Fall 2009 Courses

EDSP 6850 Advanced Educational Procedures for Students with Visual Impairment     3 cr. Mondays 5:00PM - 7:40PM
Prerequisites: EDSP 4800, 4820, 4830, or consent of the department. A study of advanced educational strategies utilized in teaching students with visual impairments. Examination of procedures for teaching braille reading, the Nemeth braille code for mathematics and science, and the use of electronic devices for reading and orientation and mobility.

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.

Louisiana Tech

Spring 2010 Courses

EDCI 499 Instructional Strategies and Materials for Teaching Blind Students    3 hours credit  online
Students learn how to teach children to read using Braille.  Methods, materials for successful Braille readers are discussed.
Requisite: Course participants should be proficient in the Literary Braille code.

EDCI 579 Developmental Aspects of Blindness
3 hours credit  onsite
Course emphasizes knowledge of physical, social, and emotional development of blind children including acquisition of motor, language, and cognitive skills, birth through adulthood.

EPSY 581 Blindness Rehabilitation Systems and Issues  
3 hours credit  onsite
The course presents an overview of rehabilitation history, concepts, programs and services; professional responsibilities and ethics in the field of work with blind/visually impaired adults.

EPSY 583 Advanced Orientation & Mobility  
3 hours credit  onsite
The course provides instruction for teaching techniques of independent mobility to blind/visually impaired individuals with strategies for rural environments, public transportation.
Prerequisite: EPSY 480 Introduction to Orientation and Mobility

EPSY 584 Internship in Orientation & Mobility
Prerequisite: EPSY 583

EDCI 576/530 Internship/Student Teaching in Education
3 – 9 hours credit
By application

For details on courses offered by LA Tech, contact Dr. Ruby Ryles 318-257-2028 or rryles@latech.edu

(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.

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