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Three leading independent specialist colleges in England- Beaumont College, National Star College and Henshaws College - are working with staff from Jisc Regional Support Centres and with experts from across the sector to help providers make better use of access and inclusion technology. This will increase staff’s knowledge and expertise in supporting students with disabilities and learning difficulties.
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DART2 – Disseminating Assistive Roles and Technology
A JISC ADVANCE FE & Skills Project
Very brief backstory 2010/12 DART1, an LSIS funded project
Beaumont College and National Star College worked with 8 colleges, in a ‘deep support’ capacity
Beaumont and Star are ISC’s : Independent Specialist Colleges
One of those DART1 colleges was Henshaws
Now we are running DART2, a JISC Advance funded project: Beaumont College, National Star College, Henshaws College,
Colleges Scotland, NATSPEC, JISC all working together 10 deep support colleges, 2 in Scotland 3 workshops, delivered twice, once in Birmingham, once in
Stirling Two workshops have taken place in both Stirling and
Birmingham, the third workshop takes place in June.
The Workshop Series DAY1: Assessment for Assistive Technology at Queen
Alexandra College / Argyll Court - February 2013. This training was aimed at practitioners such as teachers /
tutors, learning support workers/assistants and people in an AT role. Managers of these post holders may also be interested.
The event covered the following areas: What is AT assessment and who should be assessed for AT? Case study examples from DART2 colleges, (including both GFE
and ISC examples) of their assessment procedures A brief introduction to AT hardware and software Signposting to further assistance and organisations that can help
Slides from Scottish event: http://dart.beaumontcollege.ac.uk/?p=342
Slides from English event: http://dart.beaumontcollege.ac.uk/?p=358
Day2: 24th April 2013 at QAC, 30th April 2013 in Stirling This event is for managers who may wish to establish the Assistive
Technologist role in their college and also for practitioners who are in this role but wish to develop it.
The event will be based on small group interactive practice / experience sharing and is intended to be kept small so that participants all get opportunities to contribute to discussion, as such places are few in number so early booking is advisable. This event will cover: Definition of the Assistive Technologist role Examples of Technologist roles in both ISCs and GFEs will be given,
along with detailed information on the impact the roles have had (e.g. on observation of teaching and learning grades)
Training and CPD opportunities for people who are working in the role Funding the role The organisational structure and team relationships that can enable or
hamper the introduction of this role Slides from the Scottish event: http://dart.beaumontcollege.ac.uk/?p=391 Slides from the English event: http://dart.beaumontcollege.ac.uk/?p=384
The Workshop Series
Day3: 6th June at Beaumont College, 12th June in Stirling This will be a hands on session mainly designed for
practitioners such as teachers / tutors, learning support workers/assistants and people in an AT role.
The topics on offer include: The free ‘My Study Bar’ / ‘Edu Apps’ (AM) The Grid 2 for computer and curriculum access (AM) Clicker 6 (PM) The use of tablet PC’s (iPad, Android, Windows) by people
with disabilities (PM) NOTE: ENGLISH DATE FULL, SCOTTISH DATE (Argyll
Court, Stirling on 12th June 2013) HAS PLACES: http://events.scotlandscolleges.ac.uk/events/show/4591
The Workshop Series
Following an application and shortlisting process that was overseen by JISC TechDIS 10 Colleges were selected
Applications for the ‘deep support’ element were heavily oversubscribed, with approximately three times more applications than places available
This indicates that there is a large unmnet need in the sector. Unsuccessful applicants received priority booking for the
workshop series. After the priority booking period, places will are allocated on a first come, first served basis
We plan to move to a paid consultancy basis for this support going forward, but fear that contracting budgets will limit the appeal of this
The ‘Deep Support’ Colleges
The DART project board applied a set of eligibility criteria when discussing each application, and selected the following 10 colleges to receive the ‘deep support’ element of the project:
Beaumont College to Support: Bridge College Myerscough College Kilmarnock College Edinburgh College
National Star College to Support Derwen College Homefield College Queen Alexandra College
Henshaws College to support: Landmarks College Percy Hedley College Royal College (Seashell Trust)
The ‘Deep Support’ Colleges
Assessment for Assistive Technology(These slides by Mike Thrussell @ Henshaws College)
Why do an assessment? Previous information may not be reliable Establish needs / Barriers To be Inclusive To establish whether needs can be met Motivation Set appropriate goals / programme
Who to assess? Learners with disclosed disabilities Referrals where there is an area of concern Time to assess varies
What is an assessment? The aim is to implement a bespoke solution to enable the
learner to access IT More of a process than an event Individual Multi disciplinary where appropriate
What skills and knowledge are required? Awareness of others therapies (OT, SaLT) Overview of AT Hardware and Software People skills Observation Record keeping / Report writing Dissemination (plain english)
Areas To Consider Visual Physical Access Cognitive Understanding Positioning Motivators
Slide credit – Margaret McKay from JISC RSC Scotland
”achieve to find the best fit
or match between the learner and the
environment”Beattie R
(1999)
”finding the person -environment -
performance fit”Christiansen C and
Baum C(1991)
"asking not what is wrong with the
student but what is needs to be changed
within the environment”Tilston et al
(1998)
"avoid locatingthe difficulty with
student but focus on the capacity of
educational institution to respond to the
student's requirements” Tomlinson
(1997)
Introduction to AT Hardware(From: DART Project Workshop Day 1)
With thanks to Mike Thrussell
Mainstream Hardware Accessibility ‘baked in’ Cost effective Some adaptations needed
AV Cameras
Digital Voice Recorders
CD Players
Touch Motivational Simple Tablets Touch Screens
Alternative Keyboards Are many and varied, here are some examples:
Alternative Keyboards Where to buy: http://
www.inclusive.co.uk/hardware/alternative-keyboards Or try mainstream suppliers like: http://cpc.farnell.com/ Order
Code: CS20650 @ £25.62 for example:
Alternative Mice Also many and varied
Alternative Mice Again, Inclusive Technology has a great range: http://
www.inclusive.co.uk/hardware/mouse-alternatives Again try mainstream suppliers, even PC world:
Switches Lots of options (once more) Quite expensive Specialist suppliers only:
http://www.inclusive.co.uk/hardware/switches-and-switch-mountings/button-switches
Require a switch interface box for a computer:
http://www.inclusive.co.uk/hardware/switch-interface-boxes
I like the joycable: http://
www.inclusive.co.uk/joy-cable-2-p2565
Head Mouse / Eye Gaze
Head mouse uses a reflective dot, light emitter and a camera:
Head Mouse / Eye Gaze
Eye-Gaze has been very expensive, but the price is dropping See http://www.tobii.com/rexvip Market leader is
http://www.tobii.com/en/footer-pusher/business-area-footer/augmentative-and-alternative-communication/
PC-eye now (only!) £3,000
Head Mouse / Eye Gaze
Eye-gaze has enormous potential for many users Cost is coming down
Will be in consumer laptops and other devices shortly The ‘rex’ is the first Tobii consumer product It will even appear in cars
Head mouse type are cheaper than eye-gaze £250 / £300 If you want to know more see: http://
www.tobii.com/LearningCurve http://
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XK1yjYSRc20
AAC Devices Low tech:
Stored message devices Some have layers Overlays with symbols Cheap<er>
AAC Devices High tech:
Often computer based Sophisticated Multiple page sets
available Incredibly expensive Require specialist
training to implement On-going support is
very important
AAC Devices High tech mainstream: Enter the iPad
Not the first, or most accessible tablet Literally hundreds of apps See: http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/iphoneipad-apps-for-aac And: http://www.appsforaac.net/
Also can use Windows 7/8 tablets and Android tablets for AAC We use a lot of Windows 7 tablets for AAC at Beaumont College
(more in Day 3 workshop and in software element today)
Introduction to AT Software(From DART Project Workshop Day 1)
With thanks to Mike Thrussell
JISC Access Apps / Edu Apps / My Study Bar http://
www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/technologymatters/enablingtech/accessapps
The Grid 2 Highly Flexible Communication aid Operating System
Supports all methods of access Excellent customer support
Websites ‘mobile’ sites (e.g. m.facebook.com) Bespoke sites (e.g. accessyoutube.org.uk) Mouseless Browsing (Firefox add-on)
Clicker 6 See: http://
www.cricksoft.com/uk/products/tools/clicker/home.aspx
Literacy tool Some free stuff too: http://
www.cricksoft.com/uk/products/content/learninggrids.aspx
Read & Write Gold See: http://
www.texthelp.com/UK/our-products/readwrite
Toolbar:
Reading Text-to-Speech Screenshot Reader DAISY Reader Screen Masking PDF Aloud
Reading Support Dictionary Picture Dictionary Speech Maker Pronunciation Tutor Translator
Writing and Self-Editing Spell Checker Word Prediction Word Wizard Sounds Like and Confusable Words Verb Checker Speech Input Speak While Typing
Study Skills and Research Calculator Fact Finder Fact Folder Fact Mapper Study Skills Highlighters Vocabulary List Builder
iOS Already mentioned AAC. Great for all sorts of Education apps. Not the only option, but best education app support? Hard to manage (your IT team may not like to deploy Apple
kit, and not without good reason: Licencing Apps is not easy Apple VL (Volume Licencing) does exist now, but it’s fairly
complex to do (legally) What follows is a list of apps that were prepared by Trevor
Mobbs (Beaumont College) for an LSIS LSW initiative.
iOS Grid Player – iOS, FREE http://www.sensorysoftware.com/gridplayer.html
iOS Clicker Docs – iOS, £17.99 / Clicker Sentences – iOS,
£14.99 http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/products/apps/clicker-apps.aspx 2 apps to support learners with literacy.
iOS Dragon Dictation – iOS, FREE http://www.nuancemobilelife.com/apps/dragon-dictation Pictello – iOS, £13.49 http://www.assistiveware.com/product/pictello Bloom – iOS, £2.49 http://www.generativemusic.com/bloom.html MorphWiz – iOS, £6.99 http://www.wizdommusic.com/MorphWiz/
iOS Beatwave – iOS, FREE http://www2.collect3.com.au/beatwave Koi Pond – iOS, Android. FREE http://www.theblimppilots.com/home/?page_id=9 Fluid – iOS, FREE https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/fluid/id312575632?mt=8
iOS See also: Guided Access:
Guided Access is not an app, but a new feature in iOS 6 which enables the device to be locked in to one app by disabling the home button. Here is a useful guide about how to use it :http://senclassroom.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/guided-access-ios-6/
Assistive Touch: AssistiveTouch lets you enter Multi-Touch gestures using one
finger or a stylus http://www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/physical.html
Case Study 1: Runshaw College, a general further education College (From DART Project Workshop Day 1)
Runshaw College Medium sized GFE (General Further Education College) Worked with Beaumont College in ‘deep support’ capacity in
the DART 1 project. The work included:
Work shadowing Training Support with assessment Recruitment Support from Beaumont for the Assistive
technologist role.
Runshaw College In their own words: http://dart.beaumontcollege.ac.uk/?p=175 And from Richard (their Assistive Technologist): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxnN3UxiDQY
Case Study 2: RSC Scotland / UHI (Mags McKay & Mark Ross)(From DART Project Workshop Day 1)
University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) Using VC for needs assessment In their own words: http://youtu.be/lsnax_QAl9c UHI consists of a number of HEi's and also FE Colleges and
has a wide remit in terms of numbers and geography. Although it is called a 'University' much of the provision takes place FE college - often based in very small learning centres in small towns and villages across the UHI geographical area.
University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) Using VC for needs assessment Some of the learning centres are very remote e.g. Outer Hebrides
- (Lewis, Harris, Benbecula) also the Northern Isles - (Orkney and Shetland). Take Shetland for example - its most northerly point is 200 miles from Aberdeen and also a mere 200 miles from Norway.
This last point highlights the benefit of this remote assessment of need as a viable option. Find out more:
Find out more: Full write up of the UHI case study: http://www.rsc-scotland.org/?p=514 Link to recorded webinar archive about remote DSA assessment of
need: http://www.rsc-scotland.org/?p=771
CPD opportunities for Assistive Technologists(From: DART Project Workshop Day 2)
CPD opportunities for Assistive Technologists Ace Centre training: http://acecentre.org.uk/training
Day courses Accredited courses:
http://acecentre.org.uk/assistive-technology-unit MMU courses: http://acecentre.org.uk/cpd-opportunities
CPD opportunities for Assistive Technologists The BRITE initiative (Scotland based, online offer to
anywhere): http://www.brite.ac.uk/about.html http://www.brite.ac.uk/courses http://brite.adobeconnect.com/p4d2l32ee53/
CPD opportunities for Assistive Technologists University Opportunities, start with FAST:
http://fastuk.org/services/trainingcourses.php Trevor Mobbs of BC is on this MSc course at Coventry: http://fastuk.org/services/courseview.php?id=125 http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/hdti/Pages/index.aspx New MSc in AAC at Dundee: http://www.dundee.ac.uk/psychology/study/masters/mscaac/
CPD opportunities for Assistive Technologists The technology companies:
AAC: Smartbox: http://www.smartboxat.com/support/training/ Dynavox: http://uk.dynavoxtech.com/training/ Liberator: http://www.liberator.co.uk/aac-training
Other AT: Inclusive Technology:
http://www.inclusive.co.uk/training-and-consultancy And specific software opportunities . . .
CPD opportunities for Assistive Technologists JISC
JISC TechDIS: Events: http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/events Resources: http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/resources http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/investinyourself http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/tbx
JISC RSC’s: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/rsc Find out who your accessibility and inclusion advisor is
Inclusivity CPD Jisc RSC Scotland:
Scoop.it!
http://www.scoop.it/t/inclusive-elearning
http://www.scoop.it/t/inclusive-marketing
http://www.scoop.it/t/tablet-devices-living-learning-productivity
http://www.scoop.it/t/ebooks-and-accessibility
RSC Scotland Showcase
Case studies highlighting effective practice from
FE/HE in Scotland
http://www.rsc-scotland.org/
Learning & Teaching
Access & Inclusion
Assessment
Learner & Support Services
Technology & Business Systems
Regional Collaboration
RSC Scotland Inclusion Blog
http://www.rsc-scotland.org/inclusion/
CPD opportunities for Assistive Technologists THE DART PROJECT WORKSHOPS – Day3: 6th June,
Beaumont College This will be a hands on session mainly designed for
practitioners such as teachers / tutors, learning support workers/assistants and people in an AT role.
The topics on offer include: The free ‘My Study Bar’ / ‘Edu Apps’ (AM) The Grid 2 for computer and curriculum access (AM) Clicker 6 (PM) The use of tablet PC’s (iPad, Android, Windows) by people
with disabilities (PM) NOTE: ENGLISH DATE FULL, SCOTTISH DATE (Argyll
Court, Stirling on 12th June 2013) HAS PLACES: http://events.scotlandscolleges.ac.uk/events/show/4591
CPD opportunities for Assistive Technologists Informal opportunities:
ALT mail list JISC mail lists (ask your JISC RSC advisors) Karten Network Google Group
CPD opportunities for Assistive Technologists Web sites for self directed CPD:
http://www.scope.org.uk/help-and-information/communication/aac http://www.callcentre.education.ed.ac.uk/Home/ http://acecentre.org.uk/information-sheets-publications http://www.communicationmatters.org.uk/page/resources/elibrary http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/factsheets http://speechbubble.org.uk/
Specific Software Tutorials eg: http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/products/tools/clicker/training.aspx http://www.youtube.com/user/SmartboxAT
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