Assistive Technologies in Education

On Friday, September 25th, the 35th SciFY Academy, titled “Assistive Technologies in Education”, took place. Over 100 people watched the event online.

More specifically, Professor Georgios Kouroupetroglou, Department of Informatics and Telecommunications of EKUA, Director of the Voice and Accessibility Laboratory, Masters and Doctoral Programs, and Head of the Accessibility Unit for Students with Disabilities, spoke to us about the current situation regarding the training of disabled people in our country and referred to the most important tools currently in use.
Next, Vassilis Giannakopoulos, Marketing and Social Impact Manager at SciFY, discussed the projects SciFY has undertaken in the field of Assistive Technologies in Education, presenting specific tools and actions.
Finally, Dr. Harald Weber, CEO & Deputy Scientific Director of the Institute for Technology and Work Institut für Technologie und Arbeit e. V., explained to us how technologies can assist or hinder inclusive education. A discussion ensued about whether assistive technologies help increase inclusion, and we attempted to determine whether, ultimately, pedagogy should be given more weight than technology or vice versa.

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