Project Description

The Virginia Department of Education is seeking to leverage and expand the content in its T/TAC Online web site http://www.ttaconline.org to serve and inform the parents of children with disabilities. T/TAC Online is designed for educators working with special needs children and provides information, resources and training in a timely manner. As such, the content under those links is not targeted specifically to parents with key messages and benefits that address their particular needs/wants. Consequently, the extent to which parents deem the site to be relevant and usable to them is unclear.

Project Approach

This project will be undertaken as an authentic, real-world project for students in the 2010-2011 full-time Immersion program at George Mason University. The Immersion Program is designed to allow small teams of full-time students to immerse themselves in several project-based experiences that require them to utilize their instructional design, development, and management skills through authentic practice. Professors, instructors, and representatives from the sponsoring organization support students through the project experience.

Project Goals