summer specialist colleges update delegates 2011

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JISC RSC South WestSpecialist Colleges Summer ForumJuly 1st 2011

Agenda

JISC RSC (SW) & TechDis Update Projects, Toolkit and Voice Policy, News and funding Improving Equality through Technology

– Key Indicators– RSC Support for Inclusive Practice

Resources

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JISC TechDis New Projects

The Voice – a sophisticated and versatile electronic voice to be made available for all learning providers.

Toolbox – JISC Techdis and other resources packaged and formatted for the user

Podcast series

TechDis Blog – Guest Speakers

JISDC RSC and TechDis

ITQ in Accessible Technology Xerte New Templates, training and support E-Safety and Inclusion Good Practice Survey Excellence Gateway JANET Text – Kevin Sharp OASES Awards LSIS TES Awards JISCLegal Recording Lectures InFolio Support...


InFolio Update

Mailing lists https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=IN-FOLIO-USERS

https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=IN-FOLIO-TECHNICAL

Infolio_1-3_New_Features.doc

JISCMAIL Document Area

Server Upgrade

[email protected] at TDM

Online Training [email protected]


Excellence Gateway


BSL Qualification


New JISC TechDis Website

New JISC TechDis website Enhanced accessibility Enhanced search Improved structure Enhanced functionality Improved currency

Resources... News...

DfE Green Paper on SEN


Support and Aspiration-Remove bias towards InclusionMore parental control and choicePersonal budgetsSingle assessment processLimited choice in entry level qualificationsSupported employment / work experienceStronger local strategic planning and partnershipsConsultation until June 30th

News...

LSIS ResponseHealthy FE programmeFunding ApproachCPD foe FE (ELS)Teaching Qualifications at level 5Person centred plan or Learner Voice?Age range (After 25?)Non- Statemented and acquired disability?Single point of contact

Funding Partnership Projects

connecting non-formal learning opportunities with formal learning (such as enabling adults with learning disabilities to become more confident learners); supporting learners to progress to further learning, employment, volunteering or social action;

Adults Over 19 years

Partnership Working


Guidance for FE Equality Act and SED


Equality Act: An opportunity for Inclusion

Inclusive Induction and recruitment Flexible curriculum and course design Reasonable Adjustment –

– Assessment, exams, progress and transfer processes – Field trips, libraries and study facilities– Student services, finance, teaching and learning– Behaviour, suspension and exclusion policies

Remote access, alternative formats, mobile devices, video stories and web-conferences


Communication Through ICT

Oakwood Court College


TechDis Model

Using Technology to make a difference RSC Inclusivity portal


Key Indicators

Accessible e-learning infrastructure• Resources and VLE

• Investment in Staff Skills in supporting learners• Investment in Learner Independence and

participation• Assistive Technology available to all• Learners influence the support they receive

• Embedded Inclusive Practice• Monitoring, marketing, recruitment, induction, appraisal

OASES: Online Accessibility Self-Evaluation Survey


E-learning Infrastructure

EduApps Free OS Portable Software

MyStudyBar new Version 3

Create & Convert - documents to ePubs

STEM Activities -


New Xerte page templates and LO

E-safety and vulnerable learners


E-safety and Inclusion

Disability specific guidance – deaf, VI, dyslexic, ASD etc

Communicating e-safety policies E-safety contexts – residential, work experience

etc

Good practice in e-safety with vulnerable learners

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/esafetyforvulnerablelearnersgoodpractice


Investing in Staff Skills

http://itq.jisctechdis.ac.uk

2011 Pre-vat prices Less than 100 fte staff £225 100 -249 = £325 250- 500 = £425 More than 500 = email JISC TechDis for details

More information

Please contact [email protected]

Marking, Verification and Accreditation

Extra support from the trainer


Investment Staff Skills

ITQ for Accessible IT practice User Fundamentals Text-to-Speech software Improving productivity using IT Word Processing software Presentations software Spreadsheet software Using the Internet Using Audio or Video Xerte software (Specialist) Website Software (Level 1)

Specialist Colleges



Other Inclusive resources


Resources


Start Embedding Inclusion

Improving Inclusion through Technology

[email protected]

JISC RSC South West

E-learning Advisor Accessibility & Inclusion
