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: grego@spectronics.com.au

http://twitter.com/gregoconnor

(07) 3808 6833

Gerry

Email: specmelb@bigpond.net.au

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.