Transcript how did you do thaT?

How Did You Do That?
Using technology to support students with complex
learning needs
Examples of Practice
across the UK
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From Supported Learning Programme Staff in
Scottish FE Colleges
Independent Specialist Colleges in
England/Wales – KickStart and Innovation
initiatives
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From Excellence Gateway
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From Moleshare (using mobile technology)
Stephen Shellard, Lecturer for
Supported Learning Programmes at
Dumfries and Galloway College has been
using free and portable technologies that
feature on the EduApps suite. Stephen
introduces some of the applications,
discussing and demonstrating how he uses
them in practice with his students.
http://bit.ly/fInskK
http://bit.ly/fInskK
John Archibald, Support for Learning Tutor
at Cardonald College has been working with
Web2 tools to develop literacy,
communication and research skills. With his
students he has created a Blog as an
alternative to more traditional newsletters.
John describes how he did this.
Follow this link to listen to John
or
http://bit.ly/g7wneq
Melanie demonstrates how she uses DSpeech
to listen to her work, in particular as a
method of proofreading before submitting
work.
This helps because as an auditory learner it is
easier to identify and correct her work.
http://bit.ly/jkRxl3
Balabolka and Orato are two other free and
portable resources from:
www.eduapps.org
Comic Life
Glasgow School of Art library
service use Comic Life to
make their services more
accessible to students.
This resource might be a
useful tool to use with
learners.
Find out more about how
library staff went about this
Cumbernauld College have been
using Logitech Webcams in
their supported learning
courses. Linda Aitcheson who is
a supported Learning Lecturer
and Colleen Hurran who is the
Learning and Teaching
Technologist discuss how they
have been used and benefits
for different student groups.
http://bit.ly/iWiOKg
Oakwood Court College wanted to improve the communication
and interaction of its students through the use of
technology.
The biggest challenge was to try and find a way of enabling
some of its students with very specific learning needs to
talk and communicate with staff and their families.
Brynmor, who has autism found it difficult to speak without
using a keyboard & verbal prompting from staff.
http://bit.ly/8YXSbv
Celeste, who is diagnosed with selective mutism and chose
not to speak. The primary aim was to investigate whether
technology could help to improve the way students
communicate and interact with staff, parents and friends.
http://bit.ly/8YXSbv
Xbox Adventures @
Cumbernauld
Students from supported programmes
have enjoyed playing Xbox
Adventures – which includes little
adventures in the jungle, mountains,
etc. and also Yoostar (in the movies)
where the Kinect sucks you into movie
clips and you act alongside famous
actors. Your lines come up like a
karaoke – only a small percentage of
the students could read fast enough
to say them on time, but they enjoyed
doing the actions (Superman,
Terminator, etc.)
http://bit.ly/m75Ebv
e-Portfolios @ Barony College
The e-Portfolio
system Mahara has
been introduced to
the Supported
Learning Programmes
at Barony College to
enable student
self-evaluation and
reflection.
http://bit.ly/jH8VRk
The project issued all 'Arts Award'
Vocational studies learners with a solid
state video recorder for evidence gathering
purposes, this can be kept by the learner at
all times and taken to all sessions. An
enhanced video download, editing and
storage facility has been provided to
process the video that is taken.
http://bit.ly/jkKs7h
In-Folio
Supported by JISC TechDis, In-Folio is a uniquely accessible Open Source
e-Portfolio that enables learners with disabilities or learning difficulties,
to store and arrange multimedia
content into simple online pages, record progress, demonstrate support
needs or share valuable information during transition
Look out for trials coming soon in Scottish Colleges!
find out more by following this link
Link to the In-Folio Blog
A walk through ofa students In Folio portfolio
Case Study: Henshaws College
QR Codes
Now and then you might come
across QR codes on a poster
or advert. These look like
abstract cubist art but
actually contain information,
web links or other content. To
access them you need a mobile
phone with a built in camera
and the free QR reader
download. With improving
resolutions on mobile phone
cameras, QR codes could
become significant in a short
time.
QR code linking to the Wikipedia page on QR Code
With the College moving into a new
campus, the learning resources
induction was a challenge to both
staff and learners. Staff were very
much learning about their new
environment and had to impart this
information to learners through
induction. We chose to experiment
with QR codes for information
dissemination to make the induction
evaluation process more interactive,
and improve data collection
efficiency.
http://bit.ly/eV7jCb
Using QR Codes to Promote
Independent Travel
Learners at the National Star College often
have difficulty getting around by bus if they
can’t read and can’t remember very well
(number of the right bus, number of stops to
travel etc).
The College puts travel help information in the
form of QR codes onto relevant bus stops in
town.
• QR Code Generator - http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
• Find our more about QR codes in education from Carol
Walker JISC RSC Scotland North & East.
http://bit.ly/lpI1MW
• More information about QR Codes and how to create a
QR code which will link to a website. http://bit.ly/jxivvR
Creating animated gifs (graphic images)
along by using a free tool called
UnfreeZ and PowerPoint to
promote independent living skills
e.g.
Timetables
Travel training
Health and Safety
Sequences
and, don’t forget…. FUN!
Information on using Unfreez
Link to website with information
Xerte – Accessible Content Creator
Watch a short video about Xerte - http://tinyurl.com/3hp4zph
View a Xerte learning object - http://tinyurl.com/3vbk9dm
RSC SW Scotland Case Studies
Follow this link to
view case studies
from colleges across
S & W of Scotland
http://bit.ly/5RRNw6
and
http://bit.ly/hHesjJ
Excellence Gateway
Case Studies can be viewed at:
www.excellencegateway.org.uk/
Moleshare: Sharing
good practice
MoLeSHARE is a unique collaborative approach
to encouraging, supporting, expanding and
promoting mobile learning.
http://www.moleshare.org.uk/
Excellence in Inclusivity
What are others doing?
Select case studies by learner need,
technology used or name of
institution
http://inclusivity.rsc-yh.ac.uk/
Teaching Students with
Learning Disabilities
http://studentswithlearningdifficulties.blogspot.com/
Over to you
Q1: Do you have any interesting examples where you
or your colleagues have used technology in
interesting or innovative ways to support learners?
OR
Q2: Have you seen any interesting uses of technology
to support learners over the last academic year that
others might be interested in hearing about?