As the rapid evolution of technology allows information to be shared ever more widely, students need to be able to comprehend and critically analyze information to form their views and opinions. Assistive technology (AT) aids students in deconstructing, understanding, analyzing, and reconstructing information using their unique perspectives. In this course, candidates will explore how to use assistive technology tools as instructional scaffolds to help students access curriculum content and share their ideas. Candidates will review the underlying principles of assistive technology as a universal design for learning (UDL) support and frameworks for understanding and using AT. They will explore how to use artificial intelligence (AI) as an assessment tool to access and organize information and stress the importance of evaluating AI-generated information and sources. Throughout the course, candidates will draw upon the research review to develop a growth plan for incorporating AT into their instructional practice by considering their strengths, stretches, teaching context, goals for student learning, and targeted functions. The growth plan will be used to develop a learning module with embedded assistive technology instructional supports. The module will support students in using the integrated AT tools to help them deconstruct and analyze content material and share their learning.
As the rapid evolution of technology allows information to be shared ever more widely, students need to be able to comprehend and critically analyze information to form their views and opinions. Assistive technology (AT) aids students in deconstructing, understanding, analyzing, and reconstructing information using their unique perspectives. In this course, candidates will explore how to use assistive technology tools as instructional scaffolds to help students access curriculum content and share their ideas. Candidates will review the underlying principles of assistive technology as a universal design for learning (UDL) support and frameworks for understanding and using AT. They will explore how to use artificial intelligence (AI) as an assessment tool to access and organize information and stress the importance of evaluating AI-generated information and sources. Throughout the course, candidates will draw upon the research review to develop a growth plan for incorporating AT into their instructional practice by considering their strengths, stretches, teaching context, goals for student learning, and targeted functions. The growth plan will be used to develop a learning module with embedded assistive technology instructional supports. The module will support students in using the integrated AT tools to help them deconstruct and analyze content material and share their learning.
