Making learning accessible: The iPad and supporting students who struggle

with literacy

ACEC2012Perth, Western Australia

Greg O’ConnorProfessional and Consultancy Services Manager (Teacher)

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19.6%

Horizon Report Time-to-Adoption Horizon: One Year

or LessMobiles and AppsTablet Computing

Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Two to Three Years

Game-Based LearningPersonal Learning Environments

Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Four to Five Years

Augmented RealityNatural User Interfaces

...inhabiting a world with tools so well fitted to us that when they are with us they become transparent...Marc Prensky 2012 Brain Gain: Technology and the Quest for Digital Wisdom

How is transparency built into the iPad to support

literacy?

How do we determine which app are appropriate for our

struggling students?

Planet of the apps

Lord of the apps

Planet of the apps

Lord of the apps

Planet of the apps

Lord of the apps

It Can’t Teach

S.E.T.T.

Student

Environment

Task

Tools

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How do we ensure our classrooms are transparent

& not one size fits all ?

Universal Design for Learning

Multiple Means of

Representation

Action and Expression

Engagement

Universal Design for Learning

Multiple Means ofRepresentation

Student - How we gather facts and categorize what we see, hear, and read.

Teacher - Present information and content in different ways

Read, hear and see

Student - Planning and performing tasks. How we organize and express our ideas.

Teacher - Differentiate the ways that students can express what they know

Universal Design for Learning

Multiple Means ofAction and Expression

Act and express

Universal Design for Learning

Multiple Means ofEngagement

Student - How we get engaged and stay motivated. How we are challenged, excited, or interested.

Teacher - Stimulate interest and motivation for learning

Engage

SAMR Model 4-level approach to selecting, using, and evaluating technology in education

(Ruben Puentedura)

Technology acts as direct tool substitute, with no functional improvement

Substitution

Technology acts as direct tool substitute, with functional improvementAugmentation

Technology allows for significant task redesignModification

Technology allows for the creation of new tasks, previously inconceivableRedefinition

Technology acts as direct tool substitute, with no functional improvement

Substitution

Technology acts as direct tool substitute, with functional improvementAugmentation

Technology allows for significant task redesignModification

Technology allows for the creation of new tasks, previously inconceivableRedefinition

Technology acts as direct tool substitute, with no functional improvement

Substitution

Technology acts as direct tool substitute, with functional improvementAugmentation

Technology allows for significant task redesignModification

Technology allows for the creation of new tasks, previously inconceivableRedefinition

Technology acts as direct tool substitute, with no functional improvement

Substitution

Technology acts as direct tool substitute, with functional improvementAugmentation

Technology allows for significant task redesignModification

Technology allows for the creation of new tasks, previously inconceivableRedefinition

diversity as a possibility

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