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RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning

Accessibility and Inclusion Forum. RSC West Midlands. www.rsc-wm.ac.uk. RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning. Raising Awareness. Strategic -Long term. Self Evaluation Service (OASES) allows you to benchmark your organisation's accessibility practices.

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RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning

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  1. Accessibility and Inclusion Forum RSC West Midlands Go to View > Header & Footer to edit www.rsc-wm.ac.uk RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning

  2. Raising Awareness Strategic -Long term Self Evaluation Service (OASES) allows you to benchmark your organisation's accessibility practices Strategic advice and guidance for integrating inclusive practice into the learning environment Strategic –Short term Support for staff development, including resources, Open Source Software, Moodle courses Best practice case studies promoting the use of assistive technology with learners Operational Open source software eg. Xerte and Moodle for the creation of Learning Objections. Teaching Methods Information regarding the Single Equality Duty, e-Safety www.rsc-wm.ac.uk

  3. Did You Know? Almost 2 million people in the UK are living with sight loss Between 6 and 8% of learners use assistive technology There are estimated 2.5 million people in the UK with speech and language communication needs. More than one child per class 400,000 children is severely dyslexic. There are over half million learners in FE who have declared a disability.

  4. How does this affect us?

  5. Level Of Risk Luck With luck we wont have any disabled learners! Tokenism Click here for a text only version Specialism Do You have a disability? Here are the support services we can offer if you declare it. Standards Everything we produce has been produced to WCAG guidelines Ownership Staff are trained flexible creative and adaptable especially with simple e-learning approaches Partnership A range of learner's including disabled learners work with developers and teaching staff to discuss and develop good practice. www.rsc-wm.ac.uk

  6. Open Source Software Edu Apps is a suite of Open Source Software Access Apps provides a range of solutions to support writing, reading and planning, as well as sensory, cognitive and physical difficulties. http://eduapps.org/ My Study Bar Case Studies www.rsc-wm.ac.uk

  7. Accessibility Tools www.rsc-wm.ac.uk

  8. Try Before You Buy • Accessibility Kit • Loan for 4 -6 weeks • iPad, • Zed Pen, • EeePc • Video Cameras • MP3 Player • Wireless Keyboard and Mouse • Live Scribe www.rsc-wm.ac.uk

  9. Try Before You Buy Feedback 1. Use of the camera for evidence for e-portfolios 2. Using the wireless keyboard and mouse with a group of learners to interact with a Smartboard 3. The Oxford Reading Pen on a one-to-one basis for reading unknown words. 4. Recording learner feedback with the Sony Voice Recorder. 5. Capturing detailed drawings with the ZPen and inserting a PowerPoint presentation www.rsc-wm.ac.uk

  10. iPad Project • iPad Project- New College Worcester and Regent College • Assessing their overall usability, value for money and flexibility as educational tools. • Identifying the Accessibility features • Exploring the potential of the iPad in Teaching and Learning. • Verbally • Dragon Dictation • Dragon Search • Speak It • Flipboard • Dyslexia • eCove • http://www.scoop.it/t/ipad-lesson-ideas www.rsc-wm.ac.uk

  11. RSC Assist Jisc Regional Support Centre West Midlands is giving learning providers the opportunity to apply for free, extended support in an area of their choice, through the RSC Assist project.Recent Projects- Queen Alexandra College How to apply If you’d like to take part in the RSC Assist project, please complete the application form, which is available online at: http://bit.ly/o0LKyt Through RSC Assist, we requested the support of the RSC in helping to roll out Infolio across our Preparation for Life (Entry Level) cohort by developing a strategy for training staff and integrating Infolio in the curriculum. We identified a QAC Infolio Champion to work with us on ideas for the use of infolio in the curriculum and to help to deliver training to staff. www.rsc-wm.ac.uk

  12. Contact Details RSC West Midlands Technology Centre Science Park Wolverhampton West Midlands WV10 9RU Telephone 01902 518982 Mobile 07787300414 Email a.wootton@rsc-wm.ac.uk www.rsc-wm.ac.uk

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