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EDEN INNOVATIVE LEARNING
New Online Courses Allow Wider
Access
To Understanding Autism
Designed for Families, Teachers
& Communities
One of the most critical
challenges facing the world
today is to equip families,
professionals and educators with
the skills and understanding of
how to work with and maximize
the opportunities for children
with a range of developmental
disabilities, including autism.
Autism is the fastest-growing
developmental disability. In the
USA It is reported that 1 in 166
births will result in a child
with Autism. In the UK it is
reported that 1 in 68 births
will result in a child with
Autism
One small team of individuals
calling themselves Eden
Innovative Learning is making
strides to provide solutions to
this national crisis. Eden
Innovative Learning’s vision is
to significantly improve the
quality of life for people with
autism, their families and the
community, and its mission is to
be the leading provider of
online learning in the field of
autism education.
Formed in May 2006,
Eden Innovative Learning is a
partnership between two highly
respected organizations in the
field of autism and technology:
The Eden
Family of Services,
a New Jersey-based nonprofit
organization founded in 1975 to
provide a comprehensive
continuum of specialized
services for children and adults
with autism.
~and~
Innovative-Learning.com, a New
Zealand-based organization
providing online learning
opportunities for the Human and
Education Services Sector. Its
goal is to provide user-friendly
online technology which is
accessible for even the most
inexperienced of users. It aims
to provide high quality and
innovative consultancy,
training, assessment and quality
management services to human
service organizations
internationally.
The flagship of Eden Innovative
Learning’s online work uses the
Eden Institute training model to
instruct teachers in best
practices for including children
with autism in the curriculum.
The training program enables
teachers to develop the required
skills in a competency-based
platform, which is tested
throughout the process.
Eden Innovative Learning is
developing comprehensive,
user-friendly online learning in
the field of autism, ranging
from introductory course content
to highly specialized content in
specific subject areas. Eden
Innovative Learning
continuously researches and
updates its products and
materials to keep pace with
latest developments, thereby
leading the way.
“To work with and teach a child
with ASD requires a specific
skill set that traditional
teacher training has not
historically taken into
account,” says Dr. Thomas
McCool, CEO and co-founder of
Eden Innovative Learning. “These
learning and development
programs must also ensure that
parents and families are fully
involved in the process in order
to achieve a consistent approach
across environments. Employing
technologies as a major option
for delivering teacher learning
and development is recognized as
crucial in order to address the
growing national need for
training special education
teachers. Meeting the
development needs for teachers
and paraprofessionals related to
improving performance outcomes
for students with autism
requires a tremendous investment
in staff training.”
Dr. Michael Reid, founder of
Innovative-Learning.com and
co-founder of Eden Innovative
Learning, comments, “Information
is processed in the human brain
in quite specific ways. While it
is true different people learn
differently, there are some
fundamental principles that need
to be taken into account when
presenting information for the
purpose of teaching.” Reid
explained, “Some people learn
via a more visual format while
others process information in a
more auditory fashion. Still
others prefer to interact with
material as much as possible to
process information. What
better way to facilitate the
learning process than
incorporating all of these
learning styles in a system
designed to produce the best
outcomes for the learner and the
people they support or, in turn,
teach?” Innovative-Learning.com
has worked to build a system to
meet these requirements, and
more. Further, the specific way
in which courses are structured
takes into account the basic
principles of human learning.
Eden Innovative Learning is
working with school districts,
community service providers and
the Autism Society of America
but to name a few, to develop
targeted trainings for families
and professionals alike. “The
great thing about web based
learning”, says Reid, “is that
we can make services available
around the world allowing 24/7
cost effective access”. Working
with organizations in New
Zealand, Australia, the USA and
the United Kingdom, Eden
Innovative Learning is
definitely reaching
international audiences. “Having
just returned from the World
Autism Congress in Cape Town,
South Africa, it is clear to us
that services, families and
Professionals around the world
are facing similar, if not the
same challenges”.
If you would like more
information on how to support
Eden Innovative Learning’s
efforts to impact the quality of
life of children and adults with
Autism Spectrum Disorder and
their families, please visit our
website:
http://www.edenlearning.com
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