[senit] Notices and announcements

Hello everyone,

It's not really the weather for computers this weekend so it may be as well
that there is just one announcement for you this week. Chris Abbott
[chris.abbott at kcl.ac.uk] Reader in e-Inclusion at Kings College, London has
sent information about a forthcoming e-inclusion seminar. 

Have a good weekend

Ann McDevitt, Co-Moderator SENIT

Independent IT and SEN Consultant 

ann at mcdevitt.gotadsl.co.uk

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King's College London
e-inclusion seminar

Weds 28th May at 4.30-5.30pm (refreshments from 4pm)
Room B6, Waterloo Bridge Wing, Franklin-Wilkins Building, King's College
London

Researching symbol use by people with learning disabilities
Peter Zentel, KMRC, Germany

Peter Zentel will describe his experiences working with colleagues at KMRC,
Tuebingen during their research into symbol use (PCS, Makaton etc) by people
with learning disabilities as one facet of multimedia in conjunction with
other representational formats such as text, audio and pictures. The aim was
to look for representations, or combinations of representations, which
enhance learning and understanding of new information by people with
learning disabilities. The research was mainly quantitative and
empirically-based. During the seminar, Zentel will describe the results of
two ongoing studies and will present the lessons learned when engaged in
empirical research with this special target group of people with learning
disabilities. The seminar will conclude with some information on a new
project which aims to investigate the use of symbols in computer-based
communication.

Peter Zentel is a teacher at a special school for children and young people
with learning disabilities and is just completing his PhD at the Knowledge
Media Research Centre, Tuebingen, Germany.

(Please let Chris Abbott know if you plan to attend -
chris.abbott at kcl.ac.uk)

This seminar is linked to the King's College London MA in e-Inclusion.
Applications now being accepted for this flexibly-taught MA - more
information at
www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/sspp/education/courses/masters/freest/inclusion.html