Search results for author:"Norman Coombs"
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Global Empowerment of Impaired Learners: Data Networks Will Transcend Both Physical Distance and Physical Disabilities
Norman Coombs
Educational Media International Vol. 30, No. 1 (1993) pp. 23–25
Describes a pilot project using electronic mail and conferencing in college courses including blind and deaf students. The effectiveness of group interaction is compared to the standard classroom. The use of communication technologies in the design...
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The Computer as the Great Communicator
Norman Coombs
T.H.E. Journal Vol. 17, No. 1 (1989) pp. 57–58
Discussed is the use of microcomputers, networks, speech synthesizers, and electronic mail to help impaired students and faculty communicate. A telecourse is described. Accessibility is emphasized. (CW)
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History by Teleconference
Norman R. Coombs
History Microcomputer Review Vol. 4, No. 1 (1988) pp. 37–39
Discusses use of computer conferencing in history instruction at Rochester, New York Institute of Technology. Describes how students hand in papers and communicate with their blind professor using personal computers and modems to send and receive...
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Understanding Disabilities & Online Student Success
Kristen Betts; Bill Welsh; Cheryl Pruitt; Kelly Hermann; Gaeir Dietrich; Jorge G. Trevino; Terry L. Watson; Michael L. Brooks; Alex H. Cohen; Norman Coombs
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks Vol. 17, No. 3 (October 2013) pp. 15–48
Online learning has been growing at an exponential rate over the past decade, providing new opportunities for students seeking quality courses and programs offered through flexible formats. However, as higher education continues to expand online...