IS1 - Tools for Design

Program Flow: Leveraging CourseFlow for Program Management at Vanier College

CourseFlow, a free cloud-based platform, offers tools for ensuring program and curriculum alignment. This interactive session will highlight observations from a pilot implementation of CourseFlow to assist with competency alignment during program revision at Vanier College. Presenters will share how the tool helped them manage time and resources effectively. Participants will be provided with the opportunity to learn how to use CourseFlow to facilitate program revision and ensure alignment of program competencies and courses.

Presenters: Aishwarya Nair and Max Salonine

Advancing Inclusive Education: Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Enhance Accessibility and Universal Design in Digital Learning Environments for Students with Disabilities from an Indian Perspective

In advancing inclusive education, leveraging emerging technologies becomes pivotal to enhancing accessibility and promoting universal design in learning environments, particularly for students with disabilities. This paper employs the Uses and Gratification Theory as a framework to examine the dynamic interactions between students with disabilities and digital learning platforms. Exploring how individuals seek and utilize technology to fulfil specific needs and gratifications, this study delves into the multifaceted roles that technologies play in inclusive education.

Presenters: Mathew Martin Poothullil