This document discusses using technology to support learners with additional learning needs (ALN). It outlines the principles of universal design and describes "wicked problems" in education. It then provides examples of how different Microsoft tools like Teams, OneNote, and Planner can be used to connect staff, capture learner data, and facilitate transition planning. Assistive technologies like text-to-speech and learning tools are also discussed. The future potential of technologies like chatbots, augmented reality, and translation apps is envisioned. The overall goal is to leverage technology to improve independent learning, build confidence, and enable successful transitions for all learners.
5. 1. No definitive formulation.
2. Hard, or even impossible to measure success.
3. Has solutions which can only be good or bad, not true or false.
4. Has now template to follow when tackling.
5. Always has more than one explanation.
6. Is a symptom of another problem.
7. Doesn’t have a defined test to measure success.
8. May be solved through a ‘one shot’ design effort.
9. Is unique.
7. Equitable Use
Flexibility in Use
Simple and Intuitive Use
Perceptible Information
Tolerance for Error
Low Physical Effort
Size and Space for Approach and Use
13. The Use of Technology
to Enable a Successful
Transition
• The role of a Transition and
Review Officer
• Use of Microsoft Planner for
transition
• Capturing data
• Microsoft Forms for reviews
• Connecting with parents
@Lucy_TRO
14. Planner for
Transition: How
does it work?
• What is Planner?
• What documentation
can be uploaded?
• How do you categorise
data?
16. Capturing data
from Planner
• Accessible documents
• Keep track and edit caseloads
• Assigning tasks to multiple
people
• Cloud based
17. Transition Journey
Learners will collect digital badges
throughout their journey
KIT day at the end of the academic
year to keep learners engaged
Welcome to
19. How we support our
learners
• Graduated Response
• Individual Development Plans
• Upskilling Staff
• Case Management
• Person Centred Reviews
@Emily_ALNCo
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20. Tracking progression…
The ‘Sparkline’ gives us an overall visual of a
learners attendance and helps us identify trends
and further informs support provision.
Using Microsoft Forms is a quick way of
collecting information from multiple
individuals.
32. - Chatbots
- QR Scanning
- IDP Builders
- BYOD
- Translator
- Seeing AI
- Soundscape
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James Donaldson
Head of ALN and Wellbeing
jdonaldson@cavc.ac.uk
Thankyou
@Mr_ALNCo
www.mralnco.com
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1. My journey - Hit me, like a juggernaut, once I had redefined something, I couldn’t go back to the older way of working.
2. What is the challenge – they are numerous in scope
1. I started with a problem- team motivation, reduction in funding, more with less, more demands and complexities, people not hermetically sealed.
Retention
Attainment
Support – finance, ALN, wellbeing, safeguarding,
Can we solve them? Or are we best acknowledging that this is much wider issue and focussing on what we can change?
If we design well, anticipate, we don’t unintentionally exclude.
Reducing the adjustments from the start – being anticipatory not reactionary.
App, software is just that – it is the people and their attitude to technology, first and foremost is the key.
If people are not on board you won’t get anything done. It is my job and your job to help them.
Digitally phobic – ‘We’ve always done it this way’
Hired people based on their emotional intelligence, creativity and their ability to problem solving. The rest I can coach and teach and direct.
We utilised what we had and used – first and foremost.
Upskilling Staff
Read&Write training
Microsoft Innovative Educator
Teams
OneNote
Google Keep
Claro Scan App
Mobile Teams
Key message: Learning Tools has an immersive reader feature that can help improve people’s reading skills, including people with dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADHD, emerging readers or a combination of the broad range of unique student abilities.
The feature is available in the OneNote desktop app, Word Desktop, OneNote Online, Word Online, Office Lens, and Edge browser for ePub files. The immersive reader feature helps educators create more inclusive classrooms. And, students often have more success when they can de-clutter screen views, animations and background images. It helps promote concentration and aids in comprehension, such as:
A Read Aloud feature reads text out loud with simultaneous highlighting improves decoding, fluency, and comprehension while sustaining focus and attention.
A Text Spacing feature optimizes font spacing in a narrow column view to improve reading fluency for users who suffer from “visual crowding” issues.
A Syllabification feature shows the breaks between syllables to improve word recognition and decoding.
A Parts of Speech feature supports instruction and improves writing quality by identifying verbs, nouns, and adjectives.
To access these new Learning Tools in Word Online or OneNote Online, go to the View menu and click Immersive Reader. In addition, Learning Tools for Word 2016 has Learning Tools built into Read Mode.
The Immersive Reader features help everyone on any device improve their reading skills, including those with dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADHD, emerging readers or a combination of the broad range of unique student abilities.
Learning Tools for Word Online and OneNote Online now available, plus new languages on February 27, 2017 (see more here: https://blogs.office.com/2017/02/27/learning-tools-for-word-online-and-onenote-online-now-available-plus-new-languages/)
Learning Tools are for everywhere you need to read (see more here: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/microsoft_in_education/2016/10/13/inclusive-classrooms/)
The research about reading identifies three separate reading skills: decoding, fluency, and comprehension. (see more here: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Learning-Tools-to-improve-reading-and-writing-skills-735fc6ea-21eb-401a-9293-4a481ef7e482?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US)
We talked about how impactful the Learning Tools are… We thought why can’t you use them everywhere?
Learning Tools are moving beyond the OneNote desktop app
Coming to OneNote Online, Word Online and now in Microsoft Edge with the Creators Update
For anything you make or find on the web, built-in reading and writing tools improve learning outcomes for all students
A reference point that reinforces the importance of merging the technology with the way kids work is Cal Armstrong, who tells us, “Keyboards get in the way of creativity and Windows 10 on a pen-based tablet is an ecosystem that finally takes all the advantages of paper and makes it more effective, collaborative, and efficient. Inking, either on Edge or OneNote, not only makes student thinking visible, it captures, stores and distributes their learning for their, and my, convenience.” Cal Armstrong, Mathematics Teacher, Appleby College, Canada
Office, Learning Tools Updates January 2018, BETT Edition Updates.
Office 365 Dictation – the ability to use speech to text (dictation) can be transformational for students with learning differences or mobility impairments, but also helps students of all abilities to more easily capture ideas. We are adding built-in dictation to Office 365 Word, PowerPoint, Outlook Desktop, OneNote for Windows 10, Word Online and OneNote Online) in nine languages.
Outlook – to enable a more inclusive mail reading experience, we are bringing Read Aloud support to Outlook in over 20 text-to-speech languages
Word – students around the world have been improving reading skills using Learning Tools in Word Desktop, Word Online and Word for the iPad. We will be expanding Learning Tools to Mac and iPhone Read Aloud in the coming months. In addition, Word Desktop Learning Tools will be adding more page color options to reduce visual strain, as well as support for Read Aloud in 10 new languages.
OneNote – Immersive Reader is coming to OneNote for iPad in more than 30 languages. The immersive Reader will also be enabled on OneNote Mac in spring of 2018. Furthermore, Learning Tools for OneNote Desktop is getting syllables and parts of speech support for many new languages.
Office Lens – the ability to easily take text from pictures into the Immersive Reader for Android will be coming soon, as well as page color support for both iOS and Android.
Microsoft Edge – the next version of the Microsoft Edge browser will include additional Immersive Reader capabilities, including Reading View support for Read Aloud and syllables and parts of speech for ePub and Reading View.