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Accessible Mobile Learning
Deborah HilliardQTVI
Newham Sixth Form College
Introductions
• Deborah • Uzma• Liam
Context
• East London Sixth Form College• 2,700 students on wide range of courses • VI students with a range of needs
Previous provision• Laptops with specialist
magnification and screenreading software
• CCTV• Large print• Braille• Tactile diagrams• Adapted equipment
Advantages
• Independence• Adaptability to student need• Access to curriculum
Disadvantages
• Emphasised student difference• Heavy/cumbersome equipment• Slow start up times• Long delays before access software is updated
following mainstream software updates
Time for a change
What was considered:• Ultrabooks• Convertibles• Tablets
Why iPads?• Access software built into iOS• Adaptable to student need – thousands of
apps• Ready for use instantly• Easily portable• Can be paired with keyboard or braille input• Mainstream device• Move to develop mobile learning in college
Implementation
• Support from management/mobile learning project
• User guides – VoiceOver, Zoom, keyboard shortcuts
• Staff training• Student training
One year on …
• iPads in use by students with visual impairments or dyslexia
• Use in class• Use in exams
Student view - Uzma
Student view - Liam
Benefits to Teaching and Learning
• Independent student access to teaching resources, internet and e-mail
• Work can be e-mailed to student directly, cutting down on preparation time
• Students receive resources at the same time as everyone else
• Teachers can see the work in class and provide appropriate feedback
• Increased student independence and confidence
• iPad can be configured to suit individual user
What next?
• Impact: using iPads with a wider range of students – dyslexic, ESOL, literacy …
• More teachers using iPads for admin, use of electronic resources etc, able to work more efficiently …