SENnet
01/12/2011
SENnet provides information and support for those working to develop the use of technology to improve access for school age learners with special educational needs.
SENnet is funded by the European Commission. The project runs from December 2011 to November 2014 and is managed by European Schoolnet.
SENnet has three aims:
- To undertake research in the area of SEN in schools
- To explore and document new learning environments integrating learners with SEN
- To improve the supply of professional development resources on SEN at EU level.
The Network does not propose to address wider issues of inclusion, e.g. social exclusion, poverty, migrant education, but to focus on specific special needs, i.e. disabilities. It takes as its starting point that the potential of ICT to address these difficulties is significant and under-exploited.
The Network’s objectives are:
- Research: to identify, analyse and disseminate. Barriers and opportunities to implementing the principles of inclusion of learners with SEN in mainstream schools. Effective approaches for special schools serving as resource centres to all schools
- New learning environments: to map and analyse, develop scenarios and design: New learning environments that integrate learners with SEN, with particular reference to the role of ICT and to specific special needs, e.g. dyslexia. And digital resources for learners with SEN to use in these environments for both access (e.g. communication tools for the visually impaired) and learning (e.g. applications to help those with learning difficulties develop basic skills)
- Teacher competence development: to develop awareness and competences. Enabling teachers, school leaders and others in schools to understand, promote and practise inclusion of learners with SEN in mainstream classrooms, making full use of ICT.
Website: http://sennet.eun.org
Status: Current
