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Instructional Design Issues for Online Learning: Considering the Needs of Students With Learning Disabilities
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Instructional Design Issues for Online Learning: Considering the Needs of Students with Learning Disabilities
Section I: Content
Statement of the Issue:
Teacher education programs are offering more and more online courses to meet
the needs of teacher education students. These courses may be online modules to supplement face-to-face instruction or stand alone courses in which the instructor and students do not meet. With these offerings, instructors must understand the learning needs of a growing number of university students who have learning disabilities. These students have unique learning characteristics that must be considered when creating online coursework in order for the student to achieve. This poster session will link the learning characteristics of students with learning disabilities to educational design considerations for use in the creation of online learning environments. Literature Review:
Technology is an indispensable part of everyday life. As such, it also is an
integral component of our educational system. Because online education is becoming more and more a part of technology-based instruction in Colleges of Education, the design of online learning environments is integral to educational outcomes for students with learning disabilities. Research focusing on the instructional design of online instruction indicates that there are universal variables that must be incorporated for learning to occur (e.g., accessible text, typography, legibility, line length, alignment). However, there also are specific learning characteristics of the student that must be considered. Online learning for students with learning disabilities must take into consideration the specific learning characteristics that have been identified for this population. In a recent research project, Boone and Higgins (2005) identified 19 instructional design considerations to be incorporated into online instruction for students with learning disabilities. These range from built-in generalization to procedures for correction and evaluation.
This poster session will discuss the design issues to consider when creating online
instruction for students with learning disabilities. A checklist will be shared that allows the participant to consider the following design components: (a) instruction, (b) the directions and documentation, (c) feedback and evaluation, (d) content, (e) individualization options, (f) interface and screen design, and (g) accessibility. Design considerations will be discussed in two areas: (1) design that is applicable to all students with disabilities, and (2) specific design issues for students with learning disabilities.
References
Bahr, C. M., Nelson, N. W., & VanMeter, A. M. (1997). The effects of text-based and
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Instructional Design Issues for Online Learning: Considering the Needs of Students with
Learning Disabilities
Section I: Content
Statement of the Issue:
Teacher education programs are offering more and more online courses to meet
the needs of teacher education students. These courses may be online modules to
supplement face-to-face instruction or stand alone courses in which the instructor and
students do not meet. With these offerings, instructors must understand the learning
needs of a growing number of university students who have learning disabilities. These
students have unique learning characteristics that must be considered when creating
online coursework in order for the student to achieve. This poster session will link the
learning characteristics of students with learning disabilities to educational design
considerations for use in the creation of online learning environments.
Literature Review:
Technology is an indispensable part of everyday life. As such, it also is an
integral component of our educational system. Because online education is becoming
more and more a part of technology-based instruction in Colleges of Education, the
design of online learning environments is integral to educational outcomes for students
with learning disabilities. Research focusing on the instructional design of online
instruction indicates that there are universal variables that must be incorporated for
learning to occur (e.g., accessible text, typography, legibility, line length, alignment).
However, there also are specific learning characteristics of the student that must be
considered. Online learning for students with learning disabilities must take into
consideration the specific learning characteristics that have been identified for this
population. In a recent research project, Boone and Higgins (2005) identified 19
instructional design considerations to be incorporated into online instruction for students
with learning disabilities. These range from built-in generalization to procedures for
correction and evaluation.
This poster session will discuss the design issues to consider when creating online
instruction for students with learning disabilities. A checklist will be shared that allows
the participant to consider the following design components: (a) instruction, (b) the
directions and documentation, (c) feedback and evaluation, (d) content, (e)
individualization options, (f) interface and screen design, and (g) accessibility. Design
considerations will be discussed in two areas: (1) design that is applicable to all students
with disabilities, and (2) specific design issues for students with learning disabilities.
References
Bahr, C. M., Nelson, N. W., & VanMeter, A. M. (1997). The effects of text-based and
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