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Quarto - JISC Accessible Maths Meeting

Kristian Evans, Swansea University��October, 2025

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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Example Outputs
  • My Experiences
  • Student Feedback

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Introduction

  • Why Quarto?
  • Quarto is the next generation version of R Markdown
  • Quarto is useful for creating a variety of teaching resources/outputs
  • It can execute a variety of programming languages
  • A variety of editors can be used
  • Clear guidance on setting up available: Getting started with Quarto

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Example Outputs

  • R Teaching Labs for teaching Statistical Data Analysis
  • More Advanced Features of Quarto
  • Presentations - these Powerpoint slides

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My Experiences

Accessibility

  • HTML outputs for screen readers
  • Embedding diagrams/interactive diagrams to cater for different learning styles
  • More accessible coding

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My Experiences

Recommendations

  • Begin with a working basic Quarto output
  • Server (& backup) for HTML outputs
  • Keep up to date with versions/developments

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Student Feedback

  • “All the content is in one place and the ability to copy and paste example code is extremely helpful.”
  • “It is very accessible and engaging, making it easy to learn.”

�Full details of student feedback can be found at: Innovative and interactive statistics teaching using Quarto.