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Wolf in sheep’s clothing: Alistair McNaught

Wolf in sheep’s clothing: Alistair McNaught. The disruptive potential of learning support staff. The shiny ladder awards. Learning Provider. Marketing Admissions Resources Experiences Assessment. Ladder holders?. Learning Provider. Marketing Admissions Resources Experiences

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Wolf in sheep’s clothing: Alistair McNaught

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  1. Wolf in sheep’s clothing: Alistair McNaught The disruptive potential of learning support staff

  2. The shiny ladder awards Learning Provider Marketing Admissions Resources Experiences Assessment

  3. Ladder holders? Learning Provider Marketing Admissions Resources Experiences Assessment

  4. Demolition experts? Learning Provider Marketing Admissions Resources Experiences Assessment

  5. ‘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.

  6. 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

  7. Alternative format potential

  8. 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

  9. Mobile learning potential Portable content – text, audio, video, PPT Evidence capture – audio, image, video Planning - Calendar based, PPT export.

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. JISC TechDis support • Reading documents on screen www.techdis.ac.uk/accessibilityessentials www.techdis.ac.uk/getfreesoftware • Alternative formats www.techdis.ac.uk/getaltformat www.techdis.ac.uk/getebooks • Mobile deviceswww.techdis.ac.uk/upwardlymobile www.techdis.ac.uk/getm-learning • Self assessment for technology trainingwww.techdis.ac.uk/getoases

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