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Assistive learning technologies are set for a £10 million boost
The Government is to invest £10 million to support the use of assistive learning technologies in schools, colleges and universities. The money will help realise the
Department for Education’s new EdTech strategy as set out in the report, Realising the Potential of Technology in Education, published in April. The Government wants technology firms to work with the education sector to create innovative solutions to 10 key education challenges. These include reducing teachers’ marking workload and promoting tech to help people with special educational needs and disabilities. A new EdTech Leadership
Group will assess the future use of technology in education. A report is expected by the end of 2019. The strategy follows last year’s launch of the Education and Training Foundation’s (ETF) EdTech Strategy, including the Digital Teaching Professional Framework
(DTPF) and the Enhance Digital Teaching Platform. Vikki Liogier, head of learning technologies at the ETF, said: “The ETF is delighted to add value to the DfE EdTech mission in many ways. “With funding from DfE we
have developed our EdTech offer over the past year in line with the three-year strategy. “Our Digital Teaching
Professional Framework offers the education sector a common understanding of how best to effectively embed EdTech in pedagogic approaches. “Our Enhance Digital Teaching Platform provides 40 free, bite- size training resources to support the professional development of practitioners in using EdTech. “The latest addition of a Management Dashboard to the Enhance platform will help providers to support staff to upskill in this area and foster communities of practice within organisations and across sectors.”
Read the Government’s EdTech strategy at
bit.ly/GovtEdTech Read the ETF’s EdTech strategy at
bit.ly/ETFEdTech
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By Geoff Rebbeck Here are two education technology offerings which may come in useful at this time of the academic year, plus a safeguarding suggestion. First off is Duolingo. Each
day, free packets of language training are emailed, delivering short training sessions that allow students to build up knowledge in one of 33 languages. The pace of delivery can be set for casual through to serious use. This would be an excellent preparation tool for students going abroad for a holiday or to study. It has particular value for leisure and tourism students. It also works in reverse for students who speak one of the languages on offer who are learning English. StudyStack was introduced to
Sue Lownsbrough is the Education and Training Foundation’s (ETF) maths and English regional specialist lead for the North West.
Teaching maths and English to apprentices in the workplace is a challenge. Time and resources are limited, and online resources do not always provide enough support for apprentices who are struggling. They need the skills of a subject specialist, but this can be costly. Using Zoom software, subject specialist tutors can deliver active learning sessions on challenging topics for apprentices from different organisations as a whole group. The tutor simply sets up the session and sends an email invitation to each learner, which they click on to join at the appointed time.
Learners can ask questions and the tutor can use a whiteboard, just like in a classroom. You can share documents and images on screen and watch recordings. These features give geographically dispersed apprentices the same classroom support as other learners. You can also record the session for those who can’t make it.
readers last year, but it is a revision- time favourite providing repetition of knowledge recall and therefore an excellent tool to help students prepare for the exams. Its hidden value is in instilling confidence that subject-specific language and facts are being memorised. Finally, Tellagami (below) is an app which captures a student voice for playback via a web link, but uses an avatar, created by the student, that animates on voice-playback. Students can place a picture behind the avatar that is the object of the playback. Using avatars allows a student to present their work in a really engaging way but preserves physical anonymity. It’s a great tool to use to showcase student work but with safeguarding, cultural and learning design issues supported.
Geoff Rebbeck is a further and higher education teacher. He is an award-winning expert in e-learning and is a Fellow of SET. Visit Geoff’s website at
www.geoffrebbeck.com
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