ACCESS & EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSIVITY.
INCLUSIVE ACCESS TO COURSE MATERIALS.
For the Automech youth guarantee boys we have an inclusive set up for them to cover all the aspects of the course.
When in Automotive they do set procedures on the vehicles supplied, under body checking, auto electrical, steering geometry, brakes and transmissions and of course engine stripping and management.
These are all in paper form and are in turn installed onto Moodle, which gives them access whilst they are at polytechnic and access when they are away.
This system we also use in our engineering side of the course with them writing in a work log book and recording their evidence, (what they did, what materials were used, were there any hazards involved, the tools and the machinery they also used). This gives them access and also evidence to what they have been doing especially later when they need to reflect on what they have been doing.
Moodle is also used here for our machinery use and potential hazard and to maintain the knowledge for when they come to operate the machinery.
This makes it very inclusive for all our guys no matter what their level is or their background.
When we come to actually design the karts we first use basic sketching on white boards and paper, this gives everybody a basic understanding of the requirements needed, the more we do this the better the understanding and it is progressive as the next step is to use a Google App called Google sketch up. This tests everybody’s skills for designing but is also inclusive as they are in teams and they can decide which design they can go with.
This is a basic kart design but the students elaborate more on Sketch up which makes it an all inclusive tool.
Yes google sketchup is a very useful tool. I guess the things to think about here when thinking whether the learning is inclusive is whether all students are equal in:
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- accessing and using web-based applications like google sketch up,
- drawing,
- designing etc., and to think about what prepares them for engaging in this approach, and what they may need to develop their confidence in using the tools and methods you describe.
How would you rate each individual's confidence in doing this activity, and how do you know?
Each individual is indeed different and we understand their limits when they do manual drawing.The focus here is that they can create basic items(cubes) to more complex shapes, we find that the guys who are lacking confidence then design an easier part of the kart whilst the more confident guys design the harder complex parts, this is still inclusive as their parts all come together when designing the final product, it also shows that they can all use the app to a level, just like most people with P.C's.
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