Carrie Ann Desnoyers Instructional Designer CREATING ACCESSIBLE MATH IN D2L MATHTYPE, LATEX, MATHPAGES, AND MATHPLAYER

Required by most degree programs Often considered difficult subject Very few online math courses MATH IN HIGHER ED

ONLINE MATH Problem: Not properly displayed in html Solution: MathML

USING MATHML Problem: MathML is complicated Solution: Math markup languages and conversion software MathType LaTeX

MathTypeLaTeX VIEWING MATH ONLINE

DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR?

WHERE I COME IN MathML and MathPlayer Fully Accessible Math

Math is inherently visual Students with impairments may not be able to access visually represented math Learning Disability such as Dyslexia May need verbal representation of math Sight impairment Partial – may need to see larger font Full – will need to hear math WHAT IS ACCESSIBLE MATH Assumption Fact

Created by Design Science Displays MathML in browsers Displays verbal description of MathML equations Reads equations in MathML and MathPages MATHPLAYER

MathType  Can convert for D2L Equation Editor  Can Convert to MathML  Can create readable documents  Has plugin for MS Word and PowerPoint  Easy to use  Publishes to MathPage  Can not render high level math LaTeX  Can convert for D2L Equation Editor  Can Convert to MathML  Can create readable documents  Many free downloadable LaTeX editors  Can render high level math equations CHOOSING A MARKUP LANGUAGE

 Instructor creates mathematical content  Uses markup language software  Instructor sends to Designer  Designer converts content  Using Mathtype  Option 1: Insert using D2L equation editor  Option 2: Create PDF document and MathPage  Using LaTeX  Option 1: Insert using D2L equation editor  Option 2: Convert to MathML and publish to webpage THE PROCESS

 Old Format: Math Images  D2L WYSIWYG Editor and Equation Editor  Navigational PDF  MathPage EXAMPLES

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