time: The only mobile electronic devices acceptable in this class are laptops or tablets, which are to be used only for note taking. All other devices should be powered off and out of sight - absolutely no texting in class. Side conversations make it difficult for both learning and teaching to occur. While questions and discussion are valuable to learning for all students, try to keep these focused on the class topic and applicable to all students. Other questions are welcomed in office hours. Classroom expectations include: Participating in class activities Respecting the diversity of cultures, opinions, viewpoints in the classroom Listening to fellow students and professor Arriving on time, prepared for class; attending for the duration of class Not reading other materials, books, newspapers, or using laptops for other activities Respectful communication; racist, homophobic, sexist, and other disrespectful comments will not be tolerated. CDS 657 term schedule Week Dates Topics Readings and Assignments Wk 1 4/2 Overview of course Chapter 1 (no Presentation assignments Janice Light, 1989 clinic) Intro to AAC (Jeanine) AAC communicative competence (Jeanine) 4/2 Overview of specialty clinic and File Review Clinic infoCDS Call clients to confirm Augmented Communication Input schedule! and practice with low-tech Musselwhite webinar (Jeanine) Wk 2 4/9 Vocab Selection, Symbols, Layout Chapters 2 and 3 Course Organization (Jeanine) 75 min Soto and Yu, 2014 Cultural Considerations (Bedoor) “Device debriefings” form 45 min due 4/9 Communication Partner Strategies CHARTR due Friday 4/13 Clinic (Jeanine) Hands on with low-tech and tools Wk 3 4/16 AAC Assessment and Funding Binger et al, 2012 Course (Jeanine) Chapters 5 and 6 4/16 Data Collection and AAC Goals “Client communication Clinic (Bedoor) 60 min questionnaire” form due (email to your sup)
time: The only mobile electronic devices acceptable in this class are laptops or tablets, which are to be used only for note taking. All other devices should be powered off and out of sight - absolutely no texting in class. Side conversations make it difficult for both learning and teaching to occur. While questions and discussion are valuable to learning for all students, try to keep these focused on the class topic and applicable to all students. Other questions are welcomed in office hours. Classroom expectations include: Participating in class activities Respecting the diversity of cultures, opinions, viewpoints in the classroom Listening to fellow students and professor Arriving on time, prepared for class; attending for the duration of class Not reading other materials, books, newspapers, or using laptops for other activities Respectful communication; racist, homophobic, sexist, and other disrespectful comments will not be tolerated. CDS 657 term schedule Week Dates Topics Readings and Assignments Wk 1 (no clinic) 4/2 Overview of course Presentation assignments Intro to AAC (Jeanine) AAC communicative competence (Jeanine) Chapter 1 Janice Light, 1989 4/2 Clinic Overview of specialty clinic and infoCDS Augmented Communication Input and practice with low-tech (Jeanine) File Review Call clients to confirm schedule! Musselwhite webinar Wk 2 4/9 Course Vocab Selection, Symbols, Layout Organization (Jeanine) 75 min Cultural Considerations (Bedoor) 45 min Chapters 2 and 3 Soto and Yu, 2014 “Device debriefings” form due 4/9 Clinic Communication Partner Strategies (Jeanine) Hands on with low-tech and tools CHARTR due Friday 4/13 Wk 3 4/16 Course AAC Assessment and Funding (Jeanine) Binger et al, 2012 Chapters 5 and 6 4/16 Clinic Data Collection and AAC Goals (Bedoor) 60 min “Client communication questionnaire” form due (email to your sup)
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