IThe project arises to alleviate the problem of the application of technological accessibility in Higher Education Institutions (HEI). HEIs in Latin America have limited governance and resources for the implementation of institutional strategies for attention to diversity, particularly disability. One of the actions to be highlighted in the project is that aimed at the training of students from their entry to their job placement.In general EduTech seeks to improve Accessible Virtual Higher Education through the construction of management skills through the establishment of a Technological Accessibility Unit in the HEIs. These units will base their management procedures mainly through an Accessibility Volume, which consists of a compendium of six guides that are part of a framework. Such a framework will be tailored to each of the HEIs according to the needs diagnosis and will generate good implementation practices when carrying out pilot actions. At the end of the project, a set of recommendations and a sustainability plan will be generated that will ensure the continuity of the initiative.The most important results of the project will be the development of accessible open educational resources (OER), accessibility support tools for teachers and students, accessible open courses, contemplating the universal design for learning. As a boost to research, a cooperation network will be created that will allow the exchange of good practices and success stories. The results of the project will be available through a series of publications in congresses and impact journals.In the long term, the results of the project could impact on the educational and occupational insertion of students with disabilities by providing them with adequate training, involving the appropriation of knowledge and social coexistence.
The main objective of the project has been the creation of Technological Attention Units (UAT) in Latin American universities. These units have been able to be built thanks to the improvement in technological infrastructure at these universities. The entire knowledge base of the project was captured in the EduTech book with six guides on various topics. As a complement to the guides, a series of support tools and a series of training courses have been built.
The EduTech project aims to alleviate the problem of applying technological accessibility in Higher Education Institutions. In general, EduTech seeks to improve Accessible Virtual Higher Education through the establishment of Technological Attention Units (UAT) in HEIs, which are advisory units on accessibility in higher education. The purpose of these units is the application of good practices in terms of accessibility applied to both students and teachers.
<< Background >> The EduTech project aims to alleviate the problem of applying technological accessibility in Higher Education Institutions. In general, EduTech seeks to improve Accessible Virtual Higher Education through the establishment of Technological Attention Units (UAT) in HEIs, which are advisory units on accessibility in higher education. The purpose of these units is the application of good practices in terms of accessibility applied to both students and teachers. << Objectives >> The main objective of the project has been the creation of Technological Attention Units (UAT) in Latin American universities. These units have been able to be built thanks to the improvement in technological infrastructure at these universities. The entire knowledge base of the project was captured in the EduTech book with six guides on various topics. As a complement to the guides, a series of support tools and a series of training courses have been built. << Implementation >> The project was developed in two phases, the first consisted of studying the state of the art on the different topics on technological accessibility applied to HEIs, then the 6 guides that make up the EduTech book were developed. The second phase was the creation of tools to support the guides and training courses. Quality control, dissemination and management were transversal to these two phases. << Results >> The main results of the project have been: The Technological Attention Units (UAT), the EduTech book, the tools developed and the training courses. A series of scientific works have also been published in high-impact journals with the most important results of the project.