onclude that increasing interaction through online communications is a form of active learning, and students view such coursework more favorably and deem these communication tools (email, bulletin boards) highly.
It is fundamental that interaction between the student and course content, the faculty member, and other students contributes to learning.
The standards assume that being literate means being digitally literate.
My goal for this column is to highlight strong examples of digital literacies instruction and technology integration that teachers can remix and customize for their students and teaching contexts
“One of the biggest communication changes happening today is the shift from the printed word on a page to multiple modes of image, sound, movement, and text on a screen.”
proposition that effective technology integration occurs at the intersections of teachers’ knowledge about technology, pedagogy, and content, or TPAC (see Figure 1).
Previous research has shown that online instruction has aided in the preparation and retention of special education teachers (Dymond & Bentz, 2006; Knapczyk, Frey, & Wall-Marencik, 2005).
Online instruction is research proven to help benefit special education students
positively affect attitudes, knowledge
lack of training during their preservice years in proper interventions for students with disabilities, including modification, accommodations and assistive technology
outcomes, and perceptions of educating students with disabilities in general education (Carroll, 2003; Cook, 2002; Kirk, 1998; Powers, 1992).
For example teacher educators identify time constraints as one of the biggest barriers in providing an effective overall class on how to educate students with disabilities in the general education classroom
ill-equipped
Assistive Technology Outcomes and BenefitsFocused Issue: The Role of Higher Education in Preparing Education Professionals to Use AT
Many facts about students with disabilities and how educators can benefit from online courses and learning to better support the needs of these students.
Benefit of taking this course online - community, sharing..
or many centuries, education has been focused on the learning of course content, but the learning styles of the students have been ignored .
While most of the academic approaches have been centered on the mastery of course content knowledge, not all learners learn in the same way.
As a result, different teaching techniques, strategies, and tools may be needed to help all students acquire, understand, and apply learning gained from the course content.
- need to teach students use of technology for future - work place
- needs of different type of learners - online classes offer varying opportunities (accommodate different learning styles and strategies)
- increase in students with disabilities enrolling in online courses
- less barriers for students with disabilities