Remote Learning for Children with Special Education Needs in the Era of COVID-19: Beyond Tele-Conferencing Sessions

Autor/inn/en	Aloizou, Valeria; Chasiotou, Tania; Retalis, Symeon; Daviotis, Theodoros; Koulouvaris, Panagiotis
Titel	Remote Learning for Children with Special Education Needs in the Era of COVID-19: Beyond Tele-Conferencing Sessions
Quelle	In: Educational Media International, 58 (2021) 2, S.181-201 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0952-3987
DOI	10.1080/09523987.2021.1930477
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Distance Education; Special Education; Students with Disabilities; Online Courses; Educational Games; Videoconferencing; Special Schools; Program Effectiveness; Access to Education; Intervention; Access to Health Care; Foreign Countries; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Teacher Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Online course; Online-Kurs; Educational game; Lernspiel; Special school; Sonderschule; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Ausland; Autismus; Lehrerverhalten; Elternverhalten; Griechenland
Abstract	The unprecedented situation of COVID-19 which resulted in the closure of schools, enforced the educational community worldwide to find alternative ways to design the learning process. In special education the challenges are greater due to the need of individualized learning in 1:1 base, physical prompt, visual support and direct reinforcement. Nowadays, the internet services, like remote learning and teletherapy, could be an alternative and effective method of providing virtual intervention services using either well known video conferencing platforms, or more specialized ones. However, while such platforms hold great promise, there are few research studies that discuss the design decisions of the remote learning services and the most effective learning model that could be offered to children with Special Education Needs (SEN). The goal of this paper is to present a case study where SEN teachers and therapists applied a remote learning approach using an innovative online education gaming platform in combination with a video conferencing platform during the period of school closures due to COVID-19. Thirteen (13) children from three special schools participated in the study, with the majority having the autism diagnosis. The positive effects of this remote learning approach are discussed with the focus remaining on autism population. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01