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Using Inclusive Technology to Break Barriers and Empower Learners

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Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast During the edLeader Panel “ Inclusive Technology: Breaking Barriers and Empowering Learners ,” prominent education leaders emphasized the critical role of integrating inclusive technology systems within schools. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs.

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Overcoming the challenges of online learning for students with disabilities

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The past year has caused significant disruption to the education system, with the need to maintain safe distances resulting in a rapid shift to online learning. However, the nature of online learning and its reliance upon technology that isn’t always well-designed for group education can leave some students at serious disadvantages.

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What 5 chatbots tell us about the future of HE

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However, voice-assisted technology isn’t the only one making a splash in universities; text-based communication is also a big hit. It’s also about figuring out how to get the Wifi password, what to do when you don’t know how to log in to your learning management system, etc. What’s next?

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Thinking differently about dyslexia in the classroom: Part 1

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Obviously, struggling with a formal education system that requires so very much reading and writing creates a certain degree of grit and perseverance in some children. Dyslexia causes the rods (axons) in the neurological system to be further apart than average — people with autism for instance have axons that are very close together.

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Alexa goes to uni: how smart speakers found their place in HE

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In fact, one of the biggest challenges that IT and administration departments face is the lack of communication between multiple information systems. A virtual assistant benefits both students and faculty as they work less on providing information and answering the same questions from students.

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EdTech that transforms access for physically disabled students

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Undoubtedly eye-gaze technology has created the greatest advance in access for people with serious immobility such as those suffering paralysis or ALS. Undoubtedly eye-gaze technology has created the greatest advance in access for people with serious immobility such as those suffering paralysis or ALS.

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An Inside Look at the Edtech Purchasing Process

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They not only look at how the product would fit with their learning standards and curriculum, but the product must also work within their LMS. Diamond: Her district has a team of personnel to manage edtech initiatives from integrating it with their LMS to teacher training. How do you approach implementing a new edtech tool in schools?

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