‘Tools for All’ – 001 has been produced by John Dalziel, eLearning Adviser (Adult & Community Learning/Personal & Community Development Learning)
It was produced to support a hands-on workshop that allowed delegates to play with use New and Emerging Technologies that…

• are affordable
• are sustainable
• don’t have large training implications
• are usable by practitioners and/or learners and/or other stakeholders (administrators, managers etc)
• can enhance current Practices including Teaching, Learning, Assessment & Verification and Administration

Note: these tools have not formed part of any RSC Northwest workshop or resource prior to the workshop mentioned above.

This resource will look at the following 'Tools for All'…

• Flowgram – a tool that…

1. Learners’ can use to provide eAssessment, ePDP and eRARPA Portfolio evidence using photographs, PowerPoint, web pages and more, including tools that can add their spoken evidence/explanations and/or their written notes and highlights.
2. Practitioners can use to produce interactive guided presentations.
3. Learning providers can use as interactive guides to courses, showcase successes, etc.

• Glogster – a tool that…

1. Learners’ can use to provide eAssessment, ePDP and eRARPA Portfolio evidence using a mix of graphics, photos, videos, music and text into slick Glogs (online posters).
2. Learner's can send links to Assessors etc.
3. Practitioners can use to produce interactive guided learning resources.
4. Learning providers can use as interactive overviews of courses and/or showcase successes, etc.

• Scrumy – a simple project management tool that…

1. Learners can use to provide evidence of their planning/evaluation/setting targets-milestones-etc/progress in eAssessment, ePDP and eRARPA Portfolios.
   ToDos – In Progress –Verification (ready for) - Done (Verified)
2. Practitioners (Assessors – Verifiers – Teachers/trainers etc) can use to project manage learner visits – observations – completed/outstanding tasks.
3. Learning providers can use to track elements of Quality Assurance.

• Timetoast – a possible tool for reflective journals, ePDP Portfolios, ILPs (Individual Learning Plans), sharing evidence, recording deadlines etc.
Using Timetoast...
Learners/practitioners and/or Learning Providers can create interactive timelines in minutes; entries on the timeline can include text, images and web links. The resulting timelines can be shared anywhere on the web.