COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIAL EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ELIF BUĞRA KUZU DEMIR

Offered to

Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education

Course Objective

In this course, students are aimed to gain knowledge, skills and competence about the use of technology in education and assistive technologies in special education; commonly used technology based learning environments and tools; current technologies used in special education; selecting, using and evaluating appropriate technologies for individual with special needs; instructional technologies for hearing impaired students; instructional technologies for visually impaired students; instructional technologies for students with autism spectrum disorder; instructional technologies for gifted and talented students; developing a technology based authentic application for any groups with special needs.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain assistive technologies in special education.
2   To be able to select appropriate technologies for individual with special needs.
3   To be able to use appropriate technologies for individual with special needs.
4   To be able to evaluate appropriate technologies for individual with special needs.
5   To be able to develop a technology based authentic application for any groups with special needs.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Use of technology in education and assistive technologies in special education
2 Commonly used technology based learning environments
3 Commonly used technology based learning tools
4 Current technologies used in special education
5 Selecting appropriate technologies for individual with special needs
6 Using appropriate technologies for individual with special needs
7 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
8 Evaluating appropriate technologies for individual with special needs
9 Instructional technologies for hearing impaired students
10 Instructional technologies for visually impaired students
11 Instructional technologies for students with autism spectrum disorder
12 Instructional technologies for gifted and talented students
13 Developing a technology based authentic application for any groups with special needs
14 Developing a technology based authentic application for any groups with special needs
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Burgaj, C. (2018). The New Assistive Tech: Make Learning Awesome for All!. International Society for Technology in Education.
Green, J. (2018). Assistive Technology in Special Education: Resources to Support Literacy, Communication, and Learning Differences. Prufrock Press.
Odabaşı, H.F. (2018). Özel Eğitim ve Eğitim Teknolojisi. Pegem Akademi.
Turan, Z. (2017). Işitmenin Doğası ve Işitmeye Yardımcı Teknolojiler. Pegem Akademi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question-answer, observation, case study

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Homework, discussion, student reflections, test

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Elif Buğra Kuzu Demir
Dokuz Eylül University
Buca Faculty of Education
Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technologies
Hasan Ali Yücel Building
35160 Buca/Izmir/ Turkey

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 1 13 13
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 101

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11355543111
LO.21355543111
LO.31355543111
LO.41355543111
LO.51355543111

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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