Paul is a Senior Research Fellow and has an engineering background. He's involved in CALL's assessment and support service for pupils, with a particular responsibility for access technology for pupils with physical disabilities; and for technology to enable students with dyslexia or literacy difficulties access the curriculum.
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 13th November, 2023
Category iPads, Androids & Chromebooks Assistive Technology
The Scottish Government pledged that every pupil will have a personal digital device by 2026 - how far have we come to achieving this goal?
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 6th November, 2023
Category Digital Exams
SQA are looking to speak to students who use or have used assessment arrangements in examinations, to hear about your experiences and to find out how the assessment arrangements process works and what you think about it.
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 25th October, 2023
Category Text-to-Speech Dyslexia
Read&Write for Google Chrome and OrbitNote for Chromebooks now have more Scottish voices plus the Ceitidh Gaelic voice. The voices are available in the free version of Read&Write as well as the Premium version.
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 12th September, 2023
Category Assistive Technology
We're happy to report that our core grant funding from Scottish Government has been extended for another six months to March 2024. See what we've been doing for the past year in our latest annual report.
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 24th August, 2023
Category Digital Exams Computer Accessibility
SQA have issued information about the requests for Assessment Arrangements for the 2023 examinations. There was an increase again in the number of candidates and entries for whom arrangements were requested and digital technology is one of the most common arrangements.
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 18th August, 2023
Category Assistive Technology Severe & Complex Support Needs
Digital learning and assistive technology have huge potential for pupils with additional support needs, but are not addressed in the ASL Action Plan. This blog discussed what actions should be included in the Plan.
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 19th May, 2023
Category Dyslexia Assistive Technology
There are so many tools and apps available for supporting learners with dyslexia that it can be difficult to know where to begin. This blog introduces a new Technology Checklist which we hope will make it easier to find the right tools and strategies.
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 15th May, 2023
With over a third of learners in Scotland identified as having an additional support need, it's clear that every teacher and educator is an additional support for learning practitioner.
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 21st March, 2023
We are looking for a new member of the CALL team to take responsibility for coordinating our Professional Learning offers (and do other things too!). Find out what that means here.
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 13th March, 2023
Category Digital Exams Speech Recognition
Learners in many parts of Scotland have been provided with personal Chromebooks or iPads but generally they can't use them examinations. We have set up working groups to find solutions - read on to find out about progress so far.
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