Unlocking Potential

Wolf in sheep’s clothing: Alistair McNaught

The disruptive potential of learning support staff

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The shiny ladder awards

Marketing

Admissions

Resources

Experiences

Assessment

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Ladder holders?

Marketing

Admissions

Resources

Experiences

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Demolition experts?

Learning Provider

Marketing

Admissions

Resources

Experiences

Assessment

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‘Black holes’ of learning

1 – Reading documents on screens – most learners don’t know how to use alternative views of documents.

2 – Alternative formats - 84% FE librarians sampled have never obtained digital copy for dyslexic learners.

3 – Mobile devices – most users are unaware that course PowerPoints could be adapted for mobile phones.

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Reading potential

• Word Document map view• Word web page layout view• PDF reflow and magnification• PDF autoscroll• Free magnifiers – VMG / DeskTopZoom• Free colour overlay tools - ssOverlay• Free navigation tools – VuBar / Sprot• Free text to speech / MP3 – Balabolka / DSpeech

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Alternative format potential

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Should I scan the book?

… or why would I bother?

images – 795,000

videos – 209,000

podcasts – 72,200

PDFs – 12,500

PowerPoints - 182

Flash files - 235

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Mobile learning potential

Portable content – text, audio, video, PPT

Evidence capture – audio, image, video

Planning - Calendar based, PPT export.

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Mobile software

• Word prediction - LetMeType• Mindmapping – Xmind or Freemind• Talking dictionary - Lingoes• Talking web browser (FireFox with CLCSpeak

or FireVox plugin)• Create and convert to alternative formats

See www.eduapps.org

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Where in the universe are you?

• OASES – ALS survey • 28 organisations in pilot• New version = 5 (compared to 30 for

librarians and 0 for senior managers)• Your awareness of available guidance• Your influences• Your practice

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JISC TechDis support• Reading documents on screen

www.techdis.ac.uk/accessibilityessentials

www.techdis.ac.uk/getfreesoftware

• Alternative formatswww.techdis.ac.uk/getaltformat

www.techdis.ac.uk/getebooks

• Mobile devices

www.techdis.ac.uk/upwardlymobile

www.techdis.ac.uk/getm-learning

• Self assessment for technology trainingwww.techdis.ac.uk/getoases