Thought Leadership

Perspectives from Higher Education Experts in Orientation and Mobility

By Nick Hoekstra | December 6, 2022

Posted in Instruction, Thought Leadership

A person with a visual impairment sitting outside on steps using their cell phone.

In the November 30 CIDDL Webinar, How to select Technology and Design Instruction: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities that Generalize Across Tools and Settings, Dr. Tara Courchaine interviewed Dr. Robert Wall Emerson, Dr. Sarahelizabeth Baguhn, and Dr. Nicholas Giudice regarding their processes for choosing technology to introduce in orientation and mobility (O&M) programs.

Learning About Educational Technology Through Student Voice in Personnel Preparation

By James Basham | August 30, 2022

Posted in Design, Infrastructure, Instruction, Thought Leadership

Two students work together on a desktop computer and tablet.

Bringing student voice into the professional preparation classroom starts with simply offering the opportunity to share. Provides a means to gather thoughts from your students about what they have experienced in their lives growing up with technology, their lives as learners, and even their early lives as pre-service professionals.

Sustainable Mixed Presence Instruction is Possible

By info@ciddl.org | August 25, 2022

Posted in Design, Infrastructure, Research, Thought Leadership

A rendering of a classroom with students participating in various activities. A teacher presents at a whiteboard while three students look on from a nearby table. The table has another student joining via video conferencing from a tablet. Two other students use a TV to watch a video and take notes on a laptop. The classroom is filled with alternative seating and various activities.

Whether or not your class is scheduled to be in person, we can expect the need for students to be away. These class settings, with on-site and online students learning together synchronously, are called “mixed presence” settings.

Counting Down from Five: Answers and Questions for Starting Special Education Teachers

By Samantha Goldman | August 23, 2022

Posted in Design, Instruction, Thought Leadership

Three women sit at a table during a professional meeting. One works on a laptop during the discussion.

In our latest webinar, Dr. Tara Courchaine facilitates a conversation with three state and district leaders regarding both what special educators should know about technology as it relates to their future classrooms, and what questions they should ask their school sites to ensure they are a good match.

I’ll Cross that Virtual Bridge When I Come to It: Orientation and Mobility Training in Virtual Environments

By Nick Hoekstra | August 23, 2022

Posted in Design, Research, Thought Leadership

A woman looks through Virtual Reality goggles to see various images and videos spread out before her.

One technology that has shown potential for creating safe spaces for teaching/practicing O&M skills is virtual reality (VR). According to Thevin and colleagues (2020), VR systems create immersive, interactive environments that provide students the opportunity for trial and error . Besides visual feedback, VR systems can provide both haptic and auditory information for the benefit of individuals who are blind or low vision.

Preparing for the Fall Semester: The Wrap Up

By Samantha Goldman | August 18, 2022

Posted in Design, Instruction, Research, Thought Leadership

Three students work on laptops and write in journals while working together around a table.

This summer, we set out to provide resources to support faculty in aligning technology standards, designing inclusive syllabi, giving tips and tricks to integrate technology, and providing specific tools that can be used in preparation programs.

Technology to Support Executive Function Skills

By Kiera Anderson | August 9, 2022

Posted in Design, Instruction, Thought Leadership

An overhead view of a human head overlapped with neural networks that are coming from the brain.

Supporting executive function (EF) skills can help you as a teacher educator prepare your pre-and in-service teachers prepare their students’ to maximize learning gains by understanding how their brain works for improved life management.

UDL Implementation in Teacher Preparation Programs

By Ashley Grays | July 26, 2022

Posted in Design, Instruction, Research, Thought Leadership

A view looking up at professionals putting together a puzzle.

UDL Implementation in Teacher Preparation Programs Author: Ashley Grays; info@ciddl.org CIDDL invited Dr. Stephanie Craig, and Ann Kaufman to discuss using UDL in Teacher Preparation Programs. Facilitated by Dr. Tara Courchaine, Chief Research & Development Officer at CAST, these two…

Technology in Coaching to Decrease Pre-service Educator Stress

By Kiera Anderson | July 19, 2022

Posted in Design, Instruction, Thought Leadership

A blue bus driving towards palm trees has a bumper sticker that reads "#NeverStress"

This is post 5 of 9 in the series “Prepare for the Fall Semester” Preparing for the Fall Semester: What Do You Want to Share? Instructional and Assessment Technology to Prepare for Your Fall Semester Preparing Teachers for Standards-Based Lesson…

Preparing for the Fall Semester: Aligning Instruction to Standards

By Nick Hoekstra | July 13, 2022

Posted in Design, Instruction, Policy, Thought Leadership

A university professor lectures in front of a higher education class.

This is post 4 of 9 in the series “Prepare for the Fall Semester” Preparing for the Fall Semester: What Do You Want to Share? Instructional and Assessment Technology to Prepare for Your Fall Semester Preparing Teachers for Standards-Based Lesson…

We, as a national center, aim to provide inspiring thoughts, topics, and narratives around the use of educational technology. Check out this post to read more about Thought Leadership within the CIDDL framework.

Thought Leadership

Perspectives from Higher Education Experts in Orientation and Mobility

Learning About Educational Technology Through Student Voice in Personnel Preparation

Sustainable Mixed Presence Instruction is Possible

Counting Down from Five: Answers and Questions for Starting Special Education Teachers

I’ll Cross that Virtual Bridge When I Come to It: Orientation and Mobility Training in Virtual Environments

Preparing for the Fall Semester: The Wrap Up

Technology to Support Executive Function Skills

UDL Implementation in Teacher Preparation Programs

Technology in Coaching to Decrease Pre-service Educator Stress

Preparing for the Fall Semester: Aligning Instruction to Standards

Why CIDDL? A Glimpse of Our Mission

Designing for Use of Technology and Innovation

Current State of Affairs: Technology in Preparation Programs

AI Episode 3: Implications for Thought Leaders and Policy Developers

AI Episode 2: What Does An AI Teaching Assistant Look Like?

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