Spring 2010 Courses

EDSP 6000 - A Study of Severe Communication Disorders 
Prerequisite: EDSP 6040 or consent of department. A study of assessment and instructional strategies for nonsymbolic communication and prelanguage/language skills. Design of alternative and augmentative communication systems for learners with severe disabilities. Emphasis on strategies to increase meaningful communication opportunities across multiple partners situations and settings.
Date and Time to be determined

EDSP 6040 - Intermediate Instructional Issues for Students with Severe Disabilities                                  
Prerequisites: EDSP 4060 and 4070 or consent of department. Continued examination of key issues related to the design, implementation, and evaluation of effective educational services for learners with severe disabilities. Emphasis on curriculum design, effective instructional strategies, and classroom level instructional issues. Students must complete a professional development plan through participation in a field experience cohort as a component of this course.
Date and Time to be determined

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(Note: Stipend opportunities may not be available for the 2009-10 academic year, due to funding limitations) Distance and On-Campus Course Offerings Eligible students with passing grades will be awarded $500 per online and summer institute course. These funds are intended to defray costs associated with attending courses offered through the LA-LIDC. Students are expected to pay for tuition and fees when they register at the beginning of the semester and will receive their stipends after final grades are posted.

To apply and register for courses at UNO:

New students or students who have missed a semester must visit http://admissions.uno.edu/app.cfm for application information. Once accepted you may register through the WEBSTAR link on the UNO homepage ( http://www.uno.edu ). All current UNO students can register for these classes as they usually do through WEBSTAR. Once registered you will be entered into your course’s Blackboard site. It is important that you check your course Blackboard site the week before classes to make sure you are ready to attend your first class.

For more information on classes in significant disabilities or autism: Dr. William Sharpton at wsharpto@uno.edu

Unless otherwise noted, all courses offered above are delivered online.

These courses are offered via interactive videoconferencing on the web at http://lalidc.uno.edu. Students MUST have weekly access to a high speed internet connection (DSL, Cable or better), a web camera, and headset with microphone (both available for about $40.00 each at numerous local retailers like Best Buy, Office Depot, Wal-Mart). Before beginning the class, download the Marratech software, our free videoconferencing environment, from http://www.marratech.com – [Vista users download XP/2000 version]).

Technical questions? E-mail lalidcsys@uno.edu