Download - Making Learning Accessible
Making Learning Accessible:
Universal Design for Learning, Inclusive Technology
& the iPad
Greg O’ConnorProfessional and Consultant Services Manager, Spectronics
Gerry KennedyIndependent Information and Inclusive Technology Consultant
Greg
Email: [email protected]
http://twitter.com/gregoconnor
(07) 3808 6833
Gerry
Email: [email protected]
http://twitter.com/GKICT
(03) 9894 4826
Anh Do - The Happiest Refugee
“As a kid, if you’re told you can’t read and write, you think you’re bad at life”
“He had a difficulty with words as a child and was in a special needs class in primary school”
smh.com.au Spectrum March 19-20
http://learningwiki.net/groups/accessingthefuture/
Twitter: #ATFC2011
Workshop resources
Disruptive Innovation
"Ball point pens will be the ruin of education in our country. Students use
these devices and then throw them away. The
virtues of thrift and frugality are being
discarded. Business and banks will never allow
such expensive luxuries.”
Project Tomorrow &The Horizon Report
• use social based learning for learning and personal lives
• access to untethered learning• digitally rich learning using relevancy-
based digital tools, content & resources that allow for self directed learning
The road ahead:
EnablingEngaging
Empowering
The New 3 E’s of Education: Enabled, Engaged, EmpoweredHow Today’s Students Are Leveraging Emerging Technologies for Learning (2011)
30%
http://tinyurl.com/25qkf8s
46-47%
The International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) was undertaken in Australia in 1996
Barriers to Learning & Opportunity
..impaired access, participation and progress in learning, social connectiveness, and employment
Barriers to Learning & Opportunity
“prepare for an environment where they will spend more time reading and using information on the internet than they will reading from a printed book”
Remediation vs Compensation
Edyburn (2006) http://www.uwm.edu/~edyburn/L%26L2006.pdf
One size fits all?
Universal Design for LearningMultiple Means of
• Representation
• Action and Expression
• Engagement
Universal Design for Learning
Multiple Means of
Representation
Student - How we gather facts and categorize what we see, hear, and read.
Teacher - Present information and content in different ways
Universal Design for Learning
Multiple Means of
Action & Expression
Student - Planning and performing tasks. How we organize and express our ideas.
Teacher - Differentiate the ways that students can express what they know
Universal Design for Learning
Multiple Means of
Engagement
Student - How we get engaged and stay motivated. How weare challenged, excited, or interested.
Teacher - Stimulate interest and motivation for learning
Universal Design for Learning
CAST - Center for Applied Special Technology http://www.cast.org
National Center on Universal Design for Learning
http://www.udlcenter.org
It Can’t Teach
“Every new literacy changes the way we think about the world. The alphabet did this to oral cultures. Cheap books did it after Gutenberg. Mobile, interactive multimedia technologies are doing it in our time. As educators are we up to the challenge?”
Pat Clifford, Galileo Educational Network
iPad
450,000+ Apps available100,000+ iPad Apps30% are free15+ Billion Downloads200+ million iOS users in 90 countries
SOS
Introduction to the iPad
•WiFi / 3GS•iTunes / Syncing•Types of Apps•Managing iPads
Advantages of the iPad•Engagement•Portable•Mainstream device•Wide range of apps•Price•Supports universal design•Promotes 21st century
success
Disadvantages of the iPad
•Fragile•Using in outside light•Install apps via iTunes only•No USB•Alternative access methods
limited
Accessories
Accessories
Access to Personalised Learning
Accessibility Features
•VoiceOver•Zoom Magnification•White on Black Display•Large text
Universal Design for Learning
Multiple Means of
Representation
Student - How we gather facts and categorize what we see, hear, and read.
Teacher - Present information and content in different ways
Reading Technologies
OCR Optical Character Recognition (Scanning Technologies)
Text Styles and Definitions
Text to Speech (TTS)
Dictionary and Thesaurus Options
Visual Guides
eReaders
http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog - Weblinks for accessible text and ebooks
iPad Reading Settings & Apps
http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/article/apps-for-literacy-support
Universal Design for Learning
Multiple Means of
Action & Expression
Student - Planning and performing tasks. How we organize and express our ideas.
Teacher - Differentiate the ways that students can express what they know
Writing Tools and Technologies
Spell Checkers
Voiced Text Output
Homophones
e.g. where, wear, we’re
Mind Mapping Software
Planning and Organisation
Note Taking Software
Organisational Tools & PIM software
Using Tables in MS Word
Using PowerPoint and Other Tools
Speech Recognition (DNS V11)
iPad Writing Apps
http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/article/apps-for-literacy-support
Universal Design for Learning
Multiple Means of
Engagement
Student - How we get engaged and stay motivated. How weare challenged, excited, or interested.
Teacher - Stimulate interest and motivation for learning
App review and search sites
www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/web-links/weally-wonderful-apps-v2-0/
www.quixey.com
www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/apple
Student
Environment
Tasks
Tools
www.joyzabala.com
Thanks.