SETT Guide

<body> <p><b>Welcome to the SETT Online Workshop</b></p> <p>Welcome to the Ready SETT Go! Virtual Team Meeting! In this four-week workshop, you will learn about a process of selecting assistive technology for students with disabilities. The workshop will be organized around the SETT Framework (Student, Environments, Tasks, and Tools)--a framework for selecting assistive technology for students with disabilities--developed by the workshop leader, Joy Zabala. The central component of this workshop is a Virtual Team Meeting, during which you will model the process of people with different roles and perspectives coming together to discuss and make decisions about assistive technology. Together we will review and analyze a case of a hypothetical student, and use the SETT Framework in order to make recommendations for a system of tools and strategies which match the student's needs, abilities, and tasks.</p> <p><b>Workshop Participation</b></p> <p>There will be approximately 25 participants in the workshop, including Joy Zabala, the workshop facilitator. In addition, NCIP staff will be "on hand" to support the process. Requests for technical assistance can be directed to <a HREF="mailto:DeniseE@edc.org" TARGET="_blank">Denise Ethier</a>, the telecommunications administrator (email: DeniseE@edc.org; phone: (617) 969-7100 x2422). You may also post questions concerning technical issues or the workshop process to the SETT Tips & Talk Conference. You may want to use the Tips & Talk Conference to get acquainted with the HyperNews conferencing system by practicing navigation, posting, and replying.</p> <p>Our expectation is that all registrants will actively participate in workshop activities and discussions. This involves reading the background and explanatory materials and making frequent contributions to the discussions. Throughout the workshop, Joy will be providing feedback and commentary. There will be some supplemental resource materials that you may choose to read in conjunction with the background materials.</p> <p>Note that in addition to registered participants, there will be "visitors" to the workshop. Most of the reading materials will be available to visitors. The SETT discussions and the evolving SETT Framework will be accessible to them for reading only, not for posting.</p> <p><b>Navigating the Workshop</b></p> <p>A toolbar at the bottom of each page will help you navigate the SETT pages.</p> <p>On the toolbar, you will find:</p> <p>NCIP home will take you to the NCIP home page.</p> <p>SETT home will take you to the first page of the SETT Workshop.</p> <p>SETT Guide will take you to the table of contents of this guide.</p> <p>SETT Framework icon will link you to the working document of the SETT Framework chart as it evolves during the Virtual Meeting.</p> <p>Discussions icon, when used from the toolbar, will take you to a menu of all the SETT discussions. From the reading materials, this link will take you to the discussion that is relevant to the material you are reading.</p> <p>In all, there are nine conference areas. Listed in order of use, they are:</p> <p>· <b>Tips & Talk:</b> A general discussion area for posting technical questions and general comments. This is the conference to use when you want to post test messages in order to learn the conferencing system.</p> <p>· <b>Virtual Introductions</b>: For the posting of participant introductions.</p> <p>· <b>Selecting AT</b>: For the posting of messages related to your experiences selecting assistive technology.</p> <p>· <b>Team Meeting Directions & Reflections:</b> For announcements, explanations, and questions that arise during the "Virtual Team Meeting" (Weeks 2 and 3 of the workshop).</p> <p>· There are four conference areas for posting data related to the Case Study:</p> <p><b>SETT Student</b></p> <p><b>SETT Environment(s)</b></p> <p><b>SETT Tasks</b></p> <p><b>SETT Tools</b></p> <p>· <b>Wrapping Up:</b> For the posting of your thoughts about the content and process of the workshop.</p> <p>NOTE: Instructions for using the conferencing system have been distributed in hard copy, and are available in electronic format by using the link in the Table of Contents of the SETT Guide or from the Help button within the discussion conferences.</p> <p>There are also icons used throughout the SETT pages to help you navigate through the workshop. These are:</p> <p>READ icon. This icon indicates reading material.</p> <p>Joy's Comments icon. This icon points to further explanation or commentary by the workshop facilitator. In most cases, you will have to select Joy's comments in order to move onward</p> <p>Continue icon. Follow this link to continue through the reading material.</p> <p> </p> <p><b>Week-By-Week Guide</b></p> <p><b>· Week 1: Preparing for the Virtual Team Meeting</b><br> (November 1-November 8)</p> <p><b>· Week 2: The Virtual Team Meeting: Data Gathering</b><br> (November 8-November 15)</p> <p><b>· Week 3: The Virtual Team Meeting: Analysis </b><br> (November 15-November 25)</p> <p><b>· Week 4: Wrapping Up </b><br> (November 25-29)</p> <p> </p> <p><b>Week 1: Preparing for the Virtual Team Meeting<br> November 1-November 8</b></p> <p><font COLOR="#000000"><b>Tip: </b>Set your bookmark for the </font><a HREF="SETT_Prep.html">Preparing Menu.</a></p> <p><b>Topics:</b></p> <p>· Building Community</p> <p>· Background Materials and Resources</p> <p>· Case Study</p> <p><b><i>For those of you who want to get started a bit early (and we encourage you to do so!), most of the workshop materials will be up by October 30.</i></b></p> <p>This week is intended to help participants get to know one another and build a sense of community. We'll talk about our backgrounds and our prior experiences with assistive technology. During this preparation week you will have an opportunity to learn more about the goals and process of the workshop, become familiar with the online environment, and learn about the SETT Framework which will guide our Virtual Team Meeting.</p> <p><b>Checklist for Week 1:</b></p> <p>· Read <b><a HREF="SETT_Welcome_JSZ.html" TARGET="_top">Joy's Welcome message</a></b></p> <p>· Become familiar with the workshop process by reading the Guide and trying the toolbar.</p> <p>· Go to the <b><a HREF="http://www.edc.org/cgi-bin/HyperNews/NCIP/SETT/get/Tips.html">Tips & Talk Conference</a></b> and practice posting a message or two.</p> <p>· Read <b><a HREF="SETT_Intro_JSZ.html" TARGET="_top">Joy's introduction</a></b> and post your own introduction to <b><a HREF="http://www.edc.org/cgi-bin/HyperNews/NCIP/SETT/get/Intros.html">Virtual Introductions</a></b>.</p> <p>· Link the message containing the introduction you posted to Virtual Introductions to your name. Instructions on how to do this will be posted in Tips & Talk. If you wish, feel free to contact <b><a HREF="mailto:DeniseE@edc.org" TARGET="_blank">Denise Ethier</a> </b>when you have posted your introduction, and she will link it for you.</p> <p>· Read the <b><a HREF="SETT_Prep.html" TARGET="_top">Background Materials</a></b>.</p> <p>· Post a description of an experience you have had selecting assistive technology to the <b><a HREF="http://www.edc.org/cgi-bin/HyperNews/NCIP/SETT/get/AT.html">Selecting AT Conference</a></b>.</p> <p>· Read the <b><a HREF="SETT_Case.html" TARGET="_top">case study</a></b> and prepare to add data to the Framework. (Hard copies of the case study and the Framework will be mailed to participants.) <b>Tip:</b> Make notes on the hardcopy version of the Framework chart before posting.</p> <p>· Post any questions or reflections on the readings to the <b><a HREF="http://www.edc.org/cgi-bin/HyperNews/NCIP/SETT/get/Tips.html">Tips & Talk Conference</a></b>.</p> <p><b>Week 2 & 3: The Virtual Team Meeting-Working with SETT<br> Data Gathering: November 8-November 15<br> Analysis: November 15-November 25</b></p> <p><b><font COLOR="#000000">Tip:</font></b><font COLOR="#E82E28"> </font><font COLOR="#000000">Set your bookmark for the </font><a HREF="http://www2.edc.org/NCIP/workshops/sett/SETT_Working.html">Team Meeting Menu</a></p> <p><b>Topics: </b></p> <p>· Student</p> <p>· Environments</p> <p>· Tasks</p> <p>· Tools</p> <p>Using the hypothetical case as the basis for our Virtual Team Meeting, we will first gather data on the Student, Environments and Tasks. A hard copy of the case and the Framework has been sent to you so that you can jot down notes as you read through the case. Questions about the case can be posted to the Team Meeting Directions and Reflections conference. Then, Joy will lead off the discussion for each of the components of the Framework in their respective conference. Add your data to the Framework chart by posting to the discussion and replying to other participants' postings.</p> <p>Joy and the NCIP staff will extract the key data from these postings and add them to the chart. The evolving chart can be viewed by following the Framework icon on the toolbar. The data on the chart will be linked back to the original message in the conference.</p> <p>During the third week, we will review the overall Framework and begin a discussion of the assistive technology tools that we might recommend for the student in our case. Joy will lead us in a discussion, first of features of potential high, low, and no tech tools, and then of specific products and the training and support that must be an integral part of the introduction and implementation of the technology. You can make recommendations and react to other's recommendations, and discuss issues of training, support, instructional, and technical strategies and implications of these suggestions in the Tools conference.</p> <p><b>Checklist for Weeks 2 and 3:</b></p> <p>Post any questions you may have about the case study to the Team Meeting Directions and Reflections conference</p> <p>Add data to each of the four components of the Framework by posting messages to each of the conference areas:</p> <p>· Student</p> <p>· Environments</p> <p>· Tasks</p> <p>· Tools</p> <p><b>Week 4: Wrapping Up<br> November 25-29</b></p> <p>During the last several days of the workshop, we will reflect on the selection process, on the use of the SETT Framework, and on the experience of this online workshop. We will also discuss ways to expand upon and continue this "virtual meeting" format.</p> <p><b>Checklist for Week 4:</b></p> <p>· Contribute your reflections on the workshop to the Wrapping Up discussion.</p> <p>· Fill out the evaluation form on the workshop and send to NCIP. </p> </body>