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ERIC Number: EJ1475304
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jun
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1360-2357
EISSN: EISSN-1573-7608
Available Date: 2025-01-14
Empowering Access: Integrating Multiple Means of Engagement When Teaching Accessible Design Principles
Rachel F. Adler1,2; Devorah Kletenik3
Education and Information Technologies, v30 n9 p12661-12680 2025
Although digital accessibility topics are increasingly gaining inclusion in university computing classrooms, many instructors still encounter difficulties in engaging students with this subject. The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework, a pedagogical approach that emphasizes multiple means of engagement, offers a promising strategy to appeal to diverse learning preferences of students. In our study, we applied the UDL framework to design a set of five interactive accessibility games. These games were intended to supplement traditional classroom approaches to teach accessible design. We implemented these games in courses at two public universities, testing them on 236 students. The students not only found the games both educational and engaging, but they also demonstrated a heightened understanding of the software challenges faced by people with disabilities and a greater inclination to include users with disabilities as potential software users. Our findings strongly suggest that the integration of accessibility-focused games into the classroom setting can significantly enhance student learning outcomes.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, School of Information Sciences, Champaign, USA; 2Northeastern Illinois University, Department of Computer Science, Chicago, USA; 3Brooklyn College, CUNY, Department of Computer and Information Science, Brooklyn, USA