Automated system test schedule
Abstract
Citizen Literacy is an adult literacy development programme, originating in a community education initiative in Glasgow. It is also an interdisciplinary applied research project that aims to create and freely share digital learning resources to support adult literacy development (reading and writing). Our resources feature handwriting and voice recognition to facilitate user data entry to complete exercises, with AI enhancements. Work is progressing rapidly, currently funded by the Nesta Innovation Foundation and the Ufi Charitable Trust, in association with the DfE in England. In the UK 15% of the working age population have very low levels of literacy [1]. This has a profound effect on self-confidence, life chances, and economic productivity, as well as social cohesion. Our influences are varied and include: The work of Paulo Freire. The Frugal Innovation Movement. The learning and design sciences including Diana Laurillard, Don Norman, and Ken Friedman and Ezio Manzini. Discussions of the ability of information technology to support social and economic change by Michael Hardt, Tony Negri and Paul Mason. Recent research by Norm Friesen investigating the relation between technology and literacy over the ‘long durée’ has been an important influence
John Casey is a Senior Learning Technologist at City of Glasgow College. He started his academic career studying for a joint degree in Maths and Physics but changed direction and ended university with a degree in Irish and Russian literature. His work on the ergonomics of room design was adopted by the Saltire Centre at Glasgow Caledonian University. While working at Stirling University in the early 2000’s John created ‘The Instructional Media Programme’ that was delivered to FE lecturers in Scotland. He was later invited to deliver the course to postgraduate student teachers at Cambridge