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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

EDUCATION 376-3

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SPECIAL TOPIC:

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INTRODUCTION TO TECHNOLOGY FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

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(T1.00)

Summer Session, 1992

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Instructor: Shirley Cazalet

(July 2 —July 11)

Monday - Sunday, 8:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

Location: SET-BC

105-1750 West 75th Avenue

Vancouver, B.C.

PREREQUISiTE:

EDUC 4011402 or equivalent.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is designed to provide an introduction to the use of technology to meet the

unique learning needs of special needs students in the regular classroom. The ten-day

format will consist of lecture, discussion, and lab experiences, as well as a reading day.

The course will involve the review of relevant literature and computer research studies;

introduction to the services and facilities of special education; review, evaluation, and

demonstration of software appropriate for special needs students; review and evaluation of

hardware for students with special needs; strategies for integrating technology into the

curriculum to meet unique learning needs; and introduction to emerging technologies

and their applications to special education.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

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Summary and sharing of pre-reading assignments, completion of survey ............... 10%

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Evaluation and demonstration of relevant software programs.............................30%

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Demonstration of adaptive hardware and development of resource information.........20%

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Development and Presentation of Group Project..............................................40%

TEXTBOOKS

Pre-reading assignment will be mailed prior to course.