Janet Peters

What is student agency? Student agency relates to students having an active role in their learning through voice and choice, in the process. When students have agency in their learning, the student is making, creating doing, sharing, and collaborating in ways that are meaningful to them. Expert learning as seen through a Universal Design for Learning lens are students that practice agency. They are purposeful and motivated, resourceful and knowledgeable, and strategic and goal-directed. Technology, both assistive technology and universal support technology can scaffold students as they plan, monitor, and reflect on their learning. This session will discuss how assistive …

Education has changed dramatically and one thing we know is that instructional technology must be available, accessible, and integrated with AT accommodations for students with disabilities to have an equal educational experience. This brave new world demands AT leadership, capacity building, and collaboration across special and general education programs like never before. Leadership, both assigned and emergent, are key to the development or improvement of an AT program. This webinar will explore leadership theory from the Coherence Framework as a tool to build AT program capacity and create systems change. The webinar will use a project-based approach to examine, improve …

A person with a disability who uses or needs AT can face a number of very real challenges and barriers when entering education programs after high school. The Quality Indicators for AT in Post-Secondary Education (QIAT-PS) project has developed tools and resources in an effort to address some of these issues. QIAT-PS aims to help programs develop high quality assistive technology (AT) service delivery in post-secondary educational environments. The QIAT-PS project is sponsored by the Great Lakes ADA Center and the Southwest ADA Center, which are funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). QIAT-PS …

The Center on Inclusive Technology in Education Systems (CITES) believes that effective technology leadership promotes the development of a balanced and inclusive technology infrastructure that examines assistive technology (AT), educational technology (EdTech), and information technology (InfoTech) as part of a technology ecosystem. Inclusive technology systems in school districts directly increase the learning opportunities for students with disabilities, but also provide benefit system wide to all students. This webinar will highlight effective technology leadership practices that create and maintain inclusive technology ecosystems with the lens of where we have been, where we are, and where would like to go. The session …