EASIT.
Easy Access for Social Inclusion Training.
Hello. I am a talking pencil.
I wear blue glasses and white gloves.
In this video I will explain how to navigate
through the EASIT materials.
When you land on the main page, you will have access
to a video describing the EASIT project.
The video player that the platform uses allows you to do different actions:
play, restart the video, move backwards and forwards,
activate the subtitles in English and in other languages, if available,
show the transcript, watch the video faster,
the icon is a hare, or slower, the icon is a tortoise,
select your preferences, play the video on full screen,
and select the sound volume.
The EASIT project has different types of content.
To navigate through the content, you have a menu on the left.
First, there is the section called “Read me first”,
where you can find a subsection for learners
and a subsection for trainers.
In both subsections you will find the video
you are now watching and a list of all subtitles
available in different languages for the videos.
In the subsection for trainers, we offer some additional resources for trainers:
a training guide and 6 tasks documents,
one per unit.
The training guide aims to describe the structure of the educational materials,
the different types and formats of teaching resources available,
and the learning outcomes covered.
Each tasks document includes a multiple-choice questionnaire
with its key plus a list of suggested tasks
that trainers can use or adapt in their classes.
There is also a subsection called “Open access”
that links to the UAB’s open access repository,
where all materials are available for download.
Finally, there is a subsection called “Meet the trainers”,
where all the trainers appearing in the videos
present and audio describe themselves.
Then, just below the “Read me first” section,
you have the different units, from Unit 1 to Unit 4.
If you click on a unit, you will see the elements
that make up this unit.
Elements are like main topics.
For instance, Unit 1 has elements 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
At the end of the list of elements, you will find a questionnaire
for the whole unit and a reading list with suggested references.
Each element, each of these broad topics within a unit, has different items.
For instance, Element 1 has three items:
Human diversity, Disability models, and Language on disability.
If you select one of these items, you will be able to access
all the materials associated with it.
For instance, imagine you select Unit 1, Element 1, Human diversity,
Item 1.1.1, Human diversity.
Here you can watch a video. The video player is always the one
I have presented at the beginning.
Below the video, you will find an arrow
to move to the next item.
So, I now move to the next item. It takes me to 1.1.2., Disability models.
Again, I can watch a video and I can move
to the previous or next video.
There are some additional interesting features.
For some videos, you will also have links
to what we call “Additional materials”.
These additional materials are generally webpages
that would be interesting for you to visit to learn more,
as they are related to the content of the video.
Please notice that by clicking on the “Listen” button,
you will activate ReadSpeaker, a system that reads the text aloud.
This button is only available if the page includes text.
Below the additional materials, if any,
you will find the orange drop-down bar “Download”.
If you click on it, you will be able to download
all the content available associated with this video:
the video itself, the audio only,
generally available for the video lectures which work as a podcast,
but not for other type of content,
the slide presentation, in the case of video lectures using slides,
the transcript, and the subtitles in the languages available at the moment.
English subtitles are always available.
If you get lost, at the top of the page
you can see the navigation path and can easily go back.
And the menu on the left will always be visible to guide you.
If you need assistance, at the top right corner of the screen
you will find a link to our contact information.
At the top, you will also have a link to the “Who we are” section,
including the acknowledgements and a list of all the persons
who have contributed to the project
and to the creation of these materials.
By clicking on the EASIT logo, at the top left of the screen,
you will be directed to the main page, from where we started.
Now it’s time for you to navigate through the website
and select the content you are interested in.
You may want to start from Unit 1 and go through all the content,
or you may want to go to a specific topic of your interest.
I hope you enjoy the EASIT materials and find them useful!
This introductory video was prepared by Anna Matamala from UAB
and Blaž Zajc from RTV Slovenija.
It was produced by RTV Slovenija.