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Enhancing Learning for Disabled Students in Built Environment Disciplines

Learn about the DART Project's aim to enhance provision for disabled students and improve accessibility in the curriculum and educational experiences within the Built Environment and Engineering disciplines.

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Enhancing Learning for Disabled Students in Built Environment Disciplines

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  1. DART presentation: BEECON 2006: London: September 2006 ‘Enhancing the Learning Experience for Disabled Students in the Built Environment Disciplines’ Alan Maddocks Dr Adam Crawford Prof John Dickens Loughborough University

  2. DART presentation: BEECON 2006: London: September 2006 Alan Maddocks DART Project Manager Engineering CETL, Loughborough University

  3. DART presentation: BEECON 2006: London: September 2006 • DART (Disabilities: Academic Resource Tool) Project: 2003-2005 – Aims / Intended Outcomes • Capture & disseminate the experiences of disabled students within Built Environment / Engineering disciplines • To enhance: • Provision offered to disabled students by academic staff within these disciplines • Accessibility of the curriculum • Educational experiences of disabled student

  4. DART presentation: BEECON 2006: London: September 2006 • DART Project: Primary Outputs • 25 Student Case Studies • Range of disabilities • Across the HE spectrum • Learning & Teaching experience • http://dart.lboro.ac.uk/case.html • Web-based Auditing & Diagnostic Tool • Built Environment / Engineering Academics • Searchable data-base • Bespoke advice and guidance • http://dart.lboro.ac.uk/tool

  5. DART presentation: BEECON 2006: London: September 2006 • DART Auditing & Diagnostic Tool: • Designed for use by academics seeking SENDA compliance • General & Specific advice • Case Studies / Existing Resources • Links to websites of interest • Information on other HEFCE funded disability-related projects

  6. DART presentation: BEECON 2006: London: September 2006 • DART Auditing & Diagnostic Tool: Searchable data-base / DART Matrix • Search options • Barriers (e.g. delivery methods) • Context (e.g. lectures, laboratory work) • Disability (e.g. visually-impaired) • Typically 10 criteria per search option

  7. NDT Conference: Watford: April 2005

  8. NDT Conference: Watford: April 2005

  9. NDT Conference: Watford: April 2005

  10. NDT Conference: Watford: April 2005

  11. NDT Conference: Watford: April 2005

  12. NDT Conference: Watford: April 2005

  13. DART presentation: BEECON 2006: London: September 2006 • The DART Tool can be used in different contexts: • Addressing the needs of students with specific disabilities or conditions • Developing more accessible teaching strategies and resources • Producing accessible programmes and module specifications • Conducting module reviews • Reviewing institutional disability provision

  14. DART presentation: BEECON 2006: London: September 2006 • DART Tool: comments from academics • “A very useful tool indeed. Quite illuminating and informative as it provides clear guidance about the most appropriate course of action” (GS, UCE) • “It was relatively easy to source relevant information on each area of disability” (RJ, UCE) • “Very useful” (SM, NTU) • “I have DART on my favourites list” (RM, Loughborough)

  15. DART presentation: BEECON 2006: London: September 2006 • DART Tool: comments from disabled students • “I feel very comfortable that all academics should have access to this tool” (SA, SHU) • “The structure and presentation of the information was excellent” (JP, Bolton) • “I think that the DART Tool is a useful starting point for staff to find out about disabilities and to develop an understanding of disabled students” (CW, Loughborough)

  16. DART presentation: BEECON 2006: London: September 2006 • DART Tool: comments from disability specialists • “This is exactly the kind of tool that I think would benefit our academic staff. They need something that they can refer to time and time again without it getting misplaced or lost, and that offers a whole kaleidoscope of advice and guidance” (KJ, Bolton) • “I would feel justified in recommending academic staff to use the DART Tool” (HH, NTU)

  17. DART presentation: BEECON 2006: London: September 2006 • DART Project • http://dart.lboro.ac.uk/ • http://dart.lboro.ac.uk/tool • A.P.Maddocks@lboro.ac.uk • Embedding success: Enhancing the learning experience for disabled students (The Higher Education Academy, 2006)

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