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by Steve Fadden
from the Education Technical Group Newsletter Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Number 3, 2004-2005, September 2005
Landmark College is proud to announce the opening of its new
Universal Design and Usability Lab, located at the Landmark
College Institute for Research and Training in Putney, Vermont.
The lab was established upon receipt of an award from the
National Science Foundation-funded Eastern Alliance in
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
The lab facilities will enable students, faculty, and staff to
conduct research related to the accessibility, usability, and
effectiveness of assistive technologies, digital content, and
online designs of teaching materials. Initial research activities
will focus on developing an understanding of how students use
technologies and digital media to learn STEM content, and how
the design of such media can enhance student learning. Other
lab research will be aimed at developing a better understanding
of how information design influences learning, and how students
use assistive technologies to interact with digital media across
all domains.
Landmark College is one of only two colleges in the United
States that solely serves students with learning disabilities and
attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders. We are actively seeking
research partners for exploration of collaborative research
activities. If you are interested, please contact Steve Fadden,
Associate Director and Director of Research, and the Principal
Investigator, at 802-387-1642, or stevefadden@landmark.edu.
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