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CALL
FOR CASES
Proposals
Submission Deadline: 3/15/2010
Chapters
Due: 6/1/2010
Communication Technology for Students in
Special Education or Gifted Programs
A book
edited by Joan E. Aitken, Park University
Joy
Pedego Fairley, University of Missouri -
Kansas City
Judith K. Carlson,
Rockhurst University
To be
published by IGI Global:
http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=814
For more
information regarding this publication
please visit:
http://onlineacademics.org/ComTechSpecial/
Submit
electronically to:
comtechspecial@gmail.com
Introduction
Communication technology offers new and
increased opportunities for individuals with
special needs. Technology facilitates such
diverse possibilities for individuals as
providing assistive communication for a
child with cerebral palsy, increasing
mobility for a child with a disability,
improving social access for an adult with
special needs, engaging a youth with ADHD, or offering
exploration on the Internet for a child who
is gifted. For many people concerned about
children and adults with exceptionalities,
they learn about communication technology
through teachers, social workers,
therapists, and people who have similar
needs. This book of short and chapter-length
case studies is designed to pull together
ideas about using technology based on the
experiences and expertise of teachers,
researchers, and other professionals.
Overall Objective of the Case Book
The
purpose of this book is to provide ideas for
enhancing education for students with
exceptionalities. By hearing the anecdotal
experiences of one professional, for
example, other service providers may gain
information and ideas for better serving
individuals with exceptionalities.
Target
Audience
The
target audience includes teachers, service
providers, parents, and future educators who
work with students with special needs.
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Short Cases
(Teaching Tips) |
Teachers,
practitioners, adults with disabilities, and researchers are invited
to submit on or before March 15, 2010.
We seek short cases (about 500 words)
relevant to any educational level or
learning context. What is a single idea
where you have used technology to improve
the communication or learning of an
individual with special needs? What is a
particular product that has proven helpful
to individuals with exceptionalities?
Whether or not this is a conventional use of
technology, what learning or communication
strategy was used that did or did
not work in your context?
We are
particularly interested in input from K-12
teachers because of their innovative
approaches in the classroom.
We also
seek first-person narratives from adults
with disabilities or exceptionalities, who
use technology to improve their
communication.
These cases
should have singular focus about a teaching
or communication strategy that uses technology.
You could write about a particular computer
program, for example, and how a teacher
could use the program with students who are
identified as eligible for special education
or gifted and talented services. Short cases
or teaching tips should contain the
following organization:
Title: No
author identification on the manuscript or
file name.
Keywords.
Learning
objective or purpose of the particular
communication or learning strategy.
Resources
(e.g., quality references, computer program
information, product information website).
The case
book includes case studies that develop and
complement themes relevant to using
communication technology in enhancing the
communication or learning of people with
special needs.
These
chapter-length cases may be relevant to any
age or educational level (preschool through
high school, higher education, or life-long
learning). For this category, we seek
original research, where the term “case” is
interpreted broadly.
First
person cases are sought from academics with
exceptionalities, particularly if they have
expertise in computer science. The
case is an opportunity to describe what you
have learned, wish teachers knew or
understood, or advocate regarding using
communication technology.
The case cannot be a
work that has been published elsewhere. Each
chapter-length case should contain the
following elements
to be published in the book:
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No author
identification on the manuscript title page
or file name, please. Use an informative,
descriptive title.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (150 Words)
should
briefly summarize the case and findings.
BACKGROUND
will include a review of
relevant research literature on special
education or gifted and talented education,
and communication technology use. This
section also may contain history of the
school or program and the types of services
provided. The author should discuss
technology use relevant to the context of
the case.
Citations
from the research in communication studies
and education are encouraged.)
SETTING THE STAGE includes relevant
technology use, management practices, and
philosophies of the organization relevant to
the case, as well as the individuals
involved. Please do not use any screen names
or real names of individuals, schools, or
organizations.
CASE DESCRIPTION
of the
project or experience.
CURRENT
CHALLENGES/PROBLEMS FACING THE ORGANIZATION
may include unresolved issues,
controversies, problems. This section should
include a conclusion,
with Implications.
FURTHER READING
(Relevant books, articles, and websites.)
REFERENCES
APPENDIX (If needed.)
SUPPORT MATERIAL for Instructor's
Manual:
1.
Key Terms and Definitions
2.
Discussion Questions and Answers
3. Epilogue
and Lessons Learned
4. List of
Additional Sources (If none at the
end of the case.)
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The final
word-length of each short case (teaching
tip) is expected to be approximately words.
The final word-length of each chapter case
study is expected to be in the range of
2,500–10,000 words.
Chapter-length Case Proposal Submission
Procedure
Teachers, practitioners, adults with
disabilities, and researchers are
invited to submit on or before March 15,
2010, a 2-3 page proposal for
chapter-length cases. All proposals should
be include the following information:
1. Full name and title of the authors
2. Professional status (e.g., special
education teacher, public school
administrator, assistant professor, name of
your educational institution)
3.
Address and email
5. Chapter proposal summarizing the case and
how the use of technology serves individuals
with special needs.
Authors
of accepted proposals will be notified by
April 15, 2010 about the status of their
proposals and sent chapter organizational
guidelines. Chapter-length chapters are
expected to be submitted by June 1, 2010.
All submitted chapter-length case studies
will be reviewed on a double-blind review
basis.
Communication technology has been
a major force in serving students who have
been identified as eligible for special
education and gifted services. Example
recommended topics include, but are not
limited to the following:
· Applications of Electronic Technology
for Students With Disabilities
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Assistive and Augmentative
Communication
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Communication Technology and Positive
Behavior Supports
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Communication Technology for
Alternative Education
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Cyberbullying and Students with
Exceptionalities
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Technology Assessment and Response to
Intervention (RTI)
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Distance Learning for Gifted Students
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Enhancing Teacher Resiliency through
Communication Technology
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Using Technology in Assessment
Processes.
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Home Schooling through Technology for
Students with Special Needs
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Technology for Transition Services
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Saving Educational Costs while
Improving Learning through Communication
Technology
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Using Technology to Serve Special
Programs in Rural or Urban Contexts
This book
is scheduled to be published by IGI Global
(formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the
“Information Science Reference” (formerly
Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information
Science Reference,” “Business Science
Reference,” and “Engineering Science
Reference” imprints. For additional
information regarding the publisher, please
visit
www.igi-global.com . This publication is
anticipated to be released in 2011.
March 15,
2010:
Proposal Submission Deadline (2-3 pages)
April 15, 2010:
Notification of Acceptance. Short Case
Deadline.
June 1, 2010:
Chapter-length Case Study Submission
July 15, 2010: Review Results Returned
September 15, 2010: Revised
Chapters Due from Authors
October 15, 2010: Final
Submission
Please use people first language, such as
student with a disability instead of
disabled student.
Please submit a single, Microsoft Word
document file of your proposal or
manuscript, with no author identification on
the manuscript or file name. Use United
States American English and spelling. Please use
American Psychological Association (APA)
style, 2010, 6th edition.
Inquiries
and submissions can be forwarded to:
comtechspecial@gmail.com
For more
information please visit:
http://onlineacademics.org/ComTechSpecial/
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