Technology Enhanced Learning for People With Disabilities: Approaches and Applications

This book includes contributions from academics, policy makers, and practitioners focused on providing a reference edition for professionals interested in applications of technology-enhanced learning for people with disabilities. The book offers both theoretical frameworks and current empirical research findings on the use of technology-enhanced learning. Topics include: the benefits of CSCL for learners with disabilities, information technology perspectives in special education in China, personal learning environments and the special needs of gifted students, automatic speech recognition, elderly people with learning disabilities in the Internet age, and supports for and barriers to implementing assistive technology in schools. Editors Ordonez de Pablos (economics, U. of Oviedo, Spain), Zhao (researcher and lecturer, Harbin Institute of Technologies, China), Tennyson (educational psychology, U. of Minnesota), and 38 co-authors contributed. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)