This free online course explains how technology in the classroom expands opportunities and support for students. Did you know that educators' enthusiasm for leveraging technologies to support students with disabilities has promoted the implementation of assistive technology in classrooms? This course investigates the ethical and equitable employing of assistive technology in K - 12 education, including the foundations of inclusive education and assistive technology, their purposes, and the difficulties that arise from remote learning and equal access.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 201748 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Define the notion of Assistive Technology and its purpose. • Discuss Alberta’s Inspiring Education and inclusive education frameworks. • Outline the implications of assistive technology implementation in K-12 settings and the role of consultants. • Explain the need for ethical perspectives to be part of implementing assistive technology in classrooms. • Describe the Student, Environments, Tasks, and Tools (SETT) framework. • Summarise the deontological, consequentialist, and virtue theories. • Identify the challenges of remote learning and equitable access. |
| Course Code | 7471 |
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