c. Adapting the Resources for Different Learners or Work

This part of the case study follows from what has just been said about evaluation of resources. If a piece of software, a World Wide Web site or a dedicated piece of courseware can be used for more than one group of learners or across more than one area of work, it follows that it is more valuable to you in your work.

In the case study, the teacher found the hypermedia version of the story useful for her year ten group, but also for A Level students working on the literature element of their course. She also found the web sites and images integrated into her worksheets useful in the generation of GCSE and A level project coursework where she wanted to consider a range of media more widely.

In your case, the CD-ROM obviously has a dedicated range of applications beyond the short story. There is material dedicated to development of writing skills, as well as material on the Welsh language. In your consideration of the question of adaptation, you should think only of adapting the 'Picasso' material - this will make the exercise more realistic. Most of the time when you use an ICT resource - say, in the use of a CD-ROM encyclopædia or a dedicated piece of courseware - you will find that you have to bend it a little to make it more widely useful.

With this in mind, think about how you would complete the grid on the following page, and discuss it with your mentor.

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