Including students with disabilities in innovative learning environments: a model for inclusive practices

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Angela Page ◽  
Jo Anderson ◽  
Jennifer Charteris
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Inclusive Practices ◽  
Innovative Learning ◽  
Innovative Learning Environments

scholarly journals The Alignment of Innovative Learning Environments and Inclusive Education: How Effective is the New Learning Environment in Meeting the Needs of Special Education Learners?

Teachers Work ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Page ◽  
Alex Davis
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
New Learning ◽  
Innovative Learning ◽  
Innovative Learning Environments ◽  
Pedagogical Environment

This article examines Innovative Learning Environments (ILE’s) in terms of its promise to deliver an inclusive environment. While ILE’s underpinning philosophy is to be inclusive for all, it appears that inclusion serves the needs of a wider mainstream audience. The article considers the research in this area critically, with a focus on the inclusive needs of students with disabilities and asks - whose inclusive needs are best served in an ILE context? This article argues that inclusion in an ILE which addresses the needs of students with disabilities has yet to be fully realised, and that an alternative inclusive education (IE) paradigm is required that aligns itself with the new ILE pedagogical environment.

scholarly journals Computational concepts reflected on Scratch programs

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyungbin Kwon ◽  
Sang Joon Lee ◽  
Jaehwa Chung
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Problem Decomposition ◽  
Innovative Learning ◽  
Innovative Learning Environments

Evaluating the quality of students’ programs is necessary for better teaching and learning.  Although many innovative learning environments for computer science have been introduced, the scarcity of program evaluation frames and tools is a demanding issue in the teaching practice.  This study examined the quality of students’ Scratch programs by utilizing Dr. Scratch and by analyzing codes based on four computational concepts: conditions, loops, abstractions, and variables.  Twenty-three Scratch programs from two classes were examined.  Dr. Scratch results revealed that Scratch programs demonstrated a middle level of competency in computational thinking.  The analysis of computational concepts suggested that students had a sufficient understanding of the main concepts and demonstrated computing competency by applying the concepts into their programs.  The study also discussed inefficient programming habits, instructional issues utilizing Scratch, and the importance of problem decomposition skills.

Acts of magic: Prototyping in innovative learning environments

2021 ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
Mark Osborne
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Change Leadership ◽  
Readiness For Change ◽  
Status Quo Bias ◽  
Leadership Support ◽  
Innovative Learning ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Innovative Learning Environments ◽  
Physical Spaces

Over recent years, innovative learning environments (ILEs) have become the default style of new-build educational architecture in New Zealand. While offering potential benefits, the implementation of ILEs represents a departure from established practice in most schools and therefore requires significant change leadership support in order to succeed. Prototyping ILE practices can help schools transition into new physical spaces by decreasing status quo bias while increasing individual and organisational readiness for change.

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