Introduction to the iPad: Supporting Diverse Learners

in VET and Beyond

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)

46-47%

The International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) was undertaken in Australia in 1996

Barriers to Learning & Opportunity

..impaired access, participation and progress in training, social connectiveness, and employment

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

CAST - Center for Applied Special Technology

http://www.cast.org

National Center on Universal Design for Learning

http://www.udlcenter.org

Universal Design for Learning

Multiple Means of

Representation

How we gather facts and categorize what we see, hear, and read.

Teacher/Instructor/Employer - Present information and content in different ways

Reading Tools

Accessibility Features

•VoiceOver•Zoom Magnification•White on Black Display•Large text

iPad Reading Apps

http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/article/apps-for-literacy-support

Universal Design for Learning

Multiple Means of

Action & Expression

Planning and performing tasks. How we organize and express our ideas.

Teacher/Instructor/Employer - Differentiate the ways that students can express what they know

Writing Tools

iPad Writing Apps

http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/article/apps-for-literacy-support

Universal Design for Learning

Multiple Means of

Engagement

How we get engaged and stay motivated. How we are challenged, excited, or interested.

Teacher/Instructor/Employer - Stimulate interest and motivation for learning

SAMR Model (Ruben Puentedura)

4-level approach to selecting, using, and evaluating technology in education

Transformational • Differentiation / UDL• Portability• Convergence

Gray & Silver-Pacuilla (2011) Breakthrough Teaching and Learning

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