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Students at an Oxfordshire College have kicked off a year-long research project in which they will use their Wiki skills to mentor and support learners from local schools as they make the transition to College. The ‘Mainstreaming’ project, based at Abingdon & Witney College, combines use of the Rix Wikis with added secure social media… [more] College students’ trial a new ‘Multimedia Advocacy Toolkit’ to support their peers from local schools

  The Social Inclusion of Learners project (SoIL) are hosting networking conferences and seminars across Europe to share our research findings and build a network of professionals.  Rix Inclusive Research are hosting the SoIL conference in London and we would like to welcome educators and teachers to join us on the 20th April 2018. Conference details: Date: 20/04/18… [more] Social Inclusion of Learners Conference – London – April 2018

Our Rix Community Event on Tuesday 27th February may have taken place in blinding snow blizzard, but everyone attending walked away from the day with a clearer vision of how they can use Wikis to make information easier to understand and more person-centred. The aim of the day was to go back to basics and re-calibrate… [more] Rix Community Event – Making Information Easier to Understand

Actress Sally Phillips was hosted by the Rix Research & Media team this week and introduced to our Rix Wiki software, when she made a public appearance at UEL on Monday to talk about her career and her advocacy work for people with Down’s. Sally is well known for her role in TV and Film,… [more] Rix hosts visit by Actress & Advocate Sally Phillips

  Re-set your Wiki Button! Rix Wiki Community Event Tuesday 27th February 2018 – 10am – 4pm Rix Research & Media, University of East London Docklands Campus, London. E16 2RD Calling all Wiki Coordinators! The next Rix Wiki Community Event is going back to basics: Rethinking Wikis for Information Making images work for you Gearing… [more] Rix Community Event 27th Feb – Reset your Wiki Button!

How Do Rix Wikis Impact the Effectiveness of SEND Service Delivery? Free Webinar with live Q&A Aired: Wednesday 19th February 2018,  13:00 – 13:30 Andy Minnion MBE discusses findings from our research, which included nine Local Authorities, showing the impact of Rix Wikis in making SEND provision more efficient.   Key Findings discussed:   How… [more] Webinar: Successful Implementation of SEND Reforms

On the 24th and 26th of January this year, the PurpleSTARS mounted a ‘Pop-Up Museum’ at the Tate Modern to highlight the group’s innovative approach to making public culture more relevant and engaging for people with learning disabilities. The Pop-Up was featured as part of the Gallery’s Tate Exchange programme designed to provide educational experience… [more] The PurpleSTARS ‘Pop-Up Museum’ at the Tate Modern

Rix Research & Media’s Multimedia Advocacy approach has been recognised by the German government as an example of international best practice in the field of inclusion. We were honoured to be invited to present at the Inclusion Days 2017 Conference in Berlin, alongside leaders in inclusion practice and research from across the globe. The conference,… [more] Rix Research recognised as international best practice at Berlin conference

Rix Wiki Evaluation 2017 – Early Findings Free Webinar with live Q&A Aired: Thursday 7th December 2017,  13:00 – 13:30 Professor Andy Minnion discusses how Camden are  transforming accessible information to complement their Local Offer with Richard Lohan, Accessible Information Officer at the London Borough of Camden. EARLY FINDINGS: Rix WIKI EVALUATION 2017 In this… [more] Webinar: Impact of Rix Wikis for SEND Provision

www.mathisis-project.eu/en Rix Research were in Madrid last week for the MaTHiSiS project partner meeting. The meeting of the project’s 18 collaborating organisations from 9 different EU Member States dovetailed with the beginning of an exciting phase of project activity, the start of the ‘Assisted Pilots’. The Assisted Pilots will see the uniquely innovative prototype MaTHiSiS educational platform piloted in a wide range of settings. Rix Research is coordinating the… [more] Rix in Madrid as MaTHiSiS Project heats up

The purpleSTARS advisory group launched a forthcoming project with the Glenside Hospital Museum in Bristol with a kick-off planning session earlier this week. Stella Man, who runs the museum, visited Rix Research & Media at UEL for the meeting, which scoped out how between January and September 2018 the purpleSTARS Archive & Sensory Teams will… [more] Launching purpleSTARS to Glenside Hospital Museum

www.puzzle-project.eu   After two years of working in partnership with specialist organisations in Greece, Poland, Lithuania and Sweden, 3rd November was officially the final day of the Erasmus + funded Puzzle Project. Here at Rix Research Prof. Andy Minnion marked the end of the project with by presenting the final outcomes to the wider Rix… [more] Final Day of Puzzle Project