[Project] 2020-1-TR01-KA226-SCH-098336 kodlu Specially Digitalised (Special Learning Disability)

Abstract

Background The Erasmus+ SLD project is focused on overcoming challenges in the implementation and designing of a curriculum that is both engaging and accessible for students with special learning difficulties resonated with us and respond to the students needs. The project focuses on overcoming challenges in the implementation and designing of a curriculum that is both engaging and accessible for students with special learning difficulties resonated with us. The goals of the project (e-learning toolkit and in-service training for teachers) reflected a comprehensive strategy to empower both educators and students. Objectives The project's main goal was to address the negative consequences that online learning had on students diagnosed with special learning disabilities. In other words, the aim was to eliminate academic disadvantages faced by these students, helping them reach a suitable academic level and building a sense of achievement and confidence. We believe this was an existing problem that has been deeply perpetuated by the COVID-19 pandemic consequences. In sum, creating an accessible and comprehensive learning environment for students with SLD. In this sense, the project aims to support and develop students with special learning difficulties. Thus, it was expected to support the theoretical and practical training of students with special learning difficulties in a virtual environment and to increase the interest in school. The main purpose of the project is to design, develop, implement and evaluate additional digital content (e-books and e-learning). In line with this purpose of the project, the project has a partnership structure with very serious experience. Institutions with very ambitious expert staff have been preferred in terms of both content creation and software Implementation The most important feature of our project is to improve the design thinking skills and competencies of students with special learning difficulties. In this context, the successful completion and dissemination of Virtual Materials are directly related to this goal. The products accomplished were aimed to bring the students with special learning difficulties to similar standards with their peers by making the learning experience more effective. Within the scope of the project, virtual training materials and applications supported by the partners were developed. After developing the curriculum, it was aimed to increase the motivation of students, teachers and parents with virtual e-book applications containing theoretical and practical information. The project partners attached great importance to the e-book applications, which were among the project's intellectual outputs, to reach students in different cultural areas. The idea output of the project that meets this need is the e-learning toolkit. In this context, practices that enable individuals in need in the entire education community to easily access these intellectual outputs have been determined. In this context, while students can access virtual materials quickly and easily, teachers were meant to be able to digitally evaluate their students' learning efficiency. In sum the has had four ideas: e-learning program, e-book parent guide, Virtual Material, e-teacher guide applications and dissemination.