Teleconference Details
Date: 2008-07-29
Time: 3:00 pm EDT, 2:00 pm CDT, 1:00 pm MDT, 12:00 pm PDT
Agenda
Blackboard Documentation Subcommittee
- Discuss the plans for the creation of an updated version of the Blackboard screen reader tutorial
- Discuss Quick Start guides (available in the Accessibility course under Blackboard Resources)
- Generate a list of topics that could be added for new Quick Start guides (and possibly help system)
Minutes
Blackboard BB-Doc Sub Group Teleconference minutes, July 29, 2008
Scribe: Dean BrunsnighanNext Meeting
- Date: Tuesday August 26, 2008
- Time: 3:00 PM EDT; 2:00 PM CDT; 1:00 PM MDT; 12:00 AM PDT
- Phone: TC Conferencing
Action items
- Future helping out with screen reader tutorial
- Write a short overview on what accessibility button is used for
- Go to next BB General for ideas on next steps
Participants
- Kevin Price, UIC, Co-Chair
- Hadi Rangin, UIUC
- Dean Brunsnighan, Purdue
- David Schwarte, Purdue
- Beth Stinson, Blackboard
- Cheryl Todd, Meredith College
- Cindy Poore-Paraseu, Bristol Community College
Discussion
Screen Reader
Beth is working on creating a tutorial for using BB with a screen reader. She has enlisted George
Washington Univ in Washington, DC as a partner in developing the tutorial.
It will be a joint project, so no payment is involved.
Blackboard NG (Next Generation
Blackboard NG (Next Generation) is another name for BB 9.0, and it will be the next release of BB. Beth explained
it has an "accessibility button" that in context explains how to use
keyboard shortcuts to accomplish a task instead of using "drag & drop". There was general agreement that this group
could write a short overview explanation of what the button is for and how it can be helpful for anyone,
whether disabled or not. Beth gave a personal testimonial of how helpful she has found it in certain situations.
Quick Start Guides
Quick Start Guides are written after the basic documentation is completed.
Since basic documentation is not yet finished for 9.0, our group can't
move forward with writing any Guides at this time.
Next Meeting
- Date: Tuesday August 26, 2008
- Time: 3:00 PM EDT; 2:00 PM CDT; 1:00 PM MDT; 12:00 AM PDT
- Phone: TC Conferencing
Discussion List
- Please contact Hadi Rangin (e-mail: hadi@uiuc.edu) or Terry Thompson (e-mail: tft@u.washington.edu) to be added to or deleted from the discussion list
- Discussion list archives