Technology as an Enabler for Postsecondary Students With Mathematics Learning Disabilities

• In Event: Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning SIG: Relationships Among Technology, Instruction, Cognition, and Learning

Abstract

This paper reports on our ongoing research which investigates how technology can be adapted and designed to help students with mathematics learning disabilities (MLD) progress in their studies at different levels of their education. With the goal of providing recommendations to designers of technology for increasing accessibility and usability, as well as to help K-12 educators use technology more effectively for supporting students in the classroom, we have conducted an exploratory qualitative research study which examines the technological adaptations of portable electronic technologies and the emerging learning practices of post-secondary students with MLD. We report on the technological affordances that our participants use to support their learning and compare their practices based on their level of technology experience and expertise.

Authors

• Mirela Gutica, British Columbia Institute of Technology

• Alayne Cheryl Armstrong, University of Regina