The KSA Implementing Assistive Technology In E-Learning For The Specially Abled
eLearning offers a level of flexibility that suits today’s fast-paced world. Modern learners want to learn on-the-go; while commuting to work, or while grabbing a coffee.
Traditional teaching methods can be based in or out of the classrooms, while the use of computers and the Internet forms the major component of E-learning.
Cloud-based LMS’s have become imperative for online learning as it allows you to quickly create courses, enroll users easily, and even report on learner progress accurately. LMS, or learning management system is a software application that is used to deliver online training.
Parallel to the e-learning experience, there are technologies developed and being developed for helping differently-abled students. These technologies have brought in tremendous opportunities and possibilities to aid the special needs of differently-abled learners. According to a statistics published by the World Bank , almost a billion people around the world suffer from some type of significant disability.
Technology is also playing a pivotal role in providing the perfect learning solutions to the disabled students. e-Learning methods allow them to choose their own location for schoolwork and study, gives them more time to complete assignments as well as allows them to sit, rest or walk whenever required. Zoondia understands that the Best End-to-End Development Solutions is the key to facilitating the customization of such technologies.
While it may be difficult for differently abled students to get admission in a conventional education institution, studying online can give them a more fulfilling experience, while making it less difficult to access knowledge.
- E-learning programs using multimedia technologies,video lectures, simple games, 3D models, and animated videos help students with mild retardation or an IQ of 50 to 70 understand concepts
- Speech recognition software ,audio books and adaptive keyboards are a boon for people suffering from hand tremors or orthopedically handicapped learners
- Text-to-speech software allows blind or other visually impaired learners to hear whatever is written on computer screen
- Sound amplification tools, flashing lights and icons to catch their attention at important points etc., can be used for partially deaf students
- Cognitive Hearing Aids along with hearing sounds, will also track the individual’s brainwaves and read brain activity to check what the person wants to listen to
- Math simulations can help students with dyscalculia visualize math problems and concepts, as well as students suffering from blindness, fine motor skill disabilities or any other type of disability which makes it difficult to perform math-related work
Adopting technologies such as Machine learning and AI in learning methods, that has the potential to enhance -inclusion, participation and independence for people with disabilities could help them to obtain a better quality of life.
The Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia is responsible for providing free and appropriate education for all students, including those with disabilities. At present, the government has launched a national plan for the utilizsation of information technology (IT) for the implementation of e-learning in all their prospective applications for higher education. In Saudi Arabia, the Disability laws makes it mandatory that higher education institutions provide support for special needs learners so as to ensure educational opportunities equivalent to opportunities provided for their nondisabled peers.
Being convenient, flexible and accessible to all the disabled students, eLearning is the most appealing way of encouraging and persuading such students to develop and polish their skills. The technology that is used for eLearning allows auditory and visual aspects to be accessible to all learners. Stephen Hawking, a brilliant physicist and the great explainer of the universe, is an apt example of someone who utilized assistive technology. Zoondia is looking forward to implementing these applied sciences into their apps to ensure that technology provides its real advantages to all sectors.
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