Education Workshop 10: Online Instruction for Students with Disabilities

9:00 to 11:00 AM

This interactive workshop with cover strategies for adapting lessons and making instruction accessible in order to meet the needs of students with disabilities in an online environment.

Objectives:

• Identify design strategies to make online material more accessible;
• Apply various types of accommodations;
• Discover resources available to teachers to adapt lessons

Registration:

• The single workshop price is $95.
• The series of 10 workshops price is $750.
• As of July 8, 2020, please contact Patrick Litzinger or Tina Gitelman directly at corporateprograms@rmu.edu or 412-397-6383 to register for any individual workshop in the series.

Instructor: Dr. Vicki Donne

Dr. Vicki Donne is a Professor and Department Head in the Education department at Robert Morris University. She teaches courses in research, reading instruction, special education, and assistive technology.  Her previous experience includes 15 years as a special educator working in K-12 schools. Dr. Donne’s research involves reading instruction for students who are deaf/hard of hearing, instruction for students with multiple disabilities, and technology and assistive technology use. In addition, she has served as an evaluator and principal investigator on several grants. Dr. Donne consults with a team on the statewide alternative assessment specifically regarding the sub-group of students who are deaf/hard of hearing with concomitant disabilities.