Using Technology to Support SEN Produced by the Learning and
Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study looks at the
theme of harnessing technology. From Dearne Valley College it
describes how a learning strategy, originally developed for a
single learner, has been extended to many more learners across
Dearne Valley College. Using strategies developed as part of a
wider STEM project, the college supported a learner with complex
mental health issues to enable him to complete a BTEC in
Information technology. Although extremely articulate he had
difficulty in submitting coursework in the usual formats such as
reports. Showing the student how to use web-authoring software
allowed him to produce a web site containing his assignments in
a variety of formats. This method of producing and submitting
work has also been found to be successful and motivating in
other students. HEALTH and SAFETY Any use of a resource that
includes a practical activity must include a risk assessment.
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