Technology Tools for Building Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Classrooms

Amir Manzoor

doi:10.4018/ijtem.2018070105

Technology Tools for Building Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Classrooms

Multicultural Instructional Design ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-9279-2.ch034 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 731-753

Author(s):

Amir Manzoor

Keyword(s):

Culturally Diverse ◽

Equal Opportunity ◽

Inclusive Classrooms ◽

Technology Tools ◽

Multicultural Classrooms ◽

Enhanced Learning

Educators everywhere recognize that today's classrooms are more culturally diverse than ever. These classrooms can enhance learning by giving all students equal opportunity to share their experiences, knowledge, perspectives and insights. However, this enhanced learning is possible only through a process that is supported by appropriate tools especially technology tools. This chapter explores the issue of learning in multicultural classrooms and various tools educators can use to open up their students' minds, understand each other privileges, and gain better understanding of other people, perspectives, and cultures. Specific recommendations to meet the challenges of multicultural learning using the technology tools are also provided.

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Study on the effect of emotional intelligence of childcare teachers on mental health according to the classroom characteristics: A focus on multicultural classrooms, general classrooms, and inclusive classrooms

Korea open association for early childhood education ◽

10.20437/koaece21-4-25 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

pp. 597-618

Author(s):

Yong-Joo Lee ◽

Suk-Young Cho

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Inclusive Classrooms ◽

Classroom Characteristics ◽

Multicultural Classrooms

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Issues on Luck Egalitarianism, Responsibility, and Intercultural Healthcare Policies

Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics ◽

10.1017/s0963180115000493 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 186-196 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ADALBERTO DE HOYOS

Keyword(s):

Culturally Diverse ◽

Equal Opportunity ◽

Personal Responsibility ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Luck Egalitarianism ◽

Diverse Population ◽

Linguistic Minorities ◽

Justice Theories

Abstract:This article analyzes the criteria for the distribution of healthcare services through different justice theories such as utilitarianism and liberalism, pointing out the problems that arise when providing services to a culturally diverse population. The international epidemiological setting is a favorable one for discussing personal responsibility and luck egalitarianism; however, some provisions have to be made so that healthcare institutions do not treat ethnic, cultural, religious, and linguistic minorities unfairly. The article concludes by proposing that accommodations and culturally sensible attention should be provided when possible, without affecting the equal opportunity of others to access these services.

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Multidisciplinary Evidence to Treat Bilingual Individuals with Aphasia

Perspectives on Communication Disorders and Sciences in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations ◽

10.1044/cds15.3.66 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 66-72 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

José G. Centeno

Keyword(s):

Stroke Rehabilitation ◽

Culturally Diverse ◽

Treatment Strategies ◽

The United States ◽

Intervention Strategies ◽

Steady Increase ◽

Clinical Procedures ◽

Bilingual Speakers ◽

Aphasic Clients

Abstract The steady increase in linguistic and cultural diversity in the country, including the number of bilingual speakers, has been predicted to continue. Minorities are expected to be the majority by 2042. Strokes, the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of long-term disability in the U.S., are quite prevalent in racial and ethnic minorities, so population estimates underscore the imperative need to develop valid clinical procedures to serve the predicted increase in linguistically and culturally diverse bilingual adults with aphasia in post-stroke rehabilitation. Bilingualism is a complex phenomenon that interconnects culture, cognition, and language; thus, as aphasia is a social phenomenon, treatment of bilingual aphasic persons would benefit from conceptual frameworks that exploit the culture-cognition-language interaction in ways that maximize both linguistic and communicative improvement leading to social re-adaptation. This paper discusses a multidisciplinary evidence-based approach to develop ecologically-valid treatment strategies for bilingual aphasic individuals. Content aims to spark practitioners' interest to explore conceptually broad intervention strategies beyond strictly linguistic domains that would facilitate linguistic gains, communicative interactions, and social functioning. This paper largely emphasizes Spanish-English individuals in the United States. Practitioners, however, are advised to adapt the proposed principles to the unique backgrounds of other bilingual aphasic clients.

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Outcomes Measurement and Management: Culturally Diverse Views of Impairment, Disability, and Handicap

Perspectives on Administration and Supervision ◽

10.1044/aas7.2.5 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 5-8

Author(s):

Carol Frattali ◽

Hortencia Kayser

Keyword(s):

Culturally Diverse ◽

Outcomes Measurement

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Game Changer

Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication ◽

10.1044/aac20.1.17 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 17-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Lateef McLeod

Keyword(s):

San Francisco ◽

Mobile Technology ◽

Technology Tools ◽

Communication Challenges ◽

Communication Needs ◽

Game Changer

Abstract Individuals with significant communication challenges need to communicate across many different venues. The author, from the perspective of an individual who uses AAC, discusses the strengths and weaknesses of both traditional AAC technologies and new mobile AAC technologies. He describes how access to AAC has allowed him to fulfill his dreams as a presenter and writer. He successfully manages a blog in San Francisco, writes grants, and has published his first book of poetry. Not one AAC device fits all of his communication needs; however, access to mobile technology tools has increased his flexibility across environments and given him another successful tool for communication.

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