EduApps - Power in your Pocket

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EduApps: Power in your pocket

RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning

Martin HawkseySara Brown e-Learning Advisor e-Learning Advisor

(Higher Education) (Learning Resources)

JISC Advance Services

JISC Digital Media JISC infoNet JISC Legal JISCMail

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JISC Netskills JISC Procureweb JISC RSC JISC TechDis

“ Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning

Part of a national network of 13 centres

Fully supporting 23 FE colleges and 4 HEIs

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RSC Scotland North & East

What is EduApps?

8 software collections

Free to download & use

Open source & freeware

Portable

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What is AccessApps?

Collection of over 60 Windows applications Support reading, writing and planning as well as sensory,

cognitive and physical difficulties Designed to support learning – supplying students with

tools to meet their individual needs

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Demo

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AccessApps at Dundee College

Portable Access Device Development Initiative (PADDI) SLIC funded project (Innovation & Development fund) August 09 – June 10 Collaboration between Dundee College and JISC RSC

Scotland North & East

‘to develop a package of tools that would provide students with library support materials and online applications to support their learning’

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Project aims

Develop and deliver training to college staff and students Develop existing RSC support materials for Dundee

College in-house use Source and identify a range of library resources for

inclusion Produce a package of branded tools designed to meet

the needs of Dundee College students

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August 2009: Steering group formed

August 2009: Key project staff trained

September 2009: 3 pilot groups identified

October 2009: Curriculum staff training

November 2009: Key apps and library resources added to college network

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December 2009: Launch of Dundee College AccessApps!

Training for 3 pilot student groups. USB pens provided

Drop in sessions

Ad hoc training

Library induction

Support materials on VLE

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RapidSet

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Virtual Magnifying Glass

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VuBar

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Evaluation

Student questionnaires at outset and completion of project

Focus groups

Individual interviews

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Overall usage

Over 80% of students felt that AccessApps had helped them in their studies

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Spr-Ot (spreadsheet visual aid)

Audacity (to record & edit audio)

Artweaver (art package)

GIMP (image editor)

Converber (converter)

ssOverlay (screen colour changer)

MouseTool (automatic mouse clicks)

T-bar (colour bar with shading)

Nvda (screen reader)

Sonar (cursor ring)

Vubar (to read text one line at a time)

TheSage (dictionary/thesaurus)

Virtual Magnifying Glass

RapidSet (to change font/background)

TypeFaster (typing tutor)

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Use of library resources

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Library Catalogue Library Induction Library Podcast

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More feedback

‘Excellent initiative’

‘It helps a lot, it makes a big difference’

‘I wish all these programs had been around when I was young. It would have made my learning so much easier’

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Taking it forward

Added to all College network machines Key part of Library induction Part of CPD All students and staff enrolled on Blackboard course Additional support materials reviewed and added to Library

web pages

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www.eduapps.org

Sam Stirling

s.stirling@dundeecollege.ac.uk

Sara Brown (@sasab)

sbrown@rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk

Martin Hawksey (@mhawksey)

mhawksey@rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk

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