Dart 2.1 Assessment for Assistive Technology City of Glasgow College 11 th Dec 14
About us: COGC formed through merger in currently have 8 buildings, 4 LS bases 25 ‘core’ staff in Learning Support covering a range of roles 16 Lecturers 2 Coordinators 3 Admin 1 AT 19 ESWs 19 freelance SLIs
Who do we assess? every student who declares a disability has their need assessed we have 32, 500 students at the College 9 % declare a disability
How we assess need: ideally at pre-entry - informal/formal PLSP – DSA needs assessment proforma DSA if needed for HN all case holders are needs assessors, all BRITE trained 1 AT we ‘share’ from 2010 PLSPs – 686 LS and 607 ELS 134 DSAs in 2013/14
How we assess need: collaborative process - student at centre - PLSP holder - Assistive Technologist - course lecturers - Educational Psychologists - Posturite –SAAS
AT Role at City of Glasgow College Needs Assessment Process Collaboration with external partners/internal faculties One-to-One training for Students Workshops for Students and staff
Needs Assessment Process
Demonstrate Software/Equipment
Collaborative Partnerships
One-to-One Training for Students
Assistive Technology Workshops
Case Studies A Dyslexic Learners Experience using iPad Apps Using Mind Mapping Software to Plan Graded Units at City of Glasgow College Learner Ambassador: Using AudioNote to record notes in a Psychology class at City of Glasgow College
Case Studies Using iPad apps to support inclusion & productivity Technology Enhanced Learner Support in Construction (TELSiC) Project at the City of Glasgow College
New Campus New Learning: us/new-campus-project
Definition of AT: “Assistive Technology (AT) is any product or service designed to enable independence for disabled and older people.” (King's Fund consultation, 2001)
Technology Enhanced Learning Support in Construction:
ATLAS Project: Assistive Technology Learning and Support DART 2.1 project ‘deep support’ gave opportunity to review AT provision
The whole AT picture? Texthelp Mind Manager Inspiration DVR BRITE EQLB BYOD range of devices use of Apps virtualisation
ATLAS plan:
Upskill LS team: CPD programme 18 iPads BYOD use of apps to support needs
autism dyspraxia physical disability dyslexia sensory impairment ADD/ADHD
New Build virtualisation view.html roaming profiles
DSA ‘needs led’ BYOD virtualisation working group North East College
AT Role AT portal AT assessment kit student app group video demos of AT software AT special interest group
Supported Programmes centralised EQLB AT investment
Mainstream AT CALM training workshops
Questions?