ERIC_NO:
ED314905
TITLE:
State Forum: Delivery of Technology Related Assistance to Meet Student Needs. Proceedings (Washington, DC, April 24-26, 1989).
PUBLICATION_DATE:
1989
ABSTRACT:
The delivery of technology-related assistance was selected as the topic for the Center for Special Education Technology's 1989 annual
technology use meeting, in order to emphasize the broad context within
which technology use occurs and to focus attention on the continuity of
services needed to appropriately apply technology. The meeting sought
to provide a forum for state-level review of issues in planning and providing
technology-related assistance and strategies developed to respond to the
need for information and services. This document provides synopses of
two presentations, one on the goals, initiatives, and programs of the
Office of Special Education Programs and the other on the state of current
practice in educational technology use, given by Bea Birman and Linda
Roberts, respectively. These are followed by summaries of presentations
made by participants from 12 states, who described their experience-based
service delivery strategies. The participants discussed five dimensions
of service delivery: information services, training and technical assistance,
assessment and evaluation, funding, and statewide planning. Each of these
five dimensions has a section to itself, and each section opens with a
list of issues that states must deal with. The final section lists relevant
technology resources and five suggested readings. (JDD)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS:
Delivery Systems; Disabilities; Information Technology; Statewide Planning; Technology;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS:
Appropriate Technology; Educational Planning; Evaluation; Financial Support; Information Services; State Action; Technical Assistance;
PUBLICATION_TYPE:
021; 055; 141