This resource provides a collection of seven TED talks on the topic of Autism. The videos addresses the spectrum of Autism, what causes Autism, detecting and diagnosing Autism, the characteristics of the Autistic mind, and problems that individuals with Autism face. In addition, several of the TED talks share the personal stories of individuals with Autism.
Type of Material:
Collection
Recommended Uses:
• Could be included as part of a lecture
• Could be used as a starting point for an in class or online discussion
• Could be used as the starting point for an individual or group assignment
This material would be valuable for both teacher and parent education.
Technical Requirements:
Internet Browser, Adobe Flash Player, Speakers for audio
Identify Major Learning Goals:
• The learner will describe the contributing causes to Autism.
• The learner will explain the spectrum of Autism
• The learner will describe the characteristics of Autism
• The learner will explain the problems that individuals with Autism may encounter
Target Student Population:
• Undergraduate and graduate courses in Educational Psychology, Cognitive Science/Learning, and various Education courses that cover topics such as learner diversity, exceptional students, learning disorders, and learning styles.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
• Perhaps a basic understanding of learning styles and multiple intelligence
Content Quality
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Strengths:
• TED Talks have become a much respected source of content. As a result, an instructor or student could use the material with confidence that the information is accurate, reliable, and of high quality.
• TED Talks are a great way to bring professionals in the field and/or “guest lecturers” into your classroom. This provides a sources of content that is not always readily available.
Concerns:
None
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
These talks can be used in the early stages of a college program in Special Education or advanced studies at the graduate level. The learner could be a student, teacher, behavioral professional, or a parent. The videos do a nice job of making connections between concepts: Autism, education, learning styles, genetics and the brain. The videos provide a great mode of presentation and learning that many students prefer.
Concerns:
The resource itself doesn’t have learning objectives stated upfront. These videos would most likely be used as supplemental resources that the instructor would need to strategically integrate into a lesson/unit/etc. As a result, the effectiveness that the resource may have on learning could be dependent on how well the instructor uses/integrates it.
The videos range from 5 minutes to 20 minutes and there are seven videos. As a result, an instructor would want to be mindful as to which videos they use and careful not to use too many in a short time period. There is potential for there to be efficient learning, but if an instructor were to use all videos in one short period of time, this could lead to cognitive overload for the learners.
With the videos being more lecture based, it may not appeal to some individuals with certain preferred learning styles (e.g. Kinesthetic learners).
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
• Each video comes with an interactive transcript and controls.
• The videos have been professional recorded and therefore are of higher quality than other internet based videos you may find.
• The videos played in multiple Web Browsers (Specially Firefox, IE, and Chrome were tested).
Concerns:
• With there being seven videos there’s a variety of presentation styles. Some a little more engaging while others a little more “dry”. Some of the videos may maintain an audience’s attention a little better than others.
• Each video is more or less a person lecturing and them being recorded. This may not come across as engaging and visually appealing to some learners.
• The videos require Adobe Flash Player. As a result, a user would not be able to view the videos using a Web Browsers running on an iOS (e.g. iPad or iPhone).
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