilities. http://docs.moodle.org/en/accessibility
Personalization/customizationHow does one import or export an item?
Assignments enable teachers to grade and give comments onuploaded files and assignments created on and off line.
Accessibility Guidelines:
Why do we have accessibility guidelines?
There are three main groups of reasons for these guidelines:
Legal
: The Disability Discrimination Act, Part IV 2001(SENDA) - the law requires responsible bodies to anticipate the requirements of disabled people or students and the adjustments theycould be making for them. This applies to all the interactions a student makes with the Schoolincluding all elements of course delivery.
Moral
: Prior to law there is an obvious moral obligation to make all learning materialsaccessible to all.
 
Practical
: These guidelines are written with a number of practical considerations in mind. Awell designed Moodle course will make the materials more accessible to all, as well asalleviating some of the main access problems.
Contents
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Examples of web page access problems
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Guidelines:
 
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Use simple presentation and language
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Provide meaningful text in your hypertext links
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Provide text alternative to images and other media
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Create HTML web pages; don't upload Word documents
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Avoid specifying fonts directly
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Avoid specifying font colours
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Avoid large blocks of italicised text
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Use simple table formatting and avoid creating tables within tables
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Make links open in the same window
Examples of web page access problems
Learners with a variety of disabilities may have difficulty in using web-based materials.Problems include:
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Dyslexia - the commonest disability at LSE. Dyslexic students are particularlysensitive to web page layout, design of navigation, size of text and use of colour.
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Visual impairments - relatively few completely blind students, but asignificant number have a visual impairment. Impairment of colour vision iscommon amongst males. The proportion of visually impaired studentsincreases with age. Such students may use
screen readers
which read outthe contents of a web page.
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Hearing impairments - these become increasingly significant as the use of multimedia resources grows.
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Motor impairments - these can affect the learner's ability to use aconventional keyboard or mouse.
Any difficulties arising from an impairment are additional to those faced by all users if web pages are hard to find, slow to load, rely on proprietary plug-ins or are difficult to navigate.2009 London School of Economics & Political Sciencehttp://clt.lse.ac.uk/Help/accessibility.php#why
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