Education Technology For Diverse Learners

             Even though the current rise of education technology during the covid-19 pandemic, students were able to deal with the inconveniences of the online learning environment, however, learning accessibility are as diverse as the students using education technology, and for the nearly 7 million students with disabilities in the nation have additional obstacles to overcome during the pandemic, and for them, Zoom calls were not enough to fix everything.

Though schools and teachers have adapted to edtech tools very well, education technology and accessibility are not mutually exclusive, therefore, we need to come up with better supportive tools to make learning inside and outside of the classroom easier for everyone.

During the pandemic, courses went online, and teachers realized that some of the students need some more accessibility, which can include text-to-speech functions or speech-to-text functions. Some subjects, like math, can be digitally personalized, which can mean that students can study their math materials in a way that specializes in helping them develop their weak spots. They can also listen to their math lessons and respond by typing, hand-writing, and dictating their responses. This can help diverse learners because it provides multiple means of expression for visual and auditory learners.

There are always ways to improve our education methods, and the way that we adopt and evolve our education technology show promising future for our students, during and post pandemic.