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US-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program (2003) Dominique Monolescu Kliger (OLL Program) is the principal investigator of the following grant:
Title:
“Promoting the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Society Through
Assistive Technology: Culturally Appropriate Solutions”
Partners:
Temple University, PA; Bridgewater State College, MA; Universidade Federal
da Bahia, BA; Universidade Tuiuti do Parana, PR Subject Areas: Assistive Technology, School Related Professions P116M030017 On a daily basis, people with disabilities face numerous barriers that prevent them from participating in and contributing more fully to activities in their home, school and work environments, and their communities. Technology has enormous potential to eliminate such barriers. When technology supports are present at an early stage, persons with disabilities are better able to develop functional skills that enhance their opportunities for inclusion in everyday community life. The proposed interdisciplinary program seeks to train advanced undergraduates, mostly juniors and seniors, majoring in school-related disciplines (e.g. speech communication, special education, physical education, recreational therapy, occupational therapy, and educational technology) in the development of culturally sensitive approaches to utilizing assistive technology. The participating institutions have recognized expertise in teaching, research and services related to the major content areas of the proposed program. Thus, they are able to generate unique collaborations at both the academic and administrative levels. Through a combination of academic activities and fieldwork, participants will learn to use and adapt high-tech and low-tech devices, in accordance to the varying functioning needs, socio-economic status, and cultural environments of persons with disabilities in the U.S. and in Brazil. As a result of this project, both countries will benefit from a cadre of professionals who are knowledgeable about a wide range of assistive technology and capable of generating interdisciplinary solutions to culturally specific problems in the education of persons with disabilities. Graduates of this program will be able to promote institutional changes and affect policy making, ultimately having an impact on the number of persons with disabilities who receive appropriate educational supports and move forward to full participation in their respective societies.
A web site describing details of this project's initiatives is available at: http://isc.temple.edu/fipsecapesprogram ___________________________________________________________________ Book: The Distance Education Evolution: Issues and Case Studies Written almost entirely by Temple University's OLL faculty members, this book provides theoretical guidance and best practices for a pedagogically-sound adoption of technology in distance education courses and programs.
Acknowledgements
Linda Greenwood
Part
1: Distance Education Issues in Higher Education
Chapter
1:
Sandy Kyrish
Conclusion:
Dominique Monolescu
TECH FEE GRANT AWARD: Providing faculty with a “visual” tool to engage online students’ multiple learning styles. Project Description: As on campus classroom experiences cannot always be replicated via online learning environments, student needs to engage in multiple ways of learning are not usually fulfilled. Therefore, this proposal aims to increase the number and quality of the online technology tools available to Temple University faculty to facilitate their online student learning experiences. By creating opportunities for students to be exposed to course content via multiple instructional modes, this proposal also aims to augment the student understanding of the topics covered by the online course. To request
information on how to be part of this initiative, T.U. online faculty
members can contact Dominique @ (215) 204-3154 or via e-mail: dominiq@temple.edu
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Temple University is hosting the Pennsylvania Distance Learning
Association meeting on Wednesday, September 19th, 2007, at the Ambler
Learning Center, from 8:30 to 11:30. Temple faculty members do not need
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