1: ePortfolios at Carlisle College

<http://newlearning.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/eportfolios-at-carlisle-college/>

Fiona Mulholland is the Learning and Technologies Co-ordinator at Carlisle College. In this podcast she discusses the college’s use of ePortfolios for assessment.
Fiona discusses the advantages for learners and for assessors in the move away from paper based portfolios. She also goes through some of the devices which have been used to create and transfer digital evidence including digital notepads, netbooks, budget video cameras and learners’ personal mobile phones.
Fiona Mulholland is the Learning and Technologies Co-ordinator at Carlisle College. In this podcast she discusses the college’s use of ePortfolios for assessment.
Fiona discusses the advantages for learners and for assessors in the move away from paper based portfolios. She also goes through some of the devices which have been used to create and transfer digital evidence including digital notepads, netbooks, budget video cameras and learners’ personal mobile phones.

To download the podcast go to

http://www.garageband.com/mp3/eportfolios_at_Carlisle_College.mp3?|pe1|WdjZPXLrvP2rYVSxZ2FmAw.

2: ClaroRead at Wigan and Leigh College

<http://newlearning.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/claroread-at-wigan-and-leigh-college/>

Kevin Hickey and Lisa Valentine from the JISC RSC NW talking with Julie Worthington and Jane Walker from Wigan and Leigh College to discuss the use of inclusive technology used at the college, including the screen reading software ClaroRead.
The discussion moves on to why it is important for publications and handouts to be made available in an accessible electronic format. Making sure that these issues are considered at an early stage of producing or preparing content can lead to greater independence for learners who have difficulty reading content and ensure those students are not put at a disadvantage.

To download the podcast go to

http://www.garageband.com/mp3/Claroread_at_Wigan_and_Leigh_College.mp3?%7Cpe1%7CWdjZPXLrvP2rYVSyY2lkAA.

 

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