Our papers @ e-ruralnet International Conference 2011

We will participate to the e-ruralnet 2011 International Conference titled “ICT for inclusive learning: the way to forward” to be held on 10-11 November 2011 in Florence, Italy at the Palazzo Medici Riccardi.

Here the title, authors and abstracts of our two accepted papers:

A. Calvani, G. Bonaiuti, M.C. Pettenati Instructional Principles, Universal Learning Design and the role of technologies

• Inclusion rises new and important challenges in educational design and practices. Curriculum design should not be addressed to an “average student” and subsequently adapted to special subjects; instead it should be conceived so as to be for all since the very beginning of the design, taking into account the various peculiarities (special needs, gifted students, cultural differences, language differences). Fields such as the architectural design and technology design, have already fully endorsed the Universal Access principles; more recently the educational domain has also started to endorse a “Universal Design for Learning” (UDL) perspective. Inside this context we propose an “Instructional Design for All” model (IDAll), which moves from a comparative analysis of Gagné, Merrill and Cognitive Load Theory general models matching it with the domain of Special Needs. Within this theoretical framework we focus on how technology becomes a crucial asset for an effective approach to Universal Design Learning implementation. The role of technology is relevant for the increased flexibility in setting up learning environments (face2face, online, in mobility) and for the increased possibility of customizing the education according to specific contexts and needs.

M.C. Pettenati, M. Švab , V. Benigno, M. Repetto, A. Calvani, Supporting Inclusive Learning Design through the e-PEI online Counseling System.

• In this paper we present e-PEI, a Web-based online counseling system intended to support educators of students with special needs. More specifically we target homebound students i.e. students permanently or temporarily confined at home/hospital due to illness or disability. The objective of e-PEI is thus twofold: 1) allows sharing of instructional design experiences, experts’ advices and knowhow in inclusive learning design through the elicitation of tacit knowledge and the support of procedural knowledge; 2) it aims at scaffolding the stakeholders in education of all grades in designing inclusive learning experiences availing of the experts know how provided by the system. e-PEI is a Drupal-based collaboration and content management environment.
  

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