Integrating Assistive Technology into Teacher Education Programs: Trials, Tribulations, and Lessons Learned

This article describes several stages in the integration of assistive technology (AT) into and across the curriculum of a teacher education program. The multi-year initiative included several projects and strategies that differentially affected faculty ability to integrate training and evaluation in...

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Published in:Assistive technology outcomes and benefits 2012-10, Vol.8 (1), p.32-47
Main Authors: Van Laarhoven, Toni, Munk, Dennis D, Chandler, Lynette K, Zurita, Leslie, Lynch, Kathleen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptive technology
Assistive Technology
Barriers
Classrooms
Collaboration
Curricula
Education
Educational Strategies
Educational Technology
Formative Evaluation
Handicapped assistance devices
Higher education
Integrated approach
Integrated Curriculum
Investigations
Knowledge
Multimedia
Pilot Projects
Preservice Teacher Education
Professional Development
Professionals
Program Descriptions
Researchers
Sequential Approach
Skills
Special education
Special education teachers
Students with disabilities
Task Analysis
Teacher education
Teacher Education Curriculum
Teacher Education Programs
Teachers
Teaching
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Summary:This article describes several stages in the integration of assistive technology (AT) into and across the curriculum of a teacher education program. The multi-year initiative included several projects and strategies that differentially affected faculty ability to integrate training and evaluation in using AT in their coursework. All strategies increased faculty familiarity and comfort with AT. However, only video tutorials resulted in faculty infusion of AT in their courses. Implications for teacher preparation programs, including the need to infuse assistive technology within and across coursework are discussed.
ISSN:1938-727X
1938-7261