How would you teach a blind student? That daunting question faces educators around the world, many of whom are not accustomed to working with blind individuals. The National Federation of the Blind (www.nfb.org) enlisted the aid of Learning House, Inc. (www.learninghouse.com) to launch four online courses and help guide teachers through that unique scenario.
NFB has worked on blind advocacy since its founding in 1940. Mark Riccobono, Director of Education for NFB’s Jernigan Institute, points out the word “of” in the organization’s title - those behind NFB are blind themselves, not a group of unrelated individuals simply working “for” a cause. “As time’s gone on,” he says, “we’ve been able to put the handprint of the blind on programs.” For instance, the Jernigan Institute is the first educational institution of its sort run for and by the blind. “What we do,” Riccobono added, “is bring a more realistic approach to the image of blindness.”
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The days of kids rushing home to sneak their report card out of the mail before mom gets to it, or miraculously transforming a “D” into a “B” on a test might be history. Benefits of the internet in education are quickly spreading beyond the classroom and the realm of online classes, to bring parents and other family members into the learning experience.
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Dr. Somnath Basu, Associate Professor of Business Administration at California Lutheran University’s California Institute of Finance (CIF) (http://ww2.clunet.edu/financial_planning/), excitedly marveled that the college’s virtual campus has grown by “leaps and bounds” since its launch eight months ago. In that short time, he added, it’s grown larger than the physical version. Such phenomenal expansion has recently been accompanied by an essential component of the physical university experience - a library.
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