Quick Links

• ALPS
• ALPS TfU
• Education with New Technologies
• UDL framework [XLS]
• How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School.
• David H. Rose & Anne Meyer. Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age: Universal Design for Learning. ASCD, 2002. Full text online at: http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes

Readings

• Begin by skimming chapter 7 of How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition (2000) (you may find other chapters of interest).
• Then skim chapter 7 of Rose & Anne Meyer. Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age: Universal Design for Learning. ASCD, 2002. Search The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
• Skim Using Computer Made Tests [PDF]
• Then explore research on Assessment and Accommodations (for Assessments) with ESL Students. Other Reports relating might be of interest (scroll down to ESL)
• Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence (CREDE) find some of interest. Usually the conclusion sections provide the “part” of interest
• Tomas Rivera Policy Institute

You may have found that the information from this session has captured your attention and would like to read further. Here are additional resources: Educational Technology Research Journals and Educational Technology Organizations (reports, white papers and other publications) and CREDE and ETO Diversity resources, ETO AT/UD resources, ETO Family, School, & Community Resources.

Asynchronous Postings:

Please read the class summaries for the previous session’s threads

• 15.1 Reading Reflection
• 15.2 Reading Reflection
• Closure-Final Reflection email
• Complete the post assessment profile and the post AT/UD self report checklist found in the quiz section of WebCT
• Upload your final project/report in Folder in Assignment Section.

Post 15.1 & 15.2 by Thursday February 1, 2007.

Also note the target due date for the Final Reflection (found in thread 15.3), Final Paper/project (Assignment folder), and post assessment profiles (found in Quiz section) is 2-15-07