Including visually impaired people in standard e-learning courses

09.00-09.30 Registration, welcome coffee

09.30-09.45 Welcome, introduction to ELLPROFT and to the seminar
Arnaud HAERINGER (France), Ülle LEPP (Estonia)

09.45-10.00 Welcome address, representative of Ministry of Science and Education/ Ministry of Social Affairs

10.00-11.30 E-learning - what it is for training institutions?
Different forms of e-learning and how e-learning is related to educational needs and lifelong learning of visually impaired people
Presentation and discussion
Sue LOBB (UK)

11.30-13.00 E-learning experiences in participants' training institutions
Discussion

13.00-14.00 Lunch

14.30-15.30 Learning opportunities of visually impaired people.
General overview.
The main barriers for learning of visually impaired people.Overview of problems and solutions in different European countries.
Presentation and discussion.
Sue LOBB (UK)

15.30-16.00 Coffee break in EFVI

16.00-18.00 Study visit to Estonian Foundation for the Visually Impaired.
Demonstration the use of the special software for the blind
Presentation and discussion
Erik LOIDE (Estonia)

19.00 Dinner

09.30-11.00 E-learning environments.
Overview of different environments (WebCT etc).
Assessment of the accessibility of the environments
Presentation and discussion
Sue LOBB (UK)

11.00-11.30 Coffee break

11.30-13.00 The accessibility of the E-learning environments.
What should the training institution know about the accessibility.
How to make the webpages accessible for the visually impaired people.
Presentation and discussion
Christopher ROUSSEAU (France)

13.00-14.00 Lunch

14.00-15.30 The E-learning environment IVA created by Tallinn Pedagogical University.
Introducing IVA as a freeware solution for E-learning.
Demonstration how the blind people can use IVA by using the special software.
Demonstration and discussion
Mart LAANPERE (Estonia) and Erik LOIDE (Estonia)

15.30-16.30 Coffee break

16.00-17.30 The roles of training institutions and organizations of/for the visually impaired in E-learning
Discussion
Sue LOBB (UK), Erik LOIDE (Estonia)

18.30 Dinner in Estonian national restaurant

9.30-11.00 Motivation the training institution and the visually impaired people for developing and participating in E-learning courses.
Presentation + discussion.
Sue LOBB (UK)

11.00-11.30 Coffee break

11.30-12.30 Future prospects: the possibilities of e-learning in the education of the visually impaired
Discussion
Sue LOBB (UK)

12.30-13.00 Evaluation and closing of the seminar

13.00-14.00 Lunch

15.00-16.00 Organised excursion to Toompea Castle (Parliament Building and Pikk Hermann Tower)