Ayrshire College Foundation Newsletter Issue 4 | Page 8
Inclusive Learning
Promoting access and inclusion
through technology
The C-Reader pens allow the College to promote
inclusion, develop students’ independence and
enhance access to support and guidance through
the use of technology. All of the C-Reader pens have
been out on loan to students this session. Students
have been using the pens regularly in class and at
home and feedback has been extremely positive.
Live Chat
The Live Chat facility is available for students to use
as a means of communicating with Inclusive Learning,
Student Services, the Learning Resource Centre and
Learning Technologists. The software has now been
installed on Moodle and the link will be added to the
College website over the summer. Staff will monitor
the number of students who use Live Chat through
reports which are built in to the software.
Student Services
Installation of MDM server in order
to better improve the usage and
maintenance of iPads
The funding is being used to install a Mobile Device
Management System which will enable full remote
management of the class sets of iPads which are
bookable from each Learning Resource Centre.
Having this system will enable Learning Technologists
to access and control multiple devices at the one time.
The funds requested will cover the cost of a year’s
licence for 20 iPads per campus.
Student Services
The use of drones in education
The drone will enhance learning and teaching
provision as well as emulate the increased use of this
technology in industry. This will contribute to improved
learning and teaching by adding a different element to
some subjects.
The solution went live on the 8 December 2017 with
an initial test bank of 40 devices in order to test the
functionality. The remaining devices were added March
2018 so we now have all Learning Resource Centre
bookable iPads on the system, and we have also
extended the coverage to include Inclusive Learning
iPads which the advisors use for completing PLSPs
with students.
We are seeing major cost and time savings from the
ability to remotely update both the iPad operating
systems and apps, as well as the ability to add new apps
remotely. We are also able to easily remove saved photos
etc. remotely without having to access each iPad.
We are now gathering feedback from curriculum
colleagues and students regarding the use of the iPads
since the system went live in order to quantify any
benefits to learning and teaching.
The drone arrived on the 15 May 2018. We have already
had representatives from NATS based at Prestwick
Airport visiting the College to provide guidance on its
use. We have been working with Health & Wellbeing
colleagues to begin the creation of a Policy and
Operations Manual which are required for us to fully
utili