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TechDis services old and new, just what can we do for you?

Regional Support Centre Summer Fair 2012. TechDis services old and new, just what can we do for you?. An introduction to our services, old and new. Staff development TechDis Tuesdays Xerte Friday Accessible IT Practice Support Programme TechDis Toolbox Aimed at learners

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TechDis services old and new, just what can we do for you?

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  1. Regional Support Centre Summer Fair 2012 TechDis services old and new, just what can we do for you?

  2. An introduction to our services, old and new • Staff development • TechDis Tuesdays • Xerte Friday • Accessible IT Practice Support Programme • TechDis Toolbox • Aimed at learners • Working smarter with technology • TechDis Voices • Jack & Jess • Text-to-speech • SBRI • MyDocStore • Navitext • uKinect • PSLT

  3. TechDis Tuesdays • Fortnightly updates on Tuesdays, 13.00 • Intro dialogue (~10 minutes) • Detailed discussion with delegates (~20-30 mins) • Show notes to highlight further reading • Podcast, transcript, discussion summary and show notes all posted online • www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/tdtuesdays

  4. TechDis Tuesdays – varied topics • Mobile learning for inclusion • Free VI tools – are they worth it? • Accessible docs – why and how?

  5. Xerte Fridays • Last Friday of most months at 13.00 hrs • (Not Jul, Aug and Dec) • 45-60 minutes • Demo of techniques and discussion of their value www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/xertefriday

  6. Xerte Fridays You follow simultaneously on ‘live’ Xerte object Use session recording to practice techniques in your own time Aimed at both beginners and those familiar but wanting to update

  7. Accessible IT Practice Support programme – why it matters Technophobes • Worry about using IT with learners. • Annoyed by traditional IT courses with their focus on secretarial skills. • Lack the confidence to be creative with technology. Technophiles • Like playing around with kit and software. • Use tools that are personally interesting to them. • Prefers new and shiny (even if old and dull is effective!)

  8. Accessible IT Practice Support – What makes it different? • Teaching and learning focused. • Explicit accessibility/inclusion. • Practical with sample resources. • 90 mins online support. • Built in Moodle access for adding custom links / info. • Built in Xerte access for building skills. • Draws together a wide range of other resources. • Can be used for pick and mix “just in time training” but is also mapped to ITQ standards with advice for internal assessors.

  9. Accessible IT Practice Support Programme & ITQ • 12 modules focus on effective and inclusive use of IT. • Mapped to the ITQ framework with City & Guilds, so participants can gain qualification.

  10. Accessible IT Practice Support Programme - topics • User Fundamentals, • Text-to-Speech software, • Improving Productivity using IT, • Using the Internet, • Word processing Software, • Using Audio Software, • Spreadsheet Software, • Presentation Software, • Website Software, • Xerte Software, • Ebooks, • Web tools. Find out more at www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/itq

  11. BIS Partnership • Three projects for the benefit of disabled and disadvantaged learners. • TechDis Voices • TechDis Toolbox • Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI)

  12. TechDis VoicesWhat is text-to-speech?

  13. TechDis VoicesWhat’s the big issue? or

  14. TechDis VoicesWhat happened? Open, competitive tender. Voice artists x12 Jess / Jack User feedback

  15. TechDis VoicesWho will benefit? • People who prefer to listen. • People who prefer to multitask. • People with better oral than literacy skills. • People who like making use of dead-time eg travelling, queuing etc. • People who don’t carry around files but do carry around phones. • People with print impairments. • Tutors who want to give more options to learners. Listen to them.

  16. TechDis VoicesHow do I get started? • Make sure you are eligible (post 16 learning provider in England delivering publicly funded courses). • Go to www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/voices • Follow the instructions and links.

  17. TechDis Toolboxwww.jisctechdis.ac.uk/tbx

  18. TechDis Toolbox • Aimed directly at end users – learners. • a collection of resources which give useful hints and tips on technologies that can help individuals work quicker, slicker and smarter. • .

  19. TechDis Toolbox • Developed by learners for learners • Bite-sized videos, short guides, and animations • small bits of just-in-time information that can be easily absorbed

  20. Small Business Research Initiative – text projects MyDocStore – iansystquick and easy transfer of files between devices whilst converting them into the user’s preferred format. Navitext - System Associates improved navigation and accessibility to books and documents for people who are visually impaired, identifies key navigation points in a text and provides easy ways of moving through it and finding what is needed. Due for completion in January 2013

  21. SBRI - Gesture recognition projects • uKinect - GameLabUKUsing Microsoft Kinect technology, to help users learn and improve their Makaton sign language skills in a fun and engaging way. • Portable Sign Language Translator (PSLT) - TechnablingThe PSLT translates a range of sign languages into text. It is portable, flexible and works with a wide variety of handheld camera-enabled devices such as smartphones. Due for completion in June 2013

  22. This has been just a small sample of what JISC TechDis has to offer. Visit our main website for more advice on technologies for inclusion. www.jisctechdis.ac.uk

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