Search results for author:"Elizabeth Dalton"
Total records matched: 23 Search took: 0.121 secs
-
Elizabeth Dalton
TechACCESS of Rhode Island
Dr. Dalton directs special program and grant development at TechACCESS of RI. She is principal consultant for Dalton Education Services International (DESI), specializing in curriculum and program development, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and technology accessibility. Currently, she consults for Broadband RI and ALL Access in the Libraries (IMLS demonstration project), and recently worked with the American Institute for Research (AIR) in developing education standards for the United Arab Emirates. Previously, she was Assistant Professor of Special Education at Rhode Island College, and Coordinator of Assistive Technology and UDL for the Paul V. Sherlock Center in Disabilities. In 2010, she was post-doctoral fellow in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) & Leadership at Boston College and CAST, Inc. Earning a PhD in Education from the University of Rhode Island (2009), she received Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Education Award of Kappa Delta Pi (RI) for “The Relationship between Assistive Technology State Standards for Teachers, Assistive Technology Implementation, and Student Performance in the Context of Evidence-based Practice”. Dr. Dalton presents on UDL and technology regionally, nationally, and internationally, and recently was president of the Special Education Technology Special Interest Group of ISTE (2013-14). She serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Research on Technology in Education (ISTE) and Journal of the International Society for Technology in Education (IASE). Dr. Dalton’s background experience includes counselor/advisor for non-traditional students at the community college level, special education teacher in RI public schools, teacher at a Montessori school, and adaptive aquatics instructor for United Cerebral Palsy and Special Olympics. Professionally, her interests include educational standards, competencies for teacher preparation, infusion of UDL into practice, global perspectives in education, and linking assistive technology and educational technologies through system change. Learn more about Dr. Dalton’s work at www.linkedin.com/pub/elizabeth-dalton/1/71/9aa/
-
Elizabeth Dalton
University of Rhode Island
I have been in the field of special education for more than 35 years - at K-12, higher education, and adult education levels. My areas of focus in the field are Universal Design for Learning, inclusion, equity of access, effective technology use - including Assistive Technology, and online learning. BA: Psychology, URI; M.Ed: Curriculum/Special Education, Rhode Island College; Ph.D: Education, URI; Post-Doc: Universal Design for Learning, Boston College/CAST.
-
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in Blended Instruction of Graduate Students in an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Course
Elizabeth Dalton
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 2164–2168
Blended learning in higher education is proven to have positive outcomes in many situation and for various populations. The development of an effective blended course in augmentative and alternative communication, using UDL principles and...
Topics: Assistive Technology, Distance/Flexible Education, Universal Design for Learning
-
Broadband Rhode Island’s Digital Literacy Program: Reframing DL Instructor Training through Universal Design for Learning to Reach ALL Adult Learners
Elizabeth Dalton
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 1852–1857
Accessing the Internet is critical for each citizen’s full participation in today’s society. While U.S. broadband access has recently increased, many adults remain digitally disconnected. Data reveals individuals with disabilities, seniors, Black...
-
Best Practices for Diverse Learners: Universal Design for Learning Online & Off
Elizabeth Dalton; Elizabeth Berquist
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 211–216
In our schools and classrooms today, students waiting (and expecting) to learn - as they have for hundreds of years. But, can you describe the typical classroom? If you hesitate, or feel perplexed by the question, there is good reason: the typical...
Topics: Distance/Flexible Education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies, Special Education / Assistive Technology
-
UDL in Higher Education: Getting Started!
Elizabeth Berquist; Elizabeth Dalton
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 1844–1848
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn. UDL provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work...
-
Best Practices for Teacher Educators to Address Digital Security Issues in Synchronous Sessions and Webinars
Elizabeth Dalton; Susie Gronseth
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 416–419
Digital and cyber security is an increasingly important focus for educators to understand and learn how to manage, considering the capacity for hacking that exists today. This session focuses on the best practices currently available for managing...
Topics: faculty development, Distance/Flexible Education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
-
The relationship between assistive technology state standards for teachers, assistive technology implementation, and student performance in the context of evidence-based practice
Elizabeth Minchin Dalton
The relationship between assistive technology state standards for teachers, assistive technology@implementation, and student performance in the context of evidence-based@practice (2009) pp. 1–130
Purpose. Consideration of assistive technology (AT) for special education students has been federally mandated since 1997. Since the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), rigorous evidence-based educational practices are also...
-
Making Assessments Inclusive
Elizabeth Dalton; Aashna Khurana
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2020 (Apr 07, 2020) pp. 2002–2006
A best practices session focused on introducing solutions to designing inclusive assessments that support the inclusion of persons with disabilities and ensure access to express their learning. Introduction to a universally designed framework of...
-
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in Higher Education: Possibilities, Pitfalls & Practices
Elizabeth Dalton; Susie Gronseth; Cindy Anderson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 1501–1506
The framework of Universal Design for Learning offers guidance and opportunity for post-secondary institutions to diversify instructional practices and environments to address the varied needs of today?s learners. Legislation supports the...
Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Special Education / Assistive Technology, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
-
Modeling Universal Design for Learning in Online Instruction An Open and Interactive Course Model: SOOC
Elizabeth Dalton; Kendra Grant; Luis Perez
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 153–158
The use of online tools in facilitating the professional learning of teachers has increased greatly, due, in part, to the recent rise of MOOCs in education. Researchers identify benefits, problems, and barriers in how technology is currently used...
Topics: Distance/Flexible Education
-
Assistive and Educational Technology Standards and Teacher Competencies in Relation to Evidence-Based Practice: Identification and Classification of the Literature
Elizabeth M. Dalton; Susan E. Roush
Journal of Special Education Technology Vol. 25, No. 2 (2010) pp. 13–30
The federal No Child Left Behind Act mandates the application of the principles of evidence-based practice (EBP) in U.S. education. The purpose of this study was to identify available assistive technology (AT) and educational technology (ET)...
-
Is Technology Instruction in Teacher Education Programs Too Narrow to Meet Current Needs?
Cindy Anderson; Cindy McPherson; Elizabeth Dalton
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 2343–2353
Technology instruction in teacher education today must address the diverse learning needs of the full range of students who are increasingly present in the general education classroom. Several recent initiatives in the field of general education...
-
Toward Guided Self-Improvement: An Individual Progress Model for Teachers
Elizabeth L. Dalton; Robert J. Krajewski
Educational Technology Vol. 15, No. 3 (1975) pp. 58–60
-
SOOC: A New Model for Online Professional Learning Communities Focus: Universal Design for Learning
Elizabeth Dalton; Kendra Grant; Luis Perez
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2014 (Oct 20, 2014) pp. 454–462
The use of online tools in facilitating the professional learning of teachers has increased greatly, due, in part, to the recent rise of MOOCs in education. Researchers identify benefits, problems, and barriers in how technology is currently used...
Topics: Instructional Design, Implementation Examples & Issues, Designing, Developing, and Assessing E-Learning
-
Inclusive Instructional Design Efforts Around the World
Elizabeth Dalton; Susie Gronseth; Cindy Anderson; Kevin Anderson; Aashna Khurana
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 2579–2581
A roundtable discussion sponsored by SITE’s Universal Design for Learning SIG, Special Education SIG, Assistive Technology SIG, and ISTE’s Inclusive Learning International PLN. The hosting groups invite those interested in global instructional...
Topics: special education, Assistive Technology, Universal Design for Learning
-
Applying UDL in Online Environments and MOOCs with Fidelity: What Does this Mean and How can it be Accomplished?
Susie Gronseth; Elizabeth Dalton; Nari Kim; Haihong Hu; Laura Gray
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2020 (Apr 07, 2020) pp. 258–263
The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework has been applied by course designers and educators to online course design and delivery, particularly from the standpoint of addressing diverse learner needs through intentional planning (Dell et al.,...
Topics: Instructional Design, Distance/Flexible Education, Universal Design for Learning
-
Special Education/Inclusive Technology Activities Globally
Cindy Anderson; Susan Gronseth; Elizabeth Dalton; Kevin Anderson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) p. 2155
This round table will be sponsored by SITE’s Special Education SIG, Assistive Technology SIG, UDL SIG, and ISTE’s Inclusive Learning International Personal Learning Group. The hosting groups invite anyone interested in global technology access and...
Topics: special education, Assistive Technology, Universal Design for Learning
-
Inclusive Technology Around the World
Cindy Anderson; Susan Gronseth; Elizabeth Dalton; Kevin Anderson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 2514–2515
This presentation was a face-to-face and online international discussion of issues pertaining to technology for individuals with disabilities. This round table was sponsored by SITE?s Special Education SIG, Assistive Technology SIG, and ISTE?s...
Topics: International Education, Special Education / Assistive Technology, Universal Design for Learning
-
Effective Approaches to Online Teaching and Learning: Research-Based Demonstrations and Reflections: Part 1
Kevin J. Graziano; Elizabeth Dalton; Michael Kosloski; Chery Takkunen-Lucarelli
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 189–191
In this 2-hour symposium, four online teaching practitioners share research-based and innovative approaches used in the design and teaching of online courses. Models and best practices include flipped instruction, Universal Design for Learning (CAST,...
Topics: Distance/Flexible Education, Mobile Learning, K-12 Online Learning
-
Engaging, Accessible, and Memorable: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Applications in Online and Blended Higher Education Courses
Susie Gronseth; Elizabeth Dalton; Debra Bauder; Sarah McPherson; Ajay Singh; Mark Viner
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 2169–2174
This interactive panel presentation and discussion offers insights and conversation around applications of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework to online and blended higher education courses Panelists will explore how the UDL principles ...
Topics: Assistive Technology, Distance/Flexible Education, Universal Design for Learning
-
Inclusive Instructional Design and UDL Around the World
Susie Gronseth; Elizabeth Dalton; Radhike Khanna; Boris Alvarez; Irma Iglesias; Paola Vergara; Jeanne Carey Ingle; Heather Pacheco-Guffrey; Debra Bauder; Katherine Cooper; Cindy Anderson; Kevin Anderson; Vivian Intatano; Peggy Semingson; Kathryn Pole; Kerry Armstrong; Brenda Boreham; Terri Mack; Lisa Harris; Dave Edyburn; Janet Arndt; Britt Tatman Ferguson; Nili Luo; Lindsay Yearta
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1–5
This UDL-focused symposium features scholars from around the world who are chapter authors in the upcoming book (Routledge) titled Universal Access Through Inclusive Instructional Design: International Perspectives on UDL (for more information about ...
Topics: Equity & Social Justice, International Education, Universal Design for Learning
-
Using UDL-related methods in education, teacher training, and job-development for young women with developmental disabilities in India
Susie Gronseth; Elizabeth Dalton; Boris Alvarez; Irma Iglesias; Paola Vergara; Jeanne Carey Ingle; Heather Pacheco-Guffrey; Debra Bauder; Katherine Cooper; Cindy Anderson; Kevin Anderson; Vivian Intatano; Peggy Semingson; Kathryn Pole; Kerry Armstrong; Brenda Boreham; Terri Mack; Lisa Harris; Dave Edyburn; Janet Arndt; Britt Tatman Ferguson; Nili Luo; Lindsay Yearta
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 245–249
Abstract Disability support in India for persons with developmental disabilities has been ignored or hidden for generations due to cultural and social pressures and beliefs. Recently, however, long-held social norms have begun to change through...
Topics: International Education, Equity & Social Justice, Universal Design for Learning