1. Unlocking Potential Wolf in sheep’s clothing: Alistair McNaught The disruptive potential of learning support staff

2. Unlocking Potential The shiny ladder awards Marketing Admissions Resources Experiences Assessment Learning Provider

3. Unlocking Potential Ladder holders? Marketing Admissions Resources Experiences Assessment Learning Provider

4. Unlocking Potential Demolition experts? Learning Provider Marketing Admissions Resources Experiences Assessment

5. Unlocking Potential ‘Black holes’ of learning 1 – Reading documents on screens – most learners don’t know how to use alternative views of documents. 2 – Alternative formats - 84% FE librarians sampled have never obtained digital copy for dyslexic learners. 3 – Mobile devices – most users are unaware that course PowerPoints could be adapted for mobile phones.

6. Unlocking Potential Reading potential Word Document map viewWord Document Word web page layout view PDF reflow and magnificationPDF PDF autoscroll Free magnifiers – VMG / DeskTopZoomVMG Free colour overlay tools - ssOverlayssOverlay Free navigation tools – VuBar / SprotVuBar Free text to speech / MP3 – Balabolka / DSpeechBalabolka

7. Unlocking Potential Alternative format potential

8. Unlocking Potential Should I scan the book? … or why would I bother? images – 795,000 videos – 209,000 podcasts – 72,200 PDFs – 12,500 PowerPoints - 182 Flash files - 235

9. Unlocking Potential Mobile learning potential Portable content – text, audio, video, PPTvideo Evidence capture – audio, image, videoaudio Planning - Calendar based, PPT export.PPT export

10. Unlocking Potential Mobile software Word prediction - LetMeTypeLetMeType Mindmapping – Xmind or FreemindXmind Talking dictionary - LingoesLingoes Talking web browser (FireFox with CLCSpeak or FireVox plugin) Create and convert to alternative formats See www.eduapps.orgwww.eduapps.org

11. Unlocking Potential Where in the universe are you? OASES – ALS surveyOASES 28 organisations in pilot New version = 5 (compared to 30 for librarians and 0 for senior managers) Your awareness of available guidance Your influences Your practice

12. Unlocking Potential JISC TechDis support Reading documents on screen www.techdis.ac.uk/accessibilityessentials www.techdis.ac.uk/getfreesoftware Alternative formats www.techdis.ac.uk/getaltformat www.techdis.ac.uk/getebooks Mobile devices www.techdis.ac.uk/upwardlymobile www.techdis.ac.uk/upwardlymobile www.techdis.ac.uk/getm-learning Self assessment for technology training www.techdis.ac.uk/getoases www.techdis.ac.uk/getoases