Telepractice: Creating a Statewide Network of Support in Rural Maine

Autor/inn/en	Hopkins, Karen; Keefe, Barbara; Bruno, Angela
Titel	Telepractice: Creating a Statewide Network of Support in Rural Maine
Quelle	In: Volta Review, 112 (2012) 3, S.409-416 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-8639
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Early Intervention; Children; Rural Education; Videoconferencing; Rural Areas; Deafness; Hearing Impairments; Educational Technology; Institutional Cooperation; State Programs; Grants; Consultation Programs; Outreach Programs; Mainstreaming; Maine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Child; Kind; Kinder; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Unterrichtsmedien; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Kooperation; Regierungsprogramm; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Fachberatung; Jobcoaching
Abstract	The Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing's (MECDHH's) "POINT" (Providing Opportunities for Integrating New Technologies) project is implementing a telepractice, distance learning collaborative in Maine with eight hub sites and 18 end points using Tandberg videoconferencing technology. This network is planned to be a national model enabling students who are deaf and hard of hearing and their families to overcome geographic, language, and cultural barriers to access rich and diverse early intervention and educational programs. Collaboration among professionals and their respective agencies is needed to ensure services are available to all families throughout the state irrespective of the chosen communication approach, degree of hearing loss, or location of the child. By providing distance learning opportunities, MECDHH is expanding their resources to support children living in rural communities. This will help provide equitable access to services in spite of geographic challenges. (Contains 1 figure.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. 3417 Volta Place NW, Washington, DC 20007. Tel: 202-337-5220; Fax: 202-337-8314; e-mail: periodicals@agbell.org; Web site: http://www.agbell.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10