Reaching out
Module: Habib Lodal's Inclusion Module
Module Leader: Habib Lodal
Faculty: Innovation North, Faculty of Information & Technology
Winner of the "Reaching Out" category Habib Lodal
explains how his module on X-stream supports and engages students beyond the
University. The module is called 'X-stream inclusion' and was developed from
a TQEF bid. The module was created to support a volunteering initiative where
staff and students worked with children with learning difficulties from two
schools in the UK and Poland. Habib developed this module as a
student here at Leeds Met.
Habib has moved away from a site that holds content and tries to create something
that is more akin to social networking. The site provides useful information
about the two schools and an area where children can
post text and voice messages. The provision of opportunities for students
to work with either text or voice is an important aspect of working with users
with limited control of their computer. An important aspect of this module
is consistency of approach and design. This is key both in aiding and encouraging
children with learning difficulties, but also to make it easier for those
helping either as teachers or translators.
