Posted in 1, UDL on Jul 15th, 2009 4 Comments »
Last week I co-taught a course on assistive technology to 43 teachers. Packing a full-semester course into 5 days made for an intense but rewarding experience. We introduced Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as the pedagogical framework for understanding and implementing assistive technology. Then, using Ira Socol’s “toolbelt theory“, we encouraged the teachers to think [...]
Posted in 1 on Sep 7th, 2008 1 Comment »
Last week, Google released the shiny new web browser that they’ve aptly named “Chrome“. After taking it for a test drive, I have to admit that I rather like it. It’s incredibly fast, and I love the way it gives me almost my entire laptop screen for viewing web pages. Still, Chrome reminds me of [...]
Posted in 1 on Jun 30th, 2008 2 Comments »
I doubt if the creators of the application I’m reviewing today fully appreciated the amazing assistive technology implications of their product when they set out. They have demonstrated, however, that the advent of universally available voice recognition is not far off. Ira Socol wrote about this yesterday at SpeEdChange.
jott offers effective and accurate [...]
Posted in 1 on Jun 11th, 2008 4 Comments »
udl4all is a wiki that I have started recently. I hope it will serve as a resource for anyone with an interest in Universal Design for Learning (UDL). I’m especially keen that it be useful for teachers who are looking for ways of better supporting ALL the learners in their classrooms.
Since I work [...]
Posted in 1 on May 10th, 2008 14 Comments »
Apart from my “anniversay post” of a couple of days ago, there has been a hiatus between posts here. That has resulted mainly from time constraints caused by too many things going on in both my personal and professional lives. As the gap between posts has grown, however, I’ve found it increasingly difficult [...]
