Technology Used

What technologies and/or e-tools were available to you or did you seek to develop?

Pocket PCs or PDAs were key to the project.

The pocket PCs were synchronised with the College's Moodle VLE.

Self assessment of study and ICT skills through surveys helped inform tutors of any additional support needs. Increasing opportunities for learners to liaise and collaborate with their peers and tutors through discussion forums and chat rooms. Improved access to resources and information was provided including a facility to upload still images, video clips or sound in support of written work submitted online. View a Captivate demonstration (SWF).

A Technical Help Forum was developed to support the learners with the use of the technology - which will now be replicated across the HE provision as part of the HELLO project (running from April 2009 until 2010 as part of JISC's Lifelong Learning and Work Force Development strand of Benefits Realisation). Visit the HELLO project website.