Xerte - A user-friendly tool for creating accessible learning objects

Abstract

In order to meet our obligations to provide an accessible learning experience for all students, including those with impairments, it may sometimes be appropriate to create accessible learning objects. This can be readily achieved with Xerte, a freely available tool developed by the University of Nottingham, designed to prompt creators of learning objects about issues such as alternative text, and creating learning objects that are keyboard navigable and with a font/background colour/size change facility. The JISC TechDis template for Xerte brings some of the key aspects of Xerte to a non-technical user interface to enable any teacher or tutor to easily create Accessible Learning Objects. © 2008 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.