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Enhancing Special Educator Development through Web2Gether: Building Communities of Practice

This presentation by Rogério de Paula, Anja Kintsch, Camille Dodson, Dan Mayer, and Mike Chavez from the Center for LifeLong Learning and Design at the University of Colorado Boulder explores the development of Web2Gether, a collaborative technology aimed at aiding special educators. It discusses the need for affordable educational software, the integration of assistive technologies, and establishing sustainable communities of practice. Through workshops and field studies, the presentation emphasizes the importance of collaborative support for teachers to enhance learning for uniquely different students.

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Enhancing Special Educator Development through Web2Gether: Building Communities of Practice

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  1. web2gether :::supporting special educator professional development::: :::building communities of practice::: Rogério dePaula & Anja KintschCamille Dodson, Dan Mayer & Mike ChavezCenter for LifeLong Learning and DesignUniversity of Colorado Boulder

  2. How it began • Need for inexpensive educational software for uniquely different students. • Potential adaptations of shareware and freeware. Rogerio DePaula Presentation

  3. A CDROM was created 127 inexpensive programs Rogerio DePaula Presentation

  4. New Problems • Time consuming • Explore • Find • Integrate • Lack of support • Technical • Professional Rogerio DePaula Presentation

  5. Our Approach • observing and talking with teachers to learn about the complexity of the issues • workshops that allowed teachers to learn about web2gether and collaborate in its development • Creating and strengthening the relationship Rogerio DePaula Presentation

  6. on the use of assistive technology • challenges • few research studies on the use of technology by special educator to facilitate learning activities • “gift-wrapping” approach to the use of technology • there has been great technological progress, but little impact in the actual special education (Edyburn et al., 1999) Rogerio DePaula Presentation

  7. on the use of assistive technology • challenge: • lack of appropriate support inhibits the use of assistive technologies • approach: • support for teacher professional development • adult education (pre-services & in-services) • communities of practice Rogerio DePaula Presentation

  8. support for communities of practice • challenge: • long-term and self-sustaining communities of practice (C of P) • this research approach: • design of a collaborative and evolving technology, web2gether, to foster the creation and development of C of P informed by field-study research Rogerio DePaula Presentation

  9. web2gether • help caregivers • find and share software applications and lesson plans • exchange stories and life-experiences • create and development groups of like interests, problems, etc. • identify other with similar experiences and problems • focus on creating a sustainable community of practice Rogerio DePaula Presentation

  10. web2gether • demo • http://web2gether.cs.colorado.edu:7001/ Rogerio DePaula Presentation

  11. next steps • new interface • social network interface • deployment at schools in the next school-year • field-study of the use and adoption of web2gether at schools • future: parents… Rogerio DePaula Presentation

  12. web2gether – questions? • acknowledgments: • CLever project group • Coleman Initiative • students: Camille, Dan and Mike Rogerio DePaula Presentation

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