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| Julia Davenport, 03/02/2016, via My Laptop |
In this blog post I will be analyzing Arts and Crafts are More Than Fun in Special Education. The issue is a special edition publication from the Journal of Special Education Technology. The most recent publication was copy written 2013.
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It would seem as though this Journal includes 15 different Authors. The three most referenced authors are Cathy Cavanaugh, Dave Schleppenbach, and Candice Southhall. The authors are identified in the Table of Contents but are not directly cited in the work. All 3 writers that I mentioned earlier are educators who have received their Doctoral degrees in special education or education technologies. They are all considered experts in their field and it was VERY easy to find information on each writer because of their prominent status.
2.
The intended audience seems to be other educators. Though the diction is understandable to me, a non educator, the topics covered are very much geared toward actual teaching. They cover things such as how video modeling and verbal reinforcements are used to make special education more accessible to teachers. As well as how crafts and other visual things con encourage students who struggle. The topics are interesting to people like me but not necessarily useful.
3.
This issue is print so all of the "technology" they talk about is not linked or hyperlinked for convenience so if I have a question about it I have to look myself. The authors are very well versed in their topic but seem to have a very loose association to Art itself which I find a bit weird since they're writing about Art as an outlet. The journal is also 3 years old and therefore a bit out of date.
4.
The message is to inform teachers, specifically Special Education Educators, how to use art to teach. I determined this by the content used. Many pages include pictures and lists of materials needed as well as the purpose each project serves. As a non-educator that information is not necessary for me so I assume it is written to help and inform other teachers.
5.
The journal is trying to make Special Education easier. It is no secret that teaching students with learning disabilities takes extra patience and extra skill and this journal aims to facilitate that process through educating teachers on how to utilize modern technology and art to help kids gain confidence and knowledge.
1.
It would seem as though this Journal includes 15 different Authors. The three most referenced authors are Cathy Cavanaugh, Dave Schleppenbach, and Candice Southhall. The authors are identified in the Table of Contents but are not directly cited in the work. All 3 writers that I mentioned earlier are educators who have received their Doctoral degrees in special education or education technologies. They are all considered experts in their field and it was VERY easy to find information on each writer because of their prominent status.
2.
The intended audience seems to be other educators. Though the diction is understandable to me, a non educator, the topics covered are very much geared toward actual teaching. They cover things such as how video modeling and verbal reinforcements are used to make special education more accessible to teachers. As well as how crafts and other visual things con encourage students who struggle. The topics are interesting to people like me but not necessarily useful.
3.
This issue is print so all of the "technology" they talk about is not linked or hyperlinked for convenience so if I have a question about it I have to look myself. The authors are very well versed in their topic but seem to have a very loose association to Art itself which I find a bit weird since they're writing about Art as an outlet. The journal is also 3 years old and therefore a bit out of date.
4.
The message is to inform teachers, specifically Special Education Educators, how to use art to teach. I determined this by the content used. Many pages include pictures and lists of materials needed as well as the purpose each project serves. As a non-educator that information is not necessary for me so I assume it is written to help and inform other teachers.
5.
The journal is trying to make Special Education easier. It is no secret that teaching students with learning disabilities takes extra patience and extra skill and this journal aims to facilitate that process through educating teachers on how to utilize modern technology and art to help kids gain confidence and knowledge.
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