Technology and software can be an essential tool both in and out of the classroom. These can be used to overcome barriers and support a learner’s specific needs.
Please contact als@wigan-leigh.ac.uk or Siobhan at s.morgan@wigan-leigh.ac.uk to learn more about enabling technologies.
VMware Horizon is a software solution that makes delivery of virtualized desktops and apps easy and secure. This can be useful if you need access to specific assistive software such as Claro or course-specific software such as Sage, AutoCAD etc. outside of college or on your own personal devices but also to access work that you may have saved on your college machine that you need access to while studying at home.
Claro Read is a screen reading software that is available on all college computers and laptops. Claro is a simple, flexible software that can help you to read, write, study and increase your confidence with literacy skills. With Claro, you will be able to read any text that is on your screen out loud, whether that is on Microsoft Word, emails, MS Teams, Google and more!
Digital Learning and TeachingClick on the above image 'Digital Learning & Teaching', to find out how you can access free technology on your laptop/pc, that can assist you with different aspects of your learning such as text-to-speech, speech-to-text (dictate), live captions, organisation software and much more!