Back page of today's THES:
"students taught by CD-Rom gained better results than those attending
face-to-face lectures"
Over the past couple of days I've had a chance to play with the Aardman
'Chicken Run' Interactive Educational CD-Rom. Though it is intended for
secondary school children learning Media Studies, it struck me as being an
excellent exemplar of what accessible learning could be like for dyslexic
students.
Many of the pages contain bit-sized blocks of text, voice-overs, and
graphics -either time-based or still images. Plus humour. It really is
multi-sensory learning. If you are planning staff development workshops on
making the curriculum more accessible you could do a lot worse than using
this as an exemplar. Though the first reaction from academics might be
'"you're not serious - are you?" , you would have their attention, and need
only about 5 minutes to make a very effective point. It's not only
dyslexic students who would benefit.
Have a fun weekend.
David
David Grant, PhD., Chartered Psychologist
dyslexia diagnosis - a specialist service for students
3 Rosebank Road
Hanwell
London W7 2EW
Tel: 020 8579 1902
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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