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Emma Kjellén Dyslexia Counsellor at University of Borås

Assistive Technology – Computer Software and Apps as Support for Students with Reading and Writing Difficulties / Dyslexia in Higher Education. Emma Kjellén Dyslexia Counsellor at University of Borås. The University of Borås. 13 300 students (5900 full-time ) 680 employees

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Emma Kjellén Dyslexia Counsellor at University of Borås

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  1. AssistiveTechnology – Computer Software and Apps as Support for Students with Reading and Writing Difficulties/Dyslexia in HigherEducation Emma KjellénDyslexiaCounsellor at University of Borås

  2. The University of Borås • 13 300 students (5900 full-time) • 680 employees • Library and Information Studies • Fashion and Textile Studies • Business and Informatics • Behaviouraland Education Sciences • Engineering • Health Sciences

  3. Support for students withfunctionaldisabilities • Special pedagogicalsupport • 2013: 194 students (114) • Coordinator for students withfunctionaldisabilities, 75 % • Dyslexiacounsellor, 100 % • Language and speech support

  4. Language and speech support • Academicwriting • Oral presentation • Pedagogicallanguage support for students withSwedish as a second language • Speechanxietysupport/Public speakingcourse • Pedagogicalguidance for students withreadingand writingdisabilities/dyslexia • Information/coordinating special pedagogical support • Dyslexiaassessments • Academicwriting • Studyskills • Software and apps (compensate, improve and facilitate) Lecturer in Swedishand English Dyslexiacounsellor (Speech and languagetherapist)

  5. Student needs and comments Are you interested in trying out reading and writing software or apps together with the Dyslexia counsellor? • If you’re interested in trying out software or apps – what kind of guidance do you prefer?

  6. Guidance – Assistivetechnology Computer software Apps Drop in • Talkingbooks, software, apps(includingsoftware and apps for talkingbooks) • Libraryassistant and Dyslexiacounsellor • Text-to-speechsoftware • Spelling software • Scanner, translation, screenruler, colour filter… • Onehour • ”Hands-on” • Followedup by tutorial videos • Reading and writingapps • iPhone/iPad(Android, Windows mobile…) • Onehour • ”Hands-on” • Handout – list ofapps

  7. ”The iPad Project” • 3 iPads • 4 weeksloan • Onehourguidance • Onehourfollow-up/assessment • Reading and writingsapps

  8. Talkingbooks Text-to-speech Reading Glossary & translation Scanner

  9. Note taking (audio notes) Mindmaps Writing Word prediction Speechrecognition

  10. Student comments • I feelmore independent beingableto do it myself. (Jenny, 21, iPhoneuser, second semester) • I didn’t get it, I didn’t understand the apps or the tablet. I wantedmoreguidancebutdidn’thave the time. (Susanne, 39, Androiduser, first semester) • Great! Fantastic [Prizmo]! Reallyniceto try theseappsout, I didn’tknowthattheyexisted.(Martin, 24, iPhone and iPaduser, fourth semester) • Individualneeds and adjustments!

  11. Future ambitions… • Tutorial videos? • A ”tutorialwebsite”? • Androidtablet? • Othertablets? • Additional ”dropins”?

  12. Contact • E-mail: emma.kjellen@hb.se • Phone: 033 435 4310

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