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The emerging Jisc Scotland Team 2
Head of Scotland and Northern IrelandJason Miles-Campbell
Account ManagerRecruitment underway
Account ManagerPenny Robertson
Account ManagerRecruitment underway
Subject Matter ExpertAccess and InclusionMargaret McKay
Subject Matter ExpertIT and NetworkMark
Subject Matter ExpertLearning, Teaching and AssessmentCeleste McLaughlin
CommunityEngagement OfficerLynn McHugh
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/scotland
Spoon technology: now and in future
Image credit: Heather Moore http://bit.ly/1uw1bJLMovie credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS01kn6YJ94
Changing learning spaces
“Libraries are updating their facilities to be configured around users instead of collections”.
»NMC Horizon Report: 2014 library edition
Image credits:
top: John Tyler Community College Libraries blog
bottom: University of Worcester
Online resources and courses
Some free examples:
»OpenLearn http://www.open.edu/openlearn/
»SMIRK – Glasgow Caledonian Library’s information literacy learning resource for mobile (adapted from their SMILE web resource)
› Preview on the web http://www.gcu.ac.uk/library/SMIRK/Start.html
› Download mobile version from the Jorum repository http://find.jorum.ac.uk/resources/19314
Social media
As well as being a potential learning tool for students/learners, social media offer great professional networking and CPD channels for library and teaching staff. A couple of examples:
»University of Exeter Library Facebook
»23mobilethings – a blog exploring the potential of mobile tools for delivering library services http://23mobilethings.net/wpress/
Augmented reality
»Jisc AR explorations at MIMAS
»http://mimas.ac.uk/expertise/aug
mented-reality/
»Judy Bloxham explains why she
got hooked on AR for Further
Education
»https://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=LHSyonBtNHQ&feature=y
outu.be
Over to you…
Pick an area of emerging technology:
»What is about it that engages you?
»What new possibilities could it open up for your students/learners?
»What do you think the reactions of the college community might be to this technology change?
Supporting and engaging the digital student/learner
Image credit: http://bit.ly/1zPwH4V
Supporting Inclusive Approaches
Courtesy of Alistair McNaught, Subject Matter Expert Jisc
How accessible is your library provision?
http://tiny.cc/AccessibleLibrary
What is Load2Learn?
A free online resource of UK curriculum materials in accessible formats for
all educational levels.
More than 3,700 books (including textbooks and reading schemes)
downloadable as Word, PDF, EPUB, audio and braille.
Over 3,000 accessible images to support the curriculum and general
interest.
Past exam papers.
Sheet music.
Extensive ‘how to’ training guides and videos.
Members3,320 members (1,603 different schools/organisations)
591 members downloaded resources in June 2014.
Reach 6 per cent of UK schools and colleges:
22 Universities
85 Sixth Form/FE Colleges
634 Secondary Schools
574 Primary Schools
73 Special Schools
66 all age schools
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James Clay, Mobile:The State of Play University of Bolton 15 June 2010
For many learners it is important to
have devices that don’t say
“I have a disability!”
as soon as you walk into a
room with one.Rummel-Hudson, R.
Making weird cool 5 April 2010,
http://tinyurl.com/3236qbq
iPad as a productivity tool
*http://tiny.cc/iPadInclusion
iPad Accessibility & Usability Features
»The iPad comes with assistive features that allow people an equal experience of iOS.
» Features:
1. Quicktype, dictation
2. Siri,
3. Zoom (using gestures),
4. Invert colours,
5. Larger text, bold text,
6. Pinch to zoom
7. Colour change,
8. VoiceOver,
9. Accessibility shortcut,
10.Guided access,
11.Assistive touch,
12.Switch control.
Getting to grips with basic iPad operation
Resources that support learners with Specific Learning Difficulties
(and/or reading & writing difficulties)
» http://bit.ly/CALL-Dyslexia-Wheel
Version 1.2, May 2014 CALL Scotland, The University of Edinburgh.
Resources that support learners with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
» http://tinyurl.com/Apps4ASD
Resources that assist learners with AAC communication support needs
» http://tinyurl.com/Apps4AAC
By Sally Millar and Gillian McNeill CALL Scotland 2014, University of Edinburgh
How do you know if the information you create is accessible?
Provide Information in Alternative Formats
Offer a tagline in your information e.g. Edinburgh University.
'if you require this document in an alternative format,
such as large print or a coloured background, please
contact…..’
http://tiny.cc/EdUniAltFormat
Learn how to use free and easy to use technologies such as
Balabolka to produce
mp3/audio versions of text based information
’this information is also available as an audio file which
can be accessed at the bottom of this document’
http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/tbx/balabolka
Provide Information in Alternative Formats
The University of Kent offers access to Robobraille which is an alt/format
conversion service.
Free to students, institutions pay a subscription.
http://tiny.cc/RoboBrailleKent
http://tiny.cc/RobobrailleStudent
Provide Information in Alternative Formats
Ensure that any audio/visual information is provided with
captioning (or at least a text based alternative) to describe
what is being said to those who might have difficulty
hearing it.
http://tiny.cc/CaptionYouTube
Provide Information in Alternative Formats
Techdis Toolbox
http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/tbx
TechnologyWorking with Windows
Working with Mac OSX
Mobile Phones
Tablet Devices
Using the Web
Free Software
Assistive Technologies
Over to you…
Supporting the digital student experience with your emerging technology:
»What challenges may need to be addressed?
»What step/s could you take?
»Who could you collaborate with?
»Pop your ideas in the Padlethttp://bit.ly/1CM8HDl
For more info…
…on accessibility and inclusion
Margaret McKaySubject matter expert
Find out more…
…about all other Jisc services
Jason Miles-CampbellHead of Jisc Scotland
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