Connecting to learn
(from the jacket) This book is a comprehensive approach to matching the right assistive technology with students with disabilities, especially visual and auditory disabilities. The author explores the way disabilities, especially those involving the senses, can lead to isolation and a lack of "...
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| Glavni autor: | Scherer, Marcia J. 1948- (-) |
| Vrsta građe: | Knjiga |
| Jezik: | eng |
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Washington, DC :
American Psychological Association,
cop. 2004.
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| Izdanje: | 1st ed |
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- Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction * The fundamental sense of connectedness / Marcia J. Scherer / 3-20 Learner characteristics and preferences * The effects of loss of hearing or vision on the learner and learning / Marcia J. Scherer / 23-55 * The personal meaning of hearing or vision loss / Marcia J. Scherer / 41-55 Environments for learning * The move from separate to inclusive education / Marcia J. Scherer / 59-71 * Contrasting inclusive with exclusive education / Marcia J. Scherer / 73-89 * Technology made inclusive education possible / Marcia J. Scherer / 91-106 Technologies for access to information and for instructional delivery * Computers: Mixing assistive, information, and access technologies / Marcia J. Scherer / 109-123 * Desirable and less desirable effects of educational technologies / Marcia J. Scherer / 125-145 * Getting going on learning / Marcia J. Scherer / 147-158 Matching learners with the most appropriate technologies and strategies for their use * Individual learner preferences and needs / Marcia J. Scherer / 161-181 * The matching person and technology model / Marcia J. Scherer / 183-201 Connecting to learn * Bringing it all together for the individual user / Marcia J. Scherer / 205-259 Appendix A: Matching person and technology process and samples of the assessment forms Appendix B: Copy of statement of need form Appendix C: Checklists for educational technology evaluation and selection Finding and funding assistive technologies Appendix E: Resources Glossary References Author index Subject index About the author