Technology-based Assessment Arrangements - digital assessments must be accessible
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 7th January, 2021
Digital Assessments must be accessible to all learners including students with disabilities or additional support needs. In this blog we explore what this means and how to create accessible assessments. More students in more schools and local authorities are being provided with personal devices, and...
More Complex Needs Home Learning Resources
Posted by Claire Harrison on the 7th January, 2021
Back in March we shared some links to resources for learning at home during the first lockdown period and you can still read about them in the CALL Blog archive. Here are some more which we think you might find useful as we begin another period of learning at home. One of the many challenges of crea...
Technology-based Assessment Arrangements - during lockdown at home
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 6th January, 2021
On Monday the First Minister announced that schools would only be open for children of key workers and vulnerable children for January. In many schools, January is 'prelim month', so how can prelims or assessments be undertaken when most learners are at home? Summary The main points put forw...
Supporting dyslexic learners at home
Posted by Shirley Lawson on the 6th January, 2021
The use of technology can be so important to a learner struggling with literacy difficulties. With pupils now accessing remote learning and most resources being delivered digitally, knowing how to make the best use of technology can make a huge difference in keeping your dyslexic pupils engaged in&n...
Technology-based Assessment Arrangements - speech to text alternatives to scribes
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 16th December, 2020
Modern digital devices all offer free, built-in speech-to-text or computer dictation tools. Can learners with disabilities or additional support needs use these tools for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher assessments? Over the past few weeks several teachers have contacted us asking about...
Technology-based Assessment Arrangements - which digital formats?
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 15th December, 2020
Which digital formats should we use for our internal National 5, Higher and Advanced higher assessments? In this blog, we explore some options for creating and administering internal assessments for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher. This is quite a long post so I encourage you to read th...
Technology-based Assessment Arrangements - internet security
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 14th December, 2020
How can we manage and administer digital assessments for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher in 2021? Can we use cloud-based tools such as OneDrive or Google Classroom? Cloud-based administration of assessments A few years ago, most schools and local authorities in Scotland deployed technology ru...
Technology-based Assessment Arrangements for SQA 2020-21 assessments
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 14th December, 2020
All National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher assessments are now going to be assessed by schools and centres internally. What does this involve for learners with disabilities or additional support needs who use technology to access learning? Covid-19 has already had significant impact on teaching, lea...
Using Immersive Reader with the Edge browser app and Chrome extension
Posted by Craig Mill on the 7th December, 2020
Immersive Reader is part of Microsoft Learning Tools and is designed to improve reading support for learners with literacy difficulties, such as dyslexia. Immersive Reader is available in programs such as Word, Word Online, OneNote and the Edge browser. A recent development is the availability of Im...
New Online Professional Learning Calendar (Jan - Jun 2021)
Posted by Shirley Lawson on the 24th November, 2020
Due to the success of our current online learning workshops focussing on assistive technology to support learners with additional support needs, we are going to continue to deliver Professional Learning online next academic term. Our courses would normally be delivered at the Un...
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