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Designing educational material to teach Braille to adult educators through the method of distance learning

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Submitted   Nov 18, 2022
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Issue    Vol 3 No 1 (2023)
DOI   10.25082/AMLER.2023.01.009

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Evaggelia Skaraki corresponding author
Department of Preschool Education, Faculty of Education, University of Crete, Crete, Greece

Abstract

The primary purpose of this research is to design and implement educational material through the method of distance learning to teach Braille to adult educators. Another main aim of this study is to probe into the possibilities distance learning offers learners and to what extent it can be conducive to a proper and effective teaching of Braille to adult educators. More specifically, the educational material was examined by three experts in distance learning education who contributed to its evaluation and further development. Subsequently, the educational material was examined by five educators who evaluated it.

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Braille language, distance learning education, educational material

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Skaraki, E. (2023). Designing educational material to teach Braille to adult educators through the method of distance learning. Advances in Mobile Learning Educational Research, 3(1), 602-609. https://doi.org/10.25082/AMLER.2023.01.009
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