Events
Engaging VET Learners through iPads 18Nov
This hands-on workshop has been specifically designed for the VET sector to maximise the use of iPads to support learners who struggle with VET literacy requirements
Workshop facilitated by Greg O’Connor
Friday 18th November
9.30 am – 3.30 pm
University of Tasmania
Engineering Room 304
Sandy Bay Campus
Hobart
Cost $85.00
Students with learning and literacy difficulties, and students for whom English is not their first language, struggle with the literacy requirements of TAFE and VET delivered programs. They can find it difficult to access, participate and progress through the learning programs being provided, due to difficulties with reading, writing and organisational skills.
Assistive technologies can play a key role in removing literacy barriers and providing compensatory tools to accommodate the learning needs of students. This hands-on workshop will explore a range of assistive technology literacy support options on the iPad to support teachers and those delivering programs to optimize student learning, and to assist students’ to manage their own learning. The use of the research based Universal Design for Learning Guidelines (www.udlcenter.org) will be used as a framework to deliver the content of this workshop.
This hands-on workshop will provide:
- Strategies to use iPads to engage learners
- Using iPads to allow learners multiple ways to express what they know
- An up-to-date understanding of the range of assistive technology literacy support tools available on the iPad for use in the classroom, workshops, learning centres and training environments
- Strategies for empowering learners to use technology to manage their own learning
- Useful internet links and resources
Greg O’Connor is the Education Services Manager with Spectronics. He has been actively involved in supporting the learning of people with diverse learning needs for 29 years. Greg's areas of interest and expertise include literacy support technologies for people with learning disabilities in school and post-school settings.
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Numbers are limited so get in early !!!
