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The Big Bus:
Either delivered online, on CD or PDA, The Big Bus provides 40 of the very best in engaging, interactive and multi-active learning activities that have been targeted specifically for use in the classroom for pupils aged 3 - 11. The Big Bus activities can be used to support pupil activity and learning in many cross- curricular areas and has been successfully deployed over PDAs in both West Berkshire and Wolverhampton Local Authorities. Pupils, their parents and siblings have quickly taken ownership of their PDA and embraced the extended use of The Big Bus outside school hours.
The simplicity of The Big Bus interface and the intuitive design is perfect for independent learning and allows teachers to provide individualised learning programmes. The flexibility of The Big Bus licences means that lessons started in the classroom can easily be transfer into homework tasks, with accompanying resources.
eScape:
This project has just entered its 3rd phase and is funded by QCA, delivered by TERU at Goldsmiths College, London, in partnership with a number of awarding bodies, including AQA, City & Guilds, Edexcel and OCR during the recently completed second phase of this pilot project.
The main aim of the project is to investigate and test new ways of assessing innovation and creativity in GCSE design and technology coursework. When QCA envisioned this project originally, it saw an e-portfolio as underpinning this new assessment system, and asked TAG to participate as it viewed TAG's assessment and eportfolio system, 'MAPS' as being a market leader.
As the lead development partner for both phase 2 and 3 of this project, TAG has worked in close collaboration with both Goldsmiths and a PDA specialist development company, Handheld Learning, to design and develop a system that delivers a series of 24 activities to assess creativity and collaboration in D&T. Wireless PDAs are used as input devices, with a server to administer the tests and to hold all evidence uploaded by individual students in their own personal web based e-portfolio. Both teachers and awarding bodies were able to then access these e-portfolios for moderation purposes.
During a 6 hour exam, undertaken within a creative "workshop" environment, students are asked to brain storm, plan and share design concepts, develop prototypes, record their own comments, capture digital images and photos and to reflect on their progress. They are also encouraged to provide collaborative feed back on other students' designs as these evolved, with the system capturing and recording this information, so that a record of collaborative achievement could also be captured and assessed if required.
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