Learner Survey
EduApps:
Power
Views on service
deliveryin your pocket
Martin Hawksey
Sara Brown
e-Learning Advisor
(Higher Education)
e-Learning Advisor
(Learning Resources)
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RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning
JISC Advance Services
ƒ JISC Digital Media
ƒ JISC infoNet
ƒ JISC Legal
ƒ JISCMail
ƒ JISC Netskills
ƒ JISC Procureweb
ƒ JISC RSC
ƒ JISC TechDis
February 2, 2011 | slide 2
RSC Scotland North & East
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Stimulating and
supporting innovation in
learning
ƒ Part of a national network
of 13 centres
ƒ Fully supporting 23 FE
colleges and 4 HEIs
February 2, 2011 | slide 3
What is EduApps?
ƒ8 software collections
ƒFree to download & use
ƒOpen source & freeware
ƒPortable
February 2, 2011 | slide 4
What is AccessApps?
ƒ Collection of over 60 Windows applications
ƒ Support reading, writing and planning as well as sensory,
cognitive and physical difficulties
ƒ Designed to support learning – supplying students with
tools to meet their individual needs
February 2, 2011 | slide 5
Demo
February 2, 2011 | slide 6
AccessApps at Dundee College
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Portable Access Device Development Initiative (PADDI)
SLIC funded project (Innovation & Development fund)
August 09 – June 10
Collaboration between Dundee College and JISC RSC
Scotland North & East
‘to develop a package of tools that would provide students
with library support materials and online applications to
support their learning’
February 2, 2011 | slide 7
Project aims
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Develop and deliver training to college staff and students
Develop existing RSC support materials for Dundee
College in-house use
Source and identify a range of library resources for
inclusion
Produce a package of branded tools designed to meet
the needs of Dundee College students
February 2, 2011 | slide 8
August 2009: Steering group formed
August 2009: Key project staff trained
September 2009: 3 pilot groups
identified
October 2009: Curriculum staff training
November 2009: Key apps and library
resources added to college network
February 2, 2011 | slide 9
December 2009: Launch of Dundee
College AccessApps!
Training for 3 pilot student groups.
USB pens provided
Drop in sessions
Ad hoc training
Library induction
Support materials on VLE
February 2, 2011 | slide 10
RapidSet
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Virtual Magnifying Glass
February 2, 2011 | slide 13
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VuBar
February 2, 2011 | slide 15
Evaluation
ƒ Student questionnaires at outset and completion of project
ƒ Focus groups
ƒ Individual interviews
February 2, 2011 | slide 16
Overall usage
Over 80% of students
felt that AccessApps had
helped them in their
studies
February 2, 2011 | slide 17
TypeFaster (typing tutor)
RapidSet (to change font/background)
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12
TheSage (dictionary/thesaurus)
44
11
Vubar (to read text one line at a time)
8
Sonar (cursor ring)
8
Nvda (screen reader)
5
T-bar (colour bar with shading)
5
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37
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MouseTool (automatic mouse clicks)
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4
GIMP (image editor)
20
8
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Audacity (to record & edit audio)
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4
At home
23
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Artweaver (art package)
In college
27
12
ssOverlay (screen colour changer)
Spr-Ot (spreadsheet visual aid)
46
10
Virtual Magnifying Glass
Converber (converter)
48
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February 2, 2011 | slide 18
Use of library resources
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Library Catalogue
Library Induction
Library Podcast
February 2, 2011 | slide 19
More feedback
ƒ ‘Excellent initiative’
ƒ ‘It helps a lot, it makes a big difference’
ƒ ‘I wish all these programs had been around when I was
young. It would have made my learning so much easier’
February 2, 2011 | slide 20
Taking it forward
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Added to all College network machines
Key part of Library induction
Part of CPD
All students and staff enrolled on Blackboard course
Additional support materials reviewed and added to Library
web pages
February 2, 2011 | slide 21
www.eduapps.org
Sam Stirling
s.stirling@dundeecollege.ac.uk
Sara Brown (@sasab)
sbrown@rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk
Martin Hawksey (@mhawksey)
mhawksey@rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk
February 2, 2011 | slide 22