The effective use of technology

Phil Hardcastle

The Effective Use of Technology inTeaching and Learning

April 18, 2023 | slide 1

We will be looking at the developments in hardware and software that can be used by ESOL, English and Maths tutors.

Web based software and personal, portable hardware give tutors and learners a range of new tools to use. They are accessible and easy to use, being based on personal retail devices rather than corporate PCs.

There will be examples of the hardware available – tablets, smartphones etc and we will spend time looking at the software that can be used on these devices.

In the second part of the course we will look at subject specific resources for esol, numeracy and literacy.


Aims

Introduce devices and methods which can be used in the classroom

Looking for low cost, easily accessible technological solutions

A survey of the resources available, rather than a a detailed “how to” session

2 parts to the session1. Mobile technology: a look at what’s available

2. Applications and software


Timings

9:30 start– Phones, tablets and applications

10:45 coffee– Literacy, numeracy and ESOL applications

12:00lunch– Hands on with the devices and applications

1:30 finish


Mobile revolution

Over a quarter of adults and nearly half of all teens now own a smartphone

37 per cent of adults and 60 per cent of teens are ‘highly addicted’ to them

Nine out of ten people own a mobile phone (36 per cent in 2000, 91 per cent in 2011) – and one in seven households are now mobile-only, as the penetration of landlines dropped from 93 per cent in 2000 to 81 per cent in 2011

The majority of homes are now connected to the internet (25 per cent in 2000, 76 per cent in 2011);

Figures from Ofcom


The adoption of new technologies

While it took 15 years for half of the UK population to get a mobile phone and 14 years to get multi-channel TV, newer technologies ..reached this landmark in just four years.

There is evidence that older age groups are catching up in the adoption of technology. For the first time, over half (55 per cent) of those aged 65-74 have access to the internet at home while over three quarters (77 per cent) now have a mobile.

Figures from Ofcom April 18, 2023 | slide 6

So What?

This isn’t a technology revolution It’s a communications and information

revolution Adult Ed. used to run courses to help people keep

up with new developments – car maintenance, microwaves, computers

There are no classes on mobile phones! Why?


Effective use


Look up anything

Record activities

Communicate

Learners in the classroom

Can use the recording facilities to record:

– Progress– Pronunciation– Demonstrations– Revision podcasts– Vocabulary illustrations– Capture instructions/lists etc

Effectively using device as an external memory


So what are the implications for your organisation and its learners?

Learning providers can use mobile devices to:– Increase learner satisfaction and retention– Widen participation– Reduce costs – do more with less– Meet the new technology focus in the Ofsted common

inspection framework– Advance business agility– Enhance the quality of teaching and learning– Improve outcomes for learners– Enable more creative use of learning spaces and

campus sites


Learners can

Personalise their own learning journey Enjoy new opportunities, such as more

collaborative working Access mentors, tutors and others learners while

on the move Fit studying better into their lives with portable,

anywhere, anytime learning Complete work-based learning more easily


Good Practice

Clearly explained lesson aims, coupled with a review of what has been learnt at the end of the session.

A combination of multiple ways of providing information: demonstration, paper handouts & digital materials on Learning Platform

Providing opportunities for peer learning both through small group work and through the projection of learners’ work for whole class discussion.

Flexibility in classroom management terms – accepting collaboration when it occurs naturally, directing learners to specific reinforcement activities if necessary and sometimes avoiding intervention as part of a process of encouraging student independence and autonomy.


Specific uses

Voting in a quiz/assessment/feedback situation– Polleverywhere www.polleverywhere.com

Vocabulary training – words and pictures Flash cards Group research – finding information/presenting

information Group research – compiling glossaries/dictionaries Pictures illustrating routes through town/building


http://www.polleverywhere.com/

Using e-books

Excellence Gateway example

http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/node/20459




Essentials

Evernote Google docs Dropbox Skydrive Google Drive


ActivityGive a someone a fish….

Teach someone to fish….

Split into 4 groups of 4– Decide on an appropriate subject– Search for and evaluate 2 resources in your subject

area that you would recommend to others and that are new to you

– Share


Online Resources

Fry flashcards - http://www.uniqueteachingresources.com/Fry-1000-Instant-Words.html

Creating flashcards in Word - http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=289

Flashcard apps http://udm4.com/Android/Wise_Cards_Free_Flas-3527965

Memrise http://www.memrise.com/home/


http://www.uniqueteachingresources.com/Fry-1000-Instant-Words.html



http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=289



http://udm4.com/Android/Wise_Cards_Free_Flas-3527965



http://www.memrise.com/home/

http://www.memrise.com/home/

Literacy and Numeracy Resources

Look elsewhere – New Zealand– http://literacyandnumeracyforadults.com/The-Learning-

Progressions

Practitioner Resources– http://www.nrdc.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=502

Functional skills– http://www.skillsworkshop.org/literacy


http://literacyandnumeracyforadults.com/The-Learning-Progressions

http://literacyandnumeracyforadults.com/The-Learning-Progressions

http://www.nrdc.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=502

http://www.nrdc.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=502

http://www.skillsworkshop.org/literacy

http://www.skillsworkshop.org/literacy

The App Explosion

Educational Apps – USA loaded– http://www.tcea.org/ipad

Literacy – list– http://www.centralcoastchildrensfoundation.org/draft/wp-content/upl

oads/2012/03/adult-literacy-apps-Final.pdf

Apps for young adults with intellectual impairments– http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/techniques-and-tips/apps-for-li

teracy-for-young-adults-with-intellectual-impairments/

Apps in the classroom– http://www.ncte.ie/media/NCTE_Handheld_devices_focus_on_liter

acy_numeracy_primary_12-07.pdf


http://www.tcea.org/ipad

http://www.tcea.org/ipad

http://www.centralcoastchildrensfoundation.org/draft/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/adult-literacy-apps-Final.pdf



http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/techniques-and-tips/apps-for-literacy-for-young-adults-with-intellectual-impairments/



http://www.ncte.ie/media/NCTE_Handheld_devices_focus_on_literacy_numeracy_primary_12-07.pdf



Simple minds/Popplet Lite– mindmapping for android and iphone

Examstutor.com– A range of exam tutor apps covering maths, chemistry,

physics, biology, history, English literature and business studies with exam questions directly from the board plus past papers, revision and study guides. Learners can download it and revise on their way to and from college.

Gflash– Uses the principle of flashcards to revise key topics.


http://www.examstutor.com/

http://www.gflashcards.com/

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