1.
Jisc RSC YH Roadshow
www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/YH

2.
What is an RSC YH Roadshow
• We take the technology around our region
• The focus is on teaching, learning & training
• Collaborative scenario planning based activities
• Outcomes
• RSC Advisor „Pitch‟
• Learner Scenarios
• Exploration of the Technology
• Time to Create

3.
What kit? - Tablets
Blackberry
Playbook
Samsung Galaxy
Apple i-Pads
HP
Touchpad
Google Android Tablet

4.
Web Based Systems - Sharing
• Collaborative Tools
• Social Tools
• Links to existing networks
• Free or Partly Free

5.
Five practical Examples
3. A Quick Response to
signposting resources
5. Developing
teamwork skills with
the xBox Kinect

6.
Apple Accessibility
settings

7.
Augmented Reality

8.
The session

9.
Apps for Learning

10.
Apps for Learning - predictions
1,000,000 apps 500,000 apps at
at end of 2012 end of 2012
100,000 apps at 200,000 apps at
end of 2012 end of 2012
35,000 apps at
end of 2012

11.
LUPO Mini Microphone for Apple
• Allows the user to record
iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad
meetings, classes etc.
• The recording can be
“bookmarked” either with text,
symbols or diagrams
• The recording can be emailed to
a user or listened to in
AudioNote (note they will need a
free audio app. on their device)
• The note can be transferred to
your computer through iTunes
and viewed as text or .pdf

12.
Note taking with audio

13.
Skitch
• Allows the user to annotate photos, sketches,
screenshots etc.
• Useful for taking photos and asking questions
• Questions (e.g. where am I?) can be emailed to a
tutor or sent via Twitter or Facebook.
• Save in EverNote for viewing later – the same
people have developed it

14.
• Find you perfect hairstyle!
• Use a model or take your own photo and put
hair on it!
• Save your picture, print it
out and take to the
hairdresser!!
• An example of an app with
real vocational value!!

15.
• Allows the user to use genuine MS
Office to create or edit documents
• Works with your DropBox account
• View and edit PowerPoint slides
• View virtually any type of file and send in true PP mode (not as a .pdf
via e.mail emulation)
• Automatically saves documents
• View and edit documents on any
device

16.
• Reveals old photos near your current location
• Overlays them onto your screen
• You can add your photos using your iPhone
camera
• Explore the
history of an area
through your
iPhone using the
in built GPS

17.
• Useful for capturing
ideas and writing notes
as they come to you
• Organise your work
and export as
document or other file
• Useful for managing
and structuring project
work

18.
• The world‟s largest
digital catalogue of free
educational material
• Gives access to free
educational material
from universities,
colleges and schools
• Find material in the
Apple Store

19.
http://www.scoop.it/t/educatio
nal-apps-for-learning

20.
Over to you ….The Task
• Consider your chosen scenario
• Devise ways to address the needs of the learner (or
group of learners)
• 3 ways to address the learners‟ needs
• Create a suitable resource or plan
• Present back to the whole group

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Outcomes
• E books
• Hull College
QR Codes
• Induction
• Instruction Video
• Video Creation
• Use of Video
• Research
• Production Teams
• Screencasts
• Assessment
• Tutorials
• Social Networks
• Course Page
• Facebook
• Edmodo, Ning

22.
c.p.barber@leeds.ac.uk