Mar 29, 2024  
2021-2022 Endicott College Academic Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Endicott College Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SPE 525 - Assistive and Augmentative Technologies


Technology holds great promise for helping students with disabilities learn, communicate, and function effectively in the modern world. Today, readily available technology is transforming the way we approach education. These devices are easy to use, portable and commonplace in society. The advances in the technology of typical devices create opportunities for new uses that decrease stigma and increase generalized use of technology across environments.

Portable technology, such as smartphones, tablets, and wearable devices have the potential of taking teachers out of the equation in the instructional interaction and providing widespread opportunity for community immersion and acceptance. Students will learn how to leverage the power of today’s technologies that support learners and help them fully participate in their classroom and community. They will also explore innovations, such as therapeutic robots and advanced virtual reality technologies that will help shape the future of interventions. Considerations for adopting the appropriate technology for student needs and deploying technology in a universal design for learning framework will be reviewed.

(Cr: 3