Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind (BFWSB)
Princess Alexandria Home for the Blind, Blackpool
Talking News Service
Analogue recording equipment in Studio 1
Volunteer and patron, Cllr Mrs Lilly Henderson
Recording location
Talking News Library
1400 "books" and archives of past publications
Cassettes are duplicated from an initial master tape
Master tapes then create copies on cassette duplicators
2400 tapes (variable) are created every week
Posted out to up to clients weekly
Question: Is iPod a new vehicle for talking learning content?
Even the old iPod could hold 100 hrs of content
We set up a digital recording studio
Mike Maunder runs things here (without technical support)
We demonstrated the concepts
Participants were shown the advantages.
Initial training included setting up their own iPod
Some members of the group had more than one disability
Materials were created as "Large text" and on cassette
Project sessions - there were three for the two groups
Some participants had sight and hearing challenges
We evolved their learning with large text and audio cassette
iPod has minimal connections, making it easy to operate
We provided the obligatory ear buds and Sennheiser headphones
Each group member was given individual support
General ICT skills were also covered
The iPod that makes all of this possible
"Get stuck into e-learning" April 20th
Project is presented ACL practioners from across England
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Cllr Mrs Lilly Henderson, Mayor of Blackpool addresses learners