Increasing Teacher Awareness of Assistive Technology through Integration into Special Education Preparation Programs
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Barbara Holmes, Marshall University Graduate College, United States ; Nancy Burton, Concord University, United States ; Lisa Heaton, Marshall University Graduate College, United States
EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Orlando, FL USA ISBN 978-1-880094-60-0 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC
Abstract
Recent federal legislation has impacted preparation of highly qualified special education teachers in higher education. Special education preparation must focus not only on course content and pedagogy, but also on technology in accordance with national standards. Teachers must be trained to use technology with students. They must also be knowledgeable of assistive technology's availability and its usefulness for students with special needs. Yet research indicates that both special and general education teachers lack an awareness of both the availability and effective uses of assistive technology. Based on a review of published literature, this paper presents a three-stage plan to integrate increasingly complex elements of technology at each level of pre-service special education training.
Citation
Holmes, B., Burton, N. & Heaton, L. (2006). Increasing Teacher Awareness of Assistive Technology through Integration into Special Education Preparation Programs. In E. Pearson & P. Bohman (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2006--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 1855-1860). Orlando, FL USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/23259/.
© 2006 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
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