After Brussels, Diana Bannister visited from the University of Wolverhampton. She is the lead researcher for the CCL project and was coming to look at my use of mobile technology in the classroom with a specific eye on personalisation.
To personalise the learning, I used Showbie to communicate personalised feedback to pupils. For a non English speaking Saudi boy I used a KeyNote of the main activities that I'd translated into Arabic. For pupils without iPads, I used my own iPad and my phone so that they could access the Aurasma resources I'd prepared.
I found the planning for the lesson extensive and spent an inordinate amount of time planning for the use of Aurasma however, I can now use it and will train other staff. My perseverance with learning how to use this particular app was borne of my experience in Brussels. Whilst there, I'd had time to truly get to grips with certain apps and processes and realised I wasn't allowing myself development and learning time at home. I need time to devote to development so that I can better influence the andragogy whole school.
To personalise the learning, I used Showbie to communicate personalised feedback to pupils. For a non English speaking Saudi boy I used a KeyNote of the main activities that I'd translated into Arabic. For pupils without iPads, I used my own iPad and my phone so that they could access the Aurasma resources I'd prepared.
I found the planning for the lesson extensive and spent an inordinate amount of time planning for the use of Aurasma however, I can now use it and will train other staff. My perseverance with learning how to use this particular app was borne of my experience in Brussels. Whilst there, I'd had time to truly get to grips with certain apps and processes and realised I wasn't allowing myself development and learning time at home. I need time to devote to development so that I can better influence the andragogy whole school.