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ERIC Number: EJ729605
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 10
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0162-6434
EISSN: N/A
Live, Interactive Paraprofessional Training Using Internet Technology: Description and Evaluation
Morgan, Robert L.; Forbush, David E.; Nelson, Jon
Journal of Special Education Technology, v19 n3 p25-34 Sum 2004
This article describes and evaluates a new alternative: distance-based training using live video and audio courses transmitted via the Internet. This alternative may address each of the problems described above, that is, it may provide a distant expert who selects and delivers training to paraprofessionals in a cost efficient manner. Because the course is a live broadcast, the instructor can teach in an interactive manner by presenting information, obtaining responses from paraprofessional participants at a distance, adjusting instruction if necessary, and addressing questions. The authors found no research literature on live, distance-based education involving special education paraprofessionals. Therefore, this evaluation is a basic one in which participants and advisory board members responded to topics related to technology, course content, and course delivery. The article describes an initial attempt to evaluate the alternative in regards to functionality of technology and delivery of distance-based instruction. There is no attempt to compare or contrast this alternative to other training formats.
Technology and Media Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, University of Oklahoma, College of Education, 820 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73072. Web site: http:jset.unlv.edu.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: United States
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; No Child Left Behind Act 2001
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A