Assistive Technology: Essential Human Factors
Author: Thomas W. King
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ISBN: 0205273262
Publisher: Pearson Allyn & Bacon (14 September, 1998)
Sales Rank: 202,956
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5
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Rating: 4 out of 5
What is Missing from Special Education
Many teachers are fond of saying that, "computers are just another educational tool." This implies that there is no computer revolution in education. A black board or a pencil is very similar to a computer. What they miss is how those tools changed education. Changes in pedagogy did not happen because educators wanted to change education. They happened because humans interacted differently with their environment because of these tools. Assistive Technology: Essential Human Factors, particularly chapters five and nine, helps educators assess how to evaluate the effectiveness of assistive technology and computers. Before you create your lesson plan or schedule an IEP meeting, you should know what an assessment of human factors would tell you about your educational plans.
And if , by chance, you think this is the responsibility of your school district educational technologists, just ask them what they know about the human factors involved in using technology.
This is an excellent book to begin to explore why some assistive technology works and some fails.
Rating: 5 out of 5
excellent resource for all SLPs
This book provides guidelines to follow when working with clients who use assistive technology. It is an excellent resource for all present and future Speech-Language Pathologists and all those who interact with users of assistive technology. A must have reference for your professional library! Similar Products
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