Using interactive white boards as a tool to motivate and engage student learners with learning difficulties and disabilities

Abstract

Purpose

Interactive whiteboards (IWB) have become a common tool in education. The purpose of this paper is to look at some of the ways that this tool has been successfully used to engage and motivate teenage student learners with learning disabilities and difficulties (LLDD).

Design/methodology/approach

The author draws upon his teaching practice to look at how IWBs have been used to engage and motivate teenage student learners with LLDD. The article compares the author's experiences with other teaching ideas identified, in order to reflect in more depth on teaching practice.

Findings

The author concludes that interactive white boards are an effective tool for the engagement and motivation of students with learning difficulties and disabilities, despite there being very little research evidence for their use with this group in further education settings.

Originality/value

Use of the interactive white board has enabled the author to deliver ideas in a different style of teaching, developing more interactive and engaging lessons for students with learning difficulties and disabilities.

Citation

Mead, L. (2012), "Using interactive white boards as a tool to motivate and engage student learners with learning difficulties and disabilities", Journal of Assistive Technologies, Vol. 6 No. 1, pp. 62-65. https://doi.org/10.1108/17549451211214364