ED-ECS / ED-SPED 553/494/594 (2 credit):
Inclusion: Working with Special Needs Students in Mainstream Classrooms^©

Description

Designed to help special and general educators gain better understanding of inclusion, a current educational reform movement advocating educating students with disabilities in general education classrooms. Defines key concepts and terms, identifies and describes federal legislature and court cases, and lists and describes federal definition of students entitled to special services. Identifies roles and responsibilities of educators in providing special services to students educated in inclusive classrooms.

These computer-based courses are offered for Professional Education, undergraduate, or graduate credit in conjunction with an educational vendor, Virtual Education Software, Inc. (VESi). These courses may provide an effective way to satisfy certification and re-certification education requirements in a variety of occupations. Please check with the proper certifying agency prior to registration. Computer-Based Multimedia classes are offered during the first and second eight-week sessions of fall and spring semesters and in the first and second five-week sessions of summer.

Below are the dates materials will be mailed, listed by semester and session:

Summer 2008, first 5-week session: June 9
Summer 2008, second 5-week session: July 14

Fall 2008, first 8-week session: August 25
Fall 2008, second 8-week session: October 20

Dates below indicate the last day to drop a class without penalty:

Summer 2008, first 5-week session: June 11
Summer 2008, second 5-week session: July 16

Fall 2008, first 8-week session: September 15
Fall 2008, second 8-week session: November 10

NOTE: If you drop a Computer-Based Multimedia course and still receive your software, please return it unopened to Virtual Education Software, Inc. If the software is not returned, your student account will be charged a $95 fee.

Course Requirements

Time. On average, this two-credit course requires 30 to 60 hours to complete, so please budget your time carefully.

For students taking the courses at the graduate level, two additional writing assignments are required to receive credit:

• Critical Thinking Question. There is a Critical Thinking Question for each chapter which you will research and write a brief essay upon relating that question to the course content (and your personal experiences when possible). You must write a minimum of 500 words per essay.
• Journal Article Essays. This task requires you to write a review on three journal articles of your choice on a topic related to this course. You may choose journal articles outside the instructor's selected list, provided the content of the article relates to the course and you provide the journal name, volume, date and critical information so that the instructor can access and review that article. You must write a minimum of 200 words for each essay.

Completion. You must complete the course work, print the completion certificate, and mail or fax the certificate and any other required assignments directly to the instructor on or before the completion deadline.

Fax: 509.926.7768
Mail: Virtual Education Software, P.O. Box 141106,
Spokane, WA 99214

Course Evaluation. A couple of weeks before the semester ends, a course evaluation form will be sent to your home. After you have taken a few minutes to evaluate the class, please return the evaluation to the Division of Extended Studies in the envelope provided. Please do not return the completed evaluation form to your instructor.

Final Grades. Your instructor will submit final grades for posting a few days after the last day of class. When posted, you will be able to view your grade through your BroncoWeb student account.

If extenuating circumstances dictate that you need your grade earlier than this for certification or recertification purposes, please make arrangements directly with your instructor as early as possible.

Software. The software runs directly from the CD drive on your computer. Course work must be completed on the same computer system on which the software was initiated. The program requires:

Macintosh

• OS 9.2 or OS 10.x
• 15" or larger color monitor with minimum resolution of 800x600px
• 5MB of free hard disk space
• 256MB of RAM
• 4x CD driver speed
• Printer attached to your computer (required)

Windows

• Windows 2000, XP, or newer. Version 5 courses will not run on Windows 98 or ME; please call VESi to find out which courses run on Windows 98 or ME.
• 15" or larger color monitor with minimum resolution of 800x600px
• 5MB of free hard disk space
• 256MB of RAM
• 4x CD driver speed
• Printer attached to your computer (required)

Technical Questions

Please read the entire User Guide before calling technical support. You may also access VESi’s website for answers to many frequently asked questions: www.virtualeduc.com/support.php.

To contact the instructor, either send an email message or call him/her during regular office hours. Messages will be answered during office hours either the same day or the following day, depending on time received and time required to respond.

Toll Free Phone: 1.800.313.6744
Email:
Website: http://www.virtualeduc.com

General Questions

For general questions, including course offerings, admission, and registration questions, please contact Sandy Howell, Distance Education Technical Records Specialist, weekdays between the hours of 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM Mountain Time at 208.426.4216 or

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