Special needs educators trained

COL, in partnership with the Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE), conducted a two-day training workshop on the topic of online facilitation. The training was designed as an orientation for prospective online facilitators for the forthcoming MOOC on Inclusive Teaching and Learning (ITL), jointly offered by COL and KISE. There were about 30 participants from various special needs teaching specialisations at KISE. At the end of the workshop, the participants were able to navigate the course in readiness for their online facilitation role. Specifically, those with visual impairment were able to use assistive technologies, like smartphones and laptops with screen readers, as well as braille tablets, to access the course.