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The DART Project
Rohan Slaughter12/6/13
Introduction to Beaumont College
• Scope run Independent Specialist College (ISC) based in Lancaster
• 96 learners in Lancaster, two satellite provisions with ~20 learners
• 330 FTE staff
• Ofsted “Outstanding”
• LSIS Beacon Status
• Curriculum focussed on personal development, independence, skills for life
• Creative arts specialism
The Technology Team at Beaumont
History of the DART project(s)
• 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
DART2
The DART project seeks to:
•Improve AT practice in the sector
•Enable the replication of the innovative Assistive Technologist role
•Produce AT case studies for the sector
The project is achieving this through:
•‘Deep Support’ for ten providers
• A Workshop series
• A Natspec sponsored research project
Deep Support
• 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 unmet 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
Deep Support
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)
Workshops
• Day 1: Assessment for Assistive Technology Feb 2013
• Slides from the events:
• http://dart.beaumontcollege.ac.uk/?p=342
• http://dart.beaumontcollege.ac.uk/?p=358
• Day 2: Creating the Assistive Technologist role and it’s integration into a College structure, April 2013.
• Slides from the events:
• http://dart.beaumontcollege.ac.uk/?p=391
• http://dart.beaumontcollege.ac.uk/?p=384
• Day 3: Specific Assistive Technology software training, June 2013
• Slides from the events are not yet available
Natspec Research Project
• The Natspec sponsored research project (publication pending, expected shortly) was conducted via online questionnaire / telephone follow up, and sought to:
• Inform the content of the workshops (give the sector what it required in terms of AT related CPD)
• Define key themes around what is working well (or what is not working well) with respect to Assistive Technology in all types of FE College
• A summative DART2 project presentation will take place at the JISC RSC NW annual conference on 26th June 2013: http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/northwest/news/2013/february/jisc-rsc-northwest-annual-event.aspx
• For more information please see http://dart.beaumontcollege.ac.uk
College structure and relationships between teams
The technology strategy in a College stands or falls based on:
• Relationships between teams
• The College Structure
• Relationship of the IT/Technology team with:
Teachers Therapists (where present) Supporting staff People in the AT role
THANK YOU
Email us: maria.chambers@scope.org.uk rohan.slaughter@scope.org.uk
Follow us: @rohanslaughter
Any questions?
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