Speech disorders can affect students who attend university or colleges. They have difficulty communicating with regular students or teachers, especially face-to-face classrooms. Speech is one of the main ways students communicate their thoughts, feelings, and ideas with peers and teachers. However, Learning becomes successful with quality teaching. Technology is an effective tool for teaching students with diverse needs. It may be quite supportive in combining different approaches in lessons and addressing various intelligence of the students. With the advancement in technology, it has become easier for a teacher of the 21st century toincorporate different learning styles in a lesson. Such lessons facilitate students in acquiring knowledge according to their individual needs. It is an important aspect of diverse student populations that must be given particular attention to the students with special needs. In such a classroom scenario, where a teacher has students with special needs and other students, he must be sensible enough to make special arrangements for the students with special needs to make their learning process smooth and useful. Learning technology is the best way for students with special needs. This article explores the challenges experienced by a faculty member as she taught her online Art & Design courses to students of disabilities. The study highlights how distance learning encourages students with special needs after teaching Art online courses with regular students. Utilizing an autoethnographic approach to examining her online courses, the author reflects on the challenges and successes experienced in designing and delivering an online environment. The instructor use technology to communicate with students with special needs. Recommendations are given for practical ways other Art & Design faculty can also build online classrooms that promote student of disability engagement and interactions using technology tools.
Dr. Nouf Alsuwaida is an assistant professor at the University of Hail in Saudi Arabia. Her doctoral studies focus on Educational Learning Technologies in the field of Art and Design at New Mexico State University in the United States. Nouf’s teaching experience includes fashion design, textiles, Art and social media, Graphic Design, and the history of heritage in Saudi Arabia at the General Organization for Technical and Vocational Training, Princess Nora Bent Abdul Rahman University, and the University of Hail in Saudi Arabia. Her research interests are in women’s education issues, women’s traditional textiles and fashion, teaching and learning in art and design, social media in the curriculum, and technology theories in pedagogy.
Share this page on your timeline