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What is Mastery of Assistive Technology and How Do We Measure It?

Join us for this webinar presented by Ben Satterfield, Ed.D.

This session presents findings of a Delphi Study of Mastery of Assistive Technology. Participants will be invited to do a self-evaluation of their personal mastery of a particular AT solution followed by a discussion of this approach to measuring AT Mastery and its applicability to K-12 settings.


Dr. Ben Satterfield is a Research Associate at the Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation at Georgia Tech, with a dual appointment at the University of Georgia, College of Education where he is an Assistant Professor, teaching graduate courses in AAC in the Communication Science and Special Education Department. Ben’s research is focused on measuring outcomes of AT use and upon mastery of AT. Ben has a background as an instructional designer. He participated in the design of several software titles for young children and children with disabilities. Ben served as the President of the Dunamis Educational Foundation and the President/CEO of Dunamis, Inc. He taught in a public high school near Richmond, Va. for seven years and served five years as a Head Soccer Coach and in sports administration at Virginia Commonwealth University. He also worked for two years as a software designer at ChalkBoard, Inc. In 2007, Ben completed work on his doctoral program in Instructional Technology and Distance Education at NOVA Southeastern University.

Earlier Event: August 17
Get to Know the Loan Library
Later Event: October 7
Assistive Technology Expo