Collaborative Knowledge Building for Accessibility in Higher Education. The inclusion of human diversity on the teaching & learning processes at Aalto University

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A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa

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2013

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en

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325-336

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Aalto University publication series SCIENCE + TECHNOLOGY, 15/2013

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This paper examines accessibility from the point of view of inclusive teaching and learning in the higher education. Instead of focusing on the various disabilities, addressing the needs and the diversity of all students is adopted as a starting point. We present several conceptual tools regarding the process of collaborative knowledge building. Finally, we suggest an iterative cycle of developing inclusive teaching and learning by using a PDCA tool with the continual iteration on communities of practice level among all stakeholders.

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Diverse students, Inclusion, Knowledge building, Learning

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Raike, Antti & Sunikka, Anne & Saarinen, Lauri. 2013. Collaborative Knowledge Building for Accessibility in Higher Education. The inclusion of human diversity on the teaching & learning processes at Aalto University. Co-Create 2013. Aalto University publication series SCIENCE + TECHNOLOGY. 15/2013. P. 325-336. ISSN 1799-490X (electronic). ISSN 1799-4896 (printed). ISBN 978-952-60-5236-6 (printed).