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Teaching Children with Visual Impairment: Creating Empowering Classrooms
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4 WeeksQuick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English, French, Polish, Russian, Spanish | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 3277 | yes | UCT Cape Town |
The fees for the course Teaching Children with Visual Impairment: Creating Empowering Classrooms is -
| Head | Amount in INR |
| Certificate Fees | Rs. 3277 |
The Syllabus
Videos
- Course Introduction
- Welcome to Week 1
- The Visually Impaired Child in Different Educational Settings
- Understanding Visual Impairment
- Including Children with Visual Impairment in the Classroom
- Understanding Low Vision in the Classroom
- How Visual Impairment Affects Learning
- Creating an Inclusive Classroom
- Conversations About Our Schooling as Visually Impaired Children
Readings
- Course information
- Meet your course instructor
- Meet the guest presenters
- Course collaborators
- Week 1 guest presenters
- Podcast: Growing Up with Visual Impairment
- Additional resources
Assignments
- Understanding the visually impaired child
- Week 1: Discovering the visually impaired child
Discussion prompts
- Introduce yourself
- Weekly reflections
Videos
- Welcome to Week
- Orientation and Mobility and Independent Living Skills
- Career Education and Self-determination
- Visual Efficiency and Compensatory Academic Skills
- Social Interaction Skills
- Recreation and Leisure
- Braille Reading and Writing Skills
- Conversations on Empowering the Visually Impaired Child
Readings
- Week 2 guest presenters
- Introduction to the Expanded Core Curriculum
- Additional resources
Assignments
- Applying the Expanded Core Curriculum
Peer review
- Week 2: Infusing the Expanded Core Curriculum
Discussion prompt
- Weekly reflections
Videos
- Welcome to Week
- Exclusion from the Curriculum
- Curriculum Differentiation for the Visually Impaired Child: Part 1
- Curriculum Differentiation for the Visually Impaired Child: Part 2
- Identifying Individual Learning and Teaching Support Material Needs
- Providing Learning and Teaching Support Material Creatively
- Being Smart About Assistive Technology
- Low Technology and Purpose-built Assistive Devices
- Assistive Devices for Learners with Low Vision
- Common High Technology Devices
- Conversations on the Experience of Accessible and Inaccessible Learning Material
- Approaches to Making Learning and Teaching Material Accessible: Part 1
- Approaches to Making Learning and Teaching Material Accessible: Part 2
Readings
- Week 3 guest presenters
- Additional resources
Assignments
- Understanding curriculum differentiation
- Week 3: Curriculum differentiation and assistive technology
- Making teaching and learning material accessible
Discussion prompt
- Weekly reflections
Videos
- Welcome to Week 4
- Understanding Psychosocial Aspects of the Visually Impaired Child
- Broadening Networks of Support
- Collaborating as an Empowered Teacher
- Conversations on Listening to Children with Visual Impairment
- Closing Conversations on Key Insights for Teachers
Readings
- Week 4 guest presenters
- Additional resources
Assignments
- Week 4: Creating empowering classrooms
Discussion prompt
- Weekly reflections