June 2014 – Adaptech presents at SALTISE
On June 12, Laura King, Catherine Fichten and Jill Budd talked about “Inclusive Research on Inclusive E-Learning: Implications and Applications” at the SALTISE conference at Dawson College.
June 2014 – Jill Budd at the JGH Student Research Day
On June 11, Jill Budd talked about “Predicting Academic Performance Among Postsecondary Students with Learning Disabilities” at the Jewish General Hospital Department of Psychiatry Student Research Day.
May 2014 – Jill Budd presents an EASI webinar
On May 8th, our research assistant Jill Budd presented an EASI webinar on our Free and Inexpensive Adaptive Technology Database. Watch the presentation on the EASI website here.
April 2014 – Jill Budd accepted into PhD
Our research assistant, Jill Budd, was accepted into the PhD program in Applied/Child Psychology at McGill University. She will begin her studies in the Fall 2014. Congratulations Jill!
March 2014 – Jennison Asuncion appointed to the CSUN Conference Advisory Council
Jennison Asuncion has been appointed to the Advisory Council of the International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, Center on Disabilities, California State University, Northridge (CSUN).
March 2014 – Natalie Martiniello speaks at the UDL Symposium
Natalie Martiniello was a panelist at CRISPESH’s Universal Design of Learning Symposium on March 4 at Dawson College.
February 2014 – Jennison Asuncion talks at the OLA
Jennison Asuncion, co-director of Adaptech, was one of the spotlight speakers at the Ontario Library Association (OLA) Super Conference. His presentation was on Web accessibility.
January 2014 – New project! Student and faculty perspectives on excellence in ICT and e-learning use in college
Funded by FRQSC, this study will explore best pedagogical practices in the use of ICTs and e-learning by Cegep instructors. Take a look at the project description for more information.
November 2013 – New project! Follow-up of Canadian college and university students with disabilities: 4 years later
We contacted students who participated in a previous study and asked follow-up questions on their academic status or employment situation. Take a look at the project description for more information.
November 2013 – Jill Budd talks at the SPEAQ annual convention
Our research assistant and M.A. candidate, Jill Budd, talks at the Society for the Promotion of the Teaching of English as a Second Language in Quebec (SPEAQ) annual convention on ICTs for English as a second language (ESL) students.