Going the Distance to Train Teachers for Students with Severe Disabilities: The University of Utah Distance Teacher Education Program

2007 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 26-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Matt Jameson ◽  
John Mcdonnell
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas ◽  
The University

Research indicates that there is a significant and chronic shortage of highly-qualified special education teachers nationally. Although the shortages of highly-qualified teachers are pervasive across all disability categories they are particularly significant in the area of severe disabilities. This is especially true in rural and remote areas. The general conclusion of researchers is that the most effective way to address the chronic shortage of special education teachers in rural and remote communities is to identify, recruit, train, and support individuals from the local area. However, this necessitates the development and delivery of comprehensive distance education programs. This article describes the evolution of the distance education programs in the Department of Special Education at the University and the current program in place to help alleviate the critical special education teaching shortage in rural and remote areas.

Response to PL 99-457, Titles I and II: Issues concerning families residing in rural and remote areas of the United States

1988 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paillette E. Mills ◽  
Pam Tazioli ◽  
Loreta Holder-Brown ◽  
Marion Duncan ◽  
Pam Potocik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Special Education ◽  
Task Force ◽  
The United States ◽  
Specific Interest ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
National Organization ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Task Forces ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas

The American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES) is a national organization dedicated to improving services for rural individuals with disabilities. Within the national organization, a number of task forces focus energy and ability on areas of specific interest and expertise. Task force members contribute ideas and information which are then used to establish priorities and develop effective rural special education strategies and practices. The Early Childhood Task Force is a vital ACRES task force.

Preparing Teachers in Severe Disabilities across Wide Geographical Areas Using Videoconferencing Technology

2007 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred Spooner ◽  
Vicki Knight ◽  
Ya-Yu Lo ◽  
Wendy Wood
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
Department Of Education ◽  
University Of North Carolina ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Special Education Programs ◽  
The University ◽  
Videoconferencing Technology ◽  
The U.S

Support for this research was provided in part by Grant No. H32K060213 of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, awarded to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Department of Education, and no official endorsement should be inferred.

Issues in Rural Special Education that Affect Students with Severe Disabilities

2007 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belva C. Collins
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
Personnel Preparation ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
Core Content ◽  
Education Delivery ◽  
Students With Severe Disabilities ◽  
Alternate Routes

Rural special education teachers of students with severe disabilities and the institutions that prepare them often are faced with unique challenges. This article discusses the need for these teachers to be prepared as independent researchers, the need for a link between core content and functional skills in the curriculum that they teach, and the need for creativity in addressing transition options. In addition, the article discusses the need for personnel preparation programs in severe disabilities to have alternate routes to certification, distance education delivery, continued federal funding, and flexibility in meeting the law regarding the requirement that all teachers be highly qualified.

scholarly journals Factors Predicting Practice Location and Outreach Consultation among University of Toronto Psychiatry Graduates

2006 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 218-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Hodges ◽  
Ava Rubin ◽  
Robert G Cooke ◽  
Sandy Parker ◽  
Edward Adlaf
Keyword(s):  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Northern Ontario ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Practice Location ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas ◽  
The University ◽  
Training Opportunities ◽  
Determinants Of Practice

Objective: To identify the determinants of practice location and of outreach consultation of recently graduated psychiatrists. Methods: We surveyed 153 psychiatrists who graduated from the University of Toronto Department of Psychiatry between January 1990 and June 2002 (response rate 51%), on the basis of a self-administered mail questionnaire. The survey assessed factors that influenced practice location and outreach consultation, such as demographics, links to practice communities, and outreach experiences, including rural or northern electives as a resident. Results: Professional variables were rated as the most important factors in choosing a practice location. Variables such as age or sex were not significantly associated with location. Nine percent reported working in communities of less than 100 000, and only 1% practised in Northern Ontario. Eighteen percent practised in the same location where they were born or raised. Forty-four percent had rural or northern experience as a resident but almost exclusively in the form of short, fly-in consultation electives. Twenty-four percent indicated that they provide outreach consultation. Psychiatry residents who participated in outreach electives were 10 times as likely as those who did not participate to continue outreach as a consultant. Conclusion: Although early exposure to rural or northern medicine leads to significantly greater continued involvement in outreach activities after graduation, our findings suggest the need for more long-term, on-site residency training opportunities in rural and remote areas.

scholarly journals A Possible Smart Metering System Evolution for Rural and Remote Areas Employing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Internet of Things in Smart Grids

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 1627
Author(s):  
Giovanni Battista Gaggero ◽  
Mario Marchese ◽  
Aya Moheddine ◽  
Fabio Patrone
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Smart Metering ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Electrical Grid ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Consumption Data ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas

The way of generating and distributing energy throughout the electrical grid to all users is evolving. The concept of Smart Grid (SG) took place to enhance the management of the electrical grid infrastructure and its functionalities from the traditional system to an improved one. To measure the energy consumption of the users is one of these functionalities that, in some countries, has already evolved from a periodical manual consumption reading to a more frequent and automatic one, leading to the concept of Smart Metering (SM). Technology improvement could be applied to the SM systems to allow, on one hand, a more efficient way to collect the energy consumption data of each user, and, on the other hand, a better distribution of the available energy through the infrastructure. Widespread communication solutions based on existing telecommunication infrastructures instead of using ad-hoc ones can be exploited for this purpose. In this paper, we recall the basic elements and the evolution of the SM network architecture focusing on how it could further improve in the near future. We report the main technologies and protocols which can be exploited for the data exchange throughout the infrastructure and the pros and cons of each solution. Finally, we propose an innovative solution as a possible evolution of the SM system. This solution is based on a set of Internet of Things (IoT) communication technologies called Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) which could be employed to improve the performance of the currently used technologies and provide additional functionalities. We also propose the employment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to periodically collect energy consumption data, with evident advantages especially if employed in rural and remote areas. We show some preliminary performance results which allow assessing the feasibility of the proposed approach.

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