It has been a great honor to work with a passionate team of colleagues that bring many years of i... more It has been a great honor to work with a passionate team of colleagues that bring many years of insight, wisdom, and expertise to the work the Center does every day. The Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities 2015 Annual Publication would not have been possible without researchers and staff dedicated to uncovering the trends and insights hopefully beneficial to parents, students, teachers, administrators, and state officials in order to better serve all students in the online learning environment.
Over the past decade, evolving technologies have revolutionized the way we do business, communica... more Over the past decade, evolving technologies have revolutionized the way we do business, communicate, make war, farm, and provide medical treatment. New technologies are also transforming education, and in no domain more dramatically or successfully than in the education of students with disabilities. Although the existing benefits of technology for students with disabilities are already widely recognized (e.g., Edyburn, 2003; Hasselbring & Glaser, 2000; Raskind & Higgins 1995; Rose & Meyer, 2002), the potential benefits are likely to be even more profound and pervasive than present practices would suggest. To ensure full realization of technology's potential for students with disabilities, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has funded two national centers that have a strong focus on technology: the National Assistive Technology Research Institute (NATRI) at the University of Kentucky and The National Center on Accessing the General Curriculum (NCAC) at CAST. While b...
This article addresses the benefits that are likely to derive from shifting focus to developing a... more This article addresses the benefits that are likely to derive from shifting focus to developing and implementing a universally designed curriculum. It considers the goals for learning, the learning materials, the instructional methods, and the learning assessments. Benefits are expressed in terms of improved access, participation, and progress in the general education curriculum. Some of the forces that support Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and possible barriers are addressed, as well as appropriate uses of technology within educational learning environments. Assistive Technology (AT), Universal Design (UD) and UDL are briefly defined and pointers to additional resources are included.
This article addresses the benefits that are likely to derive from shifting focus to developing a... more This article addresses the benefits that are likely to derive from shifting focus to developing and implementing a universally designed curriculum. It considers the goals for learning, the learning materials, the instructional methods, and the learning assessments. Benefits are expressed in terms of improved access, participation, and progress in the general education curriculum. Some of the forces that support Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and possible barriers are addressed, as well as appropriate uses of technology within educational learning environments. Assistive Technology (AT), Universal Design (UD) and UDL are briefly defined and pointers to additional resources are included.
The Promise of New Learning Environments for Students With Disabilities
Intervention in School and Clinic, 2005
... with a new way of approaching teaching and learning, and that he would welcome comments on th... more ... with a new way of approaching teaching and learning, and that he would welcome comments on this new model after ... a related Internet re-source is provided, and students are asked to study its contents in one of three ways over the next 10 min: They may read the sheet to ...
One simple example of flexibility in ed-ucational or training curricula is the use of digitized f... more One simple example of flexibility in ed-ucational or training curricula is the use of digitized forms of readings and materials, making them available elec-tronically through a computer. A fully flexible curriculum ultimately requires instructors to inject flexibility into three core ...
In order to explore critical issues around service delivery, researchers at The Center on Online ... more In order to explore critical issues around service delivery, researchers at The Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities (COLSD) have sought input throughout its five years of operation from a variety of stakeholders in online learning. These stakeholders included educators, online vendors, and digital content developers actively involved in online learning and knowledgeable about these common challenges. These inquiries elicited additional considerations and potential recommendations that could benefit students with disabilities, their families, and those teaching them.
Assistive Technology and Universal Design for Learning: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Over the past decade, evolving technologies have revolutionized the way we do business, communica... more Over the past decade, evolving technologies have revolutionized the way we do business, communicate, make war, farm, and provide medical treatment. New technologies are also transforming education, and in no domain more dramatically or successfully than in the education of students with disabilities.
Over the past decade, evolving technologies have revolutionized the way we do business, communica... more Over the past decade, evolving technologies have revolutionized the way we do business, communicate, make war, farm, and provide medical treatment. New technologies are also transforming education, and in no domain more dramatically or successfully than in the education of ...
It has been a great honor to work with a passionate team of colleagues that bring many years of i... more It has been a great honor to work with a passionate team of colleagues that bring many years of insight, wisdom, and expertise to the work the Center does every day. The Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities 2015 Annual Publication would not have been possible without researchers and staff dedicated to uncovering the trends and insights hopefully beneficial to parents, students, teachers, administrators, and state officials in order to better serve all students in the online learning environment.
Over the past decade, evolving technologies have revolutionized the way we do business, communica... more Over the past decade, evolving technologies have revolutionized the way we do business, communicate, make war, farm, and provide medical treatment. New technologies are also transforming education, and in no domain more dramatically or successfully than in the education of students with disabilities. Although the existing benefits of technology for students with disabilities are already widely recognized (e.g., Edyburn, 2003; Hasselbring & Glaser, 2000; Raskind & Higgins 1995; Rose & Meyer, 2002), the potential benefits are likely to be even more profound and pervasive than present practices would suggest. To ensure full realization of technology's potential for students with disabilities, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has funded two national centers that have a strong focus on technology: the National Assistive Technology Research Institute (NATRI) at the University of Kentucky and The National Center on Accessing the General Curriculum (NCAC) at CAST. While b...
This article addresses the benefits that are likely to derive from shifting focus to developing a... more This article addresses the benefits that are likely to derive from shifting focus to developing and implementing a universally designed curriculum. It considers the goals for learning, the learning materials, the instructional methods, and the learning assessments. Benefits are expressed in terms of improved access, participation, and progress in the general education curriculum. Some of the forces that support Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and possible barriers are addressed, as well as appropriate uses of technology within educational learning environments. Assistive Technology (AT), Universal Design (UD) and UDL are briefly defined and pointers to additional resources are included.
This article addresses the benefits that are likely to derive from shifting focus to developing a... more This article addresses the benefits that are likely to derive from shifting focus to developing and implementing a universally designed curriculum. It considers the goals for learning, the learning materials, the instructional methods, and the learning assessments. Benefits are expressed in terms of improved access, participation, and progress in the general education curriculum. Some of the forces that support Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and possible barriers are addressed, as well as appropriate uses of technology within educational learning environments. Assistive Technology (AT), Universal Design (UD) and UDL are briefly defined and pointers to additional resources are included.
The Promise of New Learning Environments for Students With Disabilities
Intervention in School and Clinic, 2005
... with a new way of approaching teaching and learning, and that he would welcome comments on th... more ... with a new way of approaching teaching and learning, and that he would welcome comments on this new model after ... a related Internet re-source is provided, and students are asked to study its contents in one of three ways over the next 10 min: They may read the sheet to ...
One simple example of flexibility in ed-ucational or training curricula is the use of digitized f... more One simple example of flexibility in ed-ucational or training curricula is the use of digitized forms of readings and materials, making them available elec-tronically through a computer. A fully flexible curriculum ultimately requires instructors to inject flexibility into three core ...
In order to explore critical issues around service delivery, researchers at The Center on Online ... more In order to explore critical issues around service delivery, researchers at The Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities (COLSD) have sought input throughout its five years of operation from a variety of stakeholders in online learning. These stakeholders included educators, online vendors, and digital content developers actively involved in online learning and knowledgeable about these common challenges. These inquiries elicited additional considerations and potential recommendations that could benefit students with disabilities, their families, and those teaching them.
Assistive Technology and Universal Design for Learning: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Over the past decade, evolving technologies have revolutionized the way we do business, communica... more Over the past decade, evolving technologies have revolutionized the way we do business, communicate, make war, farm, and provide medical treatment. New technologies are also transforming education, and in no domain more dramatically or successfully than in the education of students with disabilities.
Over the past decade, evolving technologies have revolutionized the way we do business, communica... more Over the past decade, evolving technologies have revolutionized the way we do business, communicate, make war, farm, and provide medical treatment. New technologies are also transforming education, and in no domain more dramatically or successfully than in the education of ...
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