Teleconference Information
Date: 2005-07-11
Time: 1:00 PM
Agenda
Date: Monday July 11 2005 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 CST (Chicago Local Time) Phone: 217 265-9888 Suggested topics: 1. Update on Freedom Scientific answer regarding tabbing issue 2. Update on fixing already reported issues to WebCT 3. Upcoming WebCT conference a. Meeting with WebCT people b. Stratigic planning c. List of high-priority problems 4. Others Thanks, Hadi
Minutes
Present: Jon Gunderson, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign Phil Kragnes, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota Bargi Rangin, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign Konstantinos Nikos Yfantis, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign David Schwarte, Purdue University, West Lafeyette, Indiana Jeff Hiles, Wright State Kim Wilcox, University of Minnesota Robert Dumas, WebCT Notes: I. Update on Freedom Scientific answer regarding tabbing issue RD: We opened a server to freedom scientific and they think it is someting on their end. They have registered it as a bug in Jaws. I will keep on FS and WebCT to get the problem fixed. They will release in a future release, probably 7.0. PK: They just released a new version 6.2. HR: WIll it require a paid upgrade. PK: You need a current SMA. You cannot use the floppy authorization codes. *** more discussion of JAWS authorization codes ****** HR: Have you heard anything else from FS? Is there anything we can do speed up the process. RD: Jon G name seemed to help. PK: We could use the meeting at UIUC to write a letter to FS on this issue. Action PK: Draft a letter to FS PK: This may mean it doesn't work until 7.1 RD: Potential work arounds suggested by FS: 1. List of links 2. Navigation by line 3. Next previous quickeys 4. Turn off virtual mode DS: There seems to be some new keys II. Update on fixing already reported issues to WebCT DS: I have the list Hadi made with priorities Multilanguage support: a. Fix available in Vista 4.0 and CE 6.0 and as a hot fix for Vista 3.x Quiz Time Information: a. I am proposing a fixing the quizing system through a total redesign and fix accessibility the accessibility problems for good. Page Headings a. We started create pages using unique H1 b. JRG suggested the TITLE element in the HEAD also to be a unique link Data Tables a. We typically do proper table headings (TH, CAPTION) JRG: Suggested using ID and Headers Discussion of the use of data tables RD: I was thinking more of the tables used for formatting, but we can put ID and HEADERS as a coding change PK: No captions on layout tables HR: I agree RD: We will use Headers not CAPTION Specific Browser Support/Web Standards RD: We do support a number of different browsers RD: We are working on font-sizing within the application RD: This is per user configuration option Discussion of FONT selection RD: Actually open up WebCT stylesheets and users could change anything they want RD: Make some sort of interface to the stylesheets RD: The style sheets are complex KW: A interface would probably be the best RD: We are looking at a number of different levels and trying to figure out HR: Sometimes users have special needs and give them the most control PK: We have non-traditional students who doesn't understand browser font control features PK: The simplier the better to help low tech users DS: SOmeone who doesn' understand CSS, they will be lost DS: If we provide some simple functions it might help alot of people without much training. HR: I am concerned about the size function not allowing reflow DS: It will be CSS based HR: We need to give them a default feature PK: Section 508 website gives 6 options HR: Any other comments III. Upcoming WebCT conference HR: I am going to the WebCT conference and I will be meeting with RD and Chloe Morrow from WebCT RD: There are a few developers attending the conference HR: It will help me in my preparation to know who I am talking to RD: Chloe is director of Product managers and so she is pretty high up in the comapny and making decisions of feature. This meeting is your meeting. JRG: We need to look at a higher level issues in terms of features DS: Having specific problems helps gets problems solved KW: What I would like to see a team of students using AT testing these new versions before they are released. It is one thing for RD to do testing, but I would like to see some real user testing. SO we don't have after the fact fixing the problems. DS: I agree with you 100%. A great idea. KW: Even now with all the stuff we have looked at there is still alot to do. PK: Getting information from standards doesn't JRG: DO you do usability testing for people without disabilities? RD: Yes we do many types in user testing. HR: I brown bag by Esa Rantanen about Human Factors issues with WebCT. We maybe send the information. JRG: Job number one is "Usability Testing" using people with disabilities PK: Design with standards does not gaurentee accessibility JRG: Web Application development PK: The help system and tutorials on how to design course materials to be accessible PK: Videos on how people with screen readers Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP
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