Assistive technology: universal or specialised? Effective or obstructive?
Carol Allen outlines why and when to introduce assistive technology. The session addresses key questions, including how do you get started? And what solutions can you use to make learning activities more accessible for for students?
3 takeaways from Carol’s training session
– Know when to add Assistive Technology to the learning environment and when individualised solutions are required –
– How Assistive Technology offers benefits to all learners, not just those who need it in order to express/access/engage with learning –
– Delegates will leave with a bank of ideas and effective resources that they may wish to follow up and develop in their own practice –
This session is aimed at Senior Leaders, SENCOs, parents/carers and other educational professionals working with children with SEND.
Watch this preview of Carol’s presentation…
TESTIMONIALS
Carol received great feedback on her LIVE broadcast
This session was originally presented live at one of our online Virtual SEND Conferences.
About the Creator
Carol Allen / Education Advisor for ICT and Inclusion
Carol Allen is an education advisor for ICT and Inclusion in particular supporting LGFL and Hartlepool LA. She was named one of the top ten educators for 2018 in the field of educational technology. This was down to her inclusion work.
She has taught since 1980 in both mainstream schools and schools for students with severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties. As an English specialist, Carol Allen recognises that communication lies at the heart of all effective teaching. The majority of her work has centred on creative and engaging use of technology to support communication in its widest sense.
Carol Allen’s Workshop/keynote presentations:
- FETC and ATIA Florida
- Illinois District educators summer conference
- Denmark
- BETT
- Geneva
- London
- Five city road trip round Australia.
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