A.T. & Aug. Com. Conference
June 19-20, 2008 | Roanoke, VA
Registration is now open!
AT and Aug Com ’08: Pursuing New Possibilities
The Training and Technical Assistance Center at Virginia Tech would like to invite you to attend the 11th annual Assistive and Instructional Technology Conference and Expo: AT and Aug Com ’08: Pursuing New Possibilities.
Keynote will be delivered by Judi Sweeney
Judi Sweeny
This year’s conference features nationally known speaker, Judi Sweeney. Judi has worked in the field of education since 1969. She has been a regular education teacher (secondary English) and special education teacher in both public and private schools. She also taught and managed projects and grants in assistive and educational technology at the University of Connecticut for over 10 years. In 1997, Judi founded Onion Mountain Technology, Inc., a firm devoted to providing evaluation, consulting, training, and presentation services to children, their parents, and school systems interested in increasing their knowledge of and access to assistive technology. The company has also developed a number of assistive technology products including the LoTTIE Kits, a series of low and mid tech tool kits for informal assessment and evaluation. Judi is also a national speaker and consults and makes presentations nationally on assistive technology.
Schedule
Day 1 |
Keynote and extended sessions |
On Day 1, participants will have the opportunity to attend the keynote address followed by a choice of two extended, hands-on sessions presented by national speakers in the field of assistive technology, Judi Sweeney and Dan Herlihy. |
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Day 2 |
Exhibitor Breakfast and Breakout Sessions |
On Day 2, participants will have an opportunity to attend breakout sessions covering a variety of topics related to supporting students and individuals with assistive technologies/augmentative communication that best fit their needs. |
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| AT Camp | |
Due to popular demand, the Assistive Technology Camp for students is back on Day 2! The camp is for students in grades K-12 and uses fun, engaging activities to promote assistive technology for all. |
Location
Hotel Roanoke
The conference will be held at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center in Roanoke, VA, conveniently located off 1-581 at Exit 5.
For More Information
If you have questions about registering for this conference, please contact the Conference Registrar at 540-231-5182.
If you have questions about this conference, please contact the Training/Technical Assistance Center (T/TAC) at 1-800-848-2714 or Lora Kigma at lkingma@vt.edu
AT and Aug Com ’07: A New Direction
The AT and Aug Com ‘07conference was held at the Inn at Va. Tech on June 18-19 and featured nationally known speaker, Dan Herlihy from Connective Technology Solutions, Inc. in New York. (You can hear a podcast from Dan in our audio archives.) Highlights from the conference included a wide variety of sessions ranging from creating writing adventures for students, exploring innovative technologies such as the SMART Board ™ and using your iPOD for teaching and learning. An expanded Preview of Exhibits Gala Reception highlighted the first evening of the conference with over 20 vendors representing their products and services. Here are a few of the comments from the conference: “Great ideas for my students with head injury & kids with TBI; Excellent hands-on…very useful information for my classroom. These sessions made me think!; very well done; very energetic, entertaining, and knowledgeable, pertinent topics; great practical suggestions”