jisc techdis update
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Jisc TechDis updateTRANSCRIPT
RSC South West
TechDis Update
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Quick Overview
• Enable Competition
• InBook and e-safety work
• RARPA – ongoing projects and future work
• Ambassadors – individual Stories
• Technical support Jiscmail list
Enable Project
• How is ICT is currently used to support lifelong learning by disabled adults.
• 16 European partners.
• Conference – 17/18 June HE Academy – to be streamed live – bookings open 1 April.
• Competition - see next slide.
• Further information http://i-enable.eu/
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Enable Competition
• Disabled person using ICT to support disabled adult learners.Prize is an HP 250 G1 Notebook PC
• Teacher who uses ICT in innovative ways to support disabled adult learners.Prize is an iPad Mini with i-read/write software
• Developer of new ICT to support disabled adult learners.Prize is a conference place at ALT-C 2014
• Details
InBook
• Secure social network for vulnerable learners.
• Mentioned in FELTAG recommendations
• Positive mention in Grade 1 Ofsted report
• 9 colleges currently taking part with a wide variety of learners from both England and Scotland – including Fortune Riding Centre.
• Development of curriculum activities for staff and students to work with.
• Fingers crossed for further funding?
Curriculum Activities
• Based around the 5 esafe Ts
• Sharing creative work on InBook
• Role play within specific allocated areas of the site to explore some of the issues
• Sharing of resources to support safe and responsible activities online
• Online video conferences for colleges in different parts of the country to share their experiences, ideas and activities.
Role Play activity
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E-safety work
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• Esafety site is still being maintained and we have funding for another year
• More content would be very welcome
• Please share the story like
• Derbyshire Police
• Derbyshire Social Services
RARPA
• Project to establish good practice with quality assurance of non accredited qualifications for students with LDD
• Phase 5 - Over 50 ‘Sector Leaders’ reviewing their organisational practice (inc Ruskin Mill and WESC foundation)
• Finishes end of March
• Hoping for further funding to include more Work Based Learning providers.
• More details - http://www.et-foundation.co.uk/supporting-learners-with-sen.html
Outcomes include
• Staff Induction to RARPA
• Review target setting and learner portfolio development with attention to both qualitative and qualitative data
• The learner journey wheel: Learners assessing and monitoring their progress through their programme of study. This will include a guide to good feedback.
• Quick Guide to RARPA with templates and exemplar lesson plans
• Development of electronic ILP to enable all staff to access it.
Ambassadors
• Initial work done in 2012 – video as a vehicle to test resources
• New launch is for ‘Individual Stories’
• TechDis Tuesday – 11 March (next week)
• Launch on world Story Telling Day – 20 March
• Further launch at Natspec Conference 25 March
Ambassadors
• Sharing stories and celebrating technology, independence and individual achievement
• A Jisc TechDis Ambassador is someone with a disability who shares and celebrates their use of technology in learning.
• Ambassadors are champions of technology. They are not representatives of TechDis nor do they need to ‘do’ anything for us.
Ambassadors
• Initial work done in 2012 – video as a vehicle to test resources
• New launch is for ‘Individual Stories’
• TechDis Tuesday – 11 March (next week)
• Launch on world Story Telling Day – 20 March
• Further launch at Natspec Conference 25 March
Telling your story
• Introduce yourself at the beginning of your story. Make sure you tell us:
• who you are;
• about your disability;
• what technology you are using;
• what the technology does;
• how it helps you.
Document or Presentation
• If you would like to tell us your story using a written document or presentation make sure the story is no more than 250 words.
• Write your story clearly.
• You may use images such as a photograph and screenshots.
• You can get someone to help you write this.
Audio
• If you would rather submit an audio file make sure it is no more than two minutes long.
• Please try to ensure the audio is clear with little additional sound.
• Please provide a transcript if possible.
Video
• Alternatively you may tell us your story using video.
• Make sure the video file is no more than two minutes long.
• Ensure the person or technology can be clearly seen.
• Use still images and screen shots as well as video footage.
• Please provide a transcript if possible.
Technical support list
• Jiscmail list for all ISC technical staff.
• Get your techies on.
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=ISC-TECHNICAL
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And finally..
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Children and Families Bill
• Enactment of Bill Spring 2014 (possibly before the end of March)
• Implementation September 2014
• The definition of special educational needs (SEN) is extended to include young people up to the age of 25; the definition includes ‘learning difficulties’ and ‘disabilities’.
New code of practice
• Currently being rewritten
• No School action or school action +
• Many anomalies – including
• high needs funding processes
• No template for EHC plans
• Little guidance with decisions likely to be decided with ‘case law’.
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Supporting planning
• London Councils
• (overarching organisation for 32 London Boroughs and the City of London)
• 4 project themes
• Joint commissioning
• Commissioning for outcomes
• 14-25 curriculum
• Workforce development
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TechDis support
• Regional communication
• Sharing of information
• EHC plan development
• Self advocacy within EHC plans
• Workforce development
• What does a 14-25 Curriculum look like. Working with schools, ISPs, FE colleges, WBL, ACL etc to ensure a student centred offer.
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