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Assistive Technology: Long Distance Education
The Department of Communication Disorders and the Department
of Special Education at Fort Hays State University in cooperation
with Research Institute for Assistive and Training Technologies
at the National Association of State Directors of Special Education
(RIATT@NASDSE) are proud to offer
20 different one-hour assistive technology courses provided through
the Virtual College at FHSU.
- These courses are used as a part of a Master's
of Liberal Studies degree with an emphasis in Assistive Technology.
- Participants must complete an 18-hour customized
plan of study in assistive technology and related areas.
- These 18 hours must include the following
courses:
- SLP 835 CA: Augmentative-Alternative
Communication
- SPED 810: Technology in Special Education
- The Master of Liberal Studies (MLS) is a unique
interdisciplinary graduate program available through the College
of Arts and Sciences at FHSU. This MLS program involves:
- 10-hour core requirement
- 18-hour customized plan of study in assistive
technology or related areas
- 3-hour culminating experience for a total
of 31 credit hours
- Completion of all requirements of the Graduate
School, including a comprehensive examination.
- Purchasing a multimedia learning kit for each
course and work independently with communications through
electronic mail.
Other online courses offered by the Department of Speech-Language
Pathology through the Virtual College are:
- SLP 665: Communication and Aging (Undergraduate/Graduate,
2 credit hours)
- SLP 835 CA: Augmentative-Alternative Communication
(Graduate, 2 credit hours)
- SLP 891: Cognitive Disorders and Their Rehabilitation
(Graduate, 2 credit hours)
The Department of Special Education offers a variety
of courses that are appropriate to supplement the MLS with an emphasis
in Assistive Technology. For more information about these courses,
please check out the Department of Special Education.
For information about enrollment procedures and
tuition/fees, please go to the FHSU Virtual College Web
site.
The courses listed below
are taught on the same schedule as RIATT@NASDSE which is a site out of
New Mexico that offers Distance Education Professional Development
Classes. To view the schedule of available courses go to RIATT Schedule.
Courses Available
Contact Information: infoslp@fhsu.edu - 785-628-5366
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