DETAILED PROGRAMME
Day 1: Sunday, 22 June 2025
08:30 – 09:30: Registration
09:30 – 11:00: Inauguration of the Workshop
11:00 – 11:30 – Tea and Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:45 – Session I (Current status of inclusive higher education in Bangladesh)
• Prof. M Shamim Kaiser (JU, BD) and Prof Saiful Islam (BUET, BD) (30 mins)
o Survey reports on challenges experienced by students with disabilities in Bangladesh
• Prof David Brown (NTU, UK), Prof Mufti Mahmud (KFUPM, KSA) and Dr M. Arifur Rahman
o Audience comments/feedback: Current challenges.
§ What content creation and learning tools do you use in your practice?
§ What platform(s) do you use?
§ What learning management systems do you use?
12:45 – 14:00: Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00: Session II (Training on Inclusive Education Toolkit on DiversAsia Website and its Bangla Version)
• Prof David Brown (NTU, UK)
o Principles for creating accessible online courses
• Dr M Arifur Rahman (NTU, UK) and Prof Mufti Mahmud (KFUPM, KSA)
o The DiversAsia Toolkit
• Prof David Brown (NTU, UK) (with Prof Simon Brown)
o Introduction to the various free tools for improving accessibility
15:00 – 15:15: Coffee Break and Networking
15:15 – 17:00: Session III (Online Moodle Learning Portal with Synchronised Mobile Apps)
• Dr M Arifur Rahman (NTU, UK) and Mr Nick Shopland (NTU, UK)
o Moodle introduction
o About H5P
o Demonstrate a range of informative courses on Inclusive Education approaches.
o DiversAsia Moodle account set up
o DiversAsia mobile app
17:00: End of Day 1
Day 2: Monday, 23 June 2025
08:30 – 09:30: Registration
09:30 – 10:30: Session IV (Personae Driven Approach in Inclusive Material Creation)
• Prof David Brown (NTU, UK)
o Description of the personae driven approach and offering support
• Mr Nicholas Shopland (NTU, UK)
o Introduction to the exercise and transforming inaccessible sample course texts
10:30 – 11:00: Tea and Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30: Session V (Practical exercise)
• Prof David Brown (NTU, UK), Dr M Arifur Rahman (NTU, UK), Mr Nicholas Shopland (NTU, UK), Prof Mufti Mahmud (KFUPM, KSA), Prof M Shamim Kaiser (JU, BD), and Dr M Mostafizur Rahman (AIUB, BD)
o Improving access for students with:
§ Visual Impairment
§ Mobility Impairment
§ A representative teachers profile
12:30 – 14:00: Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00: Session VI (Practical Exercise – Reflection)
• Prof David Brown (NTU, UK), Dr M Arifur Rahman (NTU, UK), Mr Nicholas Shopland (NTU, UK) and Prof Mufti Mahmud (KFUPM, KSA)
o Presentation of approaches applied to course materials using the Toolkit guidelines, checklists and leading edge practices by members of our network.
15:00 – 15:30: Coffee Break and Networking
15:30 – 16:30: Session VII (Accessible Materials – Authoring and Checking)
• Mr Nicholas Shopland (NTU, UK)
o OER/MOOCs accessibility validator – SCORM Accessibility Validator
§ https://diversasia-accessible-he.eu/elearning/mod/page/view.php?id=13
16:30: End of day 2
Day 3: Tuesday, 24 June 2025
08:30 – 09:30: Registration
09:30 – 11:00: Session VIII (Engagement Detection Tool)
• Prof Mufti Mahmud (KFUPM, KSA) and Prof M Shamim Kaiser (JU, BD)
o DiversAsia Engagement App – Multimodal affect recognition tool to provide personalised learning platforms for neurodivergent learners. (45 minutes)
o Best Practices
§ https://diversasia-accessible-he.eu/elearning/mod/data/view.php?id=12
11:00 – 11:30: Tea and Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30: Session IX: (Corroborating Statements from Participants)
• Prof David Brown (NTU, UK), Dr M Arifur Rahman (NTU, UK), Mr Nicholas Shopland (NTU, UK), Prof Mufti Mahmud (KFUPM, KSA), Prof Saiful Islam (BUET, BD), Prof M Shamim Kaiser (JU, BD), and Dr M Mostafizur Rahman (AIUB, BD)
o Invite selected participants to provide corroborating statements.
12:30 – 14:00: Lunch
14:00 – 15:00: Session X: Related Projects
• Prof David Brown (NTU, Dr M Arifur Rahman (NTU, UK), Mr Nicholas Shopland (NTU, UK)
o Related Projects
§ PHASE IV AI (https://phase4ai-project.eu) - Prof David Brown
§ VRET - Dr M Arifur Rahman
§ Early Detection and Management of Alzheimer’s Disease- Prof Mufti Mahmud
§ AI4GV: Inclusive use of AI in Education in Vietnam (https://ai4gv.edu.vn)
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee and Networking
15:30 – 16:30: Closing Ceremony