Posted by Shirley Lawson on the 21st September, 2016
CALL Scotland will be hosting 'Creative and fun learning using iPads' a free half day seminar for teachers, learning assistants, support for learning staff – anyone who has access to iPads in an educational setting – with the focus on using the devices creatively to achieve...
Posted by Shirley Lawson on the 26th August, 2016
Fourteen attendees from up and down the country logged in to this week's webinar entitled ‘Back to school assistive technology to support all learners’. One of the attendees was then broadcasting the webinar to 10 more staff - an excellent way to learn collegiately a...
Posted by Shirley Lawson on the 7th July, 2016
In my webinar ‘Using Cloud Based Tools to Support Learners with ASN’ first broadcast on 25 May 2016 I talked about the use of the new Microsoft OneNote add-in called Learning Tools. They are an example of universal design: one solution that makes reading, writing and comprehen...
Posted by Shirley Lawson on the 17th May, 2016
The aim of National Digital Learning week is to highlight the innovative and exciting ways in which digital technologies are being used to support Scottish learners. Our focus here at CALL Scotland is the support of learners with additional support needs and we think the use of assistive techn...
Posted by Shirley Lawson on the 15th March, 2016
On 02 June we are holding a free half day seminar here at Moray House to bring participants of the Talking in Exams project together to share their experiences of using the software in school. This is a great chance for anyone who is keen to use the software with pupils in their school to come...
Posted by Shirley Lawson on the 8th December, 2015
“Is there something my student can use to allow them just to speak and their words appear on the screen?” The plea of many teachers everywhere Yes there is and it’s called speech recognition software. It is much more accurate and reliable now (especially install...
Posted by Shirley Lawson on the 9th October, 2015
Dennis Robertson, MSP for Aberdeen West, welcomed everyone to the 'Dots to Digital' event at the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday night. This was a celebration as part of National Braille Week (October 5-11) and highlighted the continued use of Braille as a tactile system...
Posted by Shirley Lawson on the 15th September, 2015
Shirley Lawson has joined the team on secondment from her post of Education Support Officer at East Lothian Council. Shirley graduated from Moray House with a PGDE in Primary Education in 2007 and had a successful NQT year at East Linton Primary School engaging and motivating her Primary 4 pup...
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