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University Of Wales, Newport(威尔士新港大学)
所在地区:威尔士所在城市:NewportTIMES排名:无
一键免费快速申请文章正文综述详细专业照片新闻校友录已获Offer学生资料A Welsh university has launched an innovative new range of online learning materials including free interactive games that help people explore topics such as disability, age diversity and racial equality. A Welsh university has launched an innovative new range of online learning materials including free interactive games that help people explore topics such as disability, age diversity and racial equality.The 'Addressing Barriers: Enhancing Services' series of Equality and Diversity toolkits, which incorporate expert video tutorials alongside interactive 'Bytesize Basics' serious games, have been developed by the Institute of Digital Learning at the University of Wales, Newport to help further understanding of the many barriers people face in education and the workplace.
“These innovative open source etraining resources, which are free to all users in Wales, the UK, Europe and overseas at http://equal.newport.ac.uk, take a fresh approach to equality and diversity guidance in order to engage today’s workforce in staff development training,” said Matt Chilcott (left), Learning Technologies Development Manager at the Institute of Digital Learning, who has led the team which has been showcasing the toolkits at national and international conferences and other events.
“Working through the Equinex project we have used the latest new media educational technologies to create interactive games which explore a range of serious issues. The new resources were primarily developed for frontline workers in RISE, the Adult Learning Network of South East Wales, and provide an opportunity for people to practise and 'play' with inclusive service approaches at their own pace away from the front line.
“We have been delighted by the diversity of demand for these new training resources and will continue to promote the use of the latest digital learning tools in partnership with the key organisations which have contributed to their development, including Disability Equality Wales, the South East Wales Racial Equality Council, the Princes Trust's Prime Cymru, Shelter Cymru, Cymorth Cymru and the Big Issue Cymru,” he added.
The innovative new toolkits were welcomed by Peter Scott, Manager of the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) Regional Support Centre Wales, who commented, “The Equality and Diversity etraining resources serve as exemplars of the latest innovations in learning technologies to engage the modern day workforce in staff development training. The use of the Serious Games approach is particularly welcome.”
