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Anya S. Evmenova; Jered Borup; Joan Kang Shin – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2024
While generative AI such as ChatGPT has important drawbacks, it can potentially unlock new types of learning and support -- specially for English learners and students with disabilities -- by facilitating teachers' Universal Design for Learning (UDL) efforts. As generative AI is quickly becoming an integral part of our lives (e.g., being…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Teaching Methods, Instructional Design, Information Technology
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Tiffany A. Roman; Erin E. Collins; Hyunjin Son – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2024
This design case describes how the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) informed the development of SpectrumPlay, a digital tool created to support learning and instruction of elementary music literacy and composition in inclusive music classrooms. The learning supports embedded in the tool enable students with visual processing…
Descriptors: Music Education, Knowledge Level, Educational Technology, Elementary School Students
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Gi Woong Choi; JooYoung Seo – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2024
In this paper, we aim to provide readers with three critical concepts that can maximize inclusivity of learner experience (LX) and user experience (UX) design: accessibility, usability, and universal design for learning (UDL). Although recent K-12 and postsecondary education have experienced rapid change in its student population with the growing…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Usability, Access to Education, Inclusion
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Nkomo, Larian M.; Daniel, Ben K. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2021
Lecture recordings are useful learning resources that can support flexible, remote and distance learning, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study explored students' experiences of engaging with recorded lectures and the extent to which such engagement contributes to enhanced learning. The research involved the deployment of a…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Lecture Method, Technology Uses in Education, Video Technology
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Anya S. Evmenova; Kelley Regan; Reagan Mergen; Roba Hrisseh – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2024
Generative AI has the potential to support teachers with writing instruction and feedback. The purpose of this study was to explore and compare feedback and data-based instructional suggestions from teachers and those generated by different AI tools. Essays from students with and without disabilities who struggled with writing and needed a…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Feedback (Response), Writing Difficulties, Artificial Intelligence
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Lowenthal, Patrick R.; Lomellini, Amy – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
Colleges and Universities have a more diverse student body than ever before--this includes a growing number of students with disabilities. Many of these students are attracted to the flexibility and anonymity of learning online. However, research suggests that students with disabilities often face barriers learning online. Given this, we set out…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Barriers, Online Courses, Educational Technology
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Sulaimon, Tolulope; Schaefer, John – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
An A-B-A-B withdrawal design was used to explore the effects of a text-to-speech (TTS) program (Read & Write Gold 11) on reading comprehension scores for two fourth-grade students with learning disabilities in an urban school. For each session, students used the TTS program to read a fourth-grade-level comprehension passage. The number of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities