RIDBC Renwick Centre For Research and Professional Education

Online Learning

The RIDBC Renwick Centre offers comprehensive online learning programs covering: Interactive Lectures, Audio and Video Resources, Downloads, Forums and Quizzes. Many of these resources are free to access, however some require registration.

Online Learning Modules

    The RIDBC Renwick Centre offers comprehensive e-Learning programs covering:
  • Interactive Lectures
  • Audio and Video Resources
  • Downloads, Forums and Quizzes

Free e-Learning for All

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and Hearing Impairment

Free e-Learning for All

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This series of free, interactive lectures has been created by the RIDBC Renwick Centre. It is aimed at anyone looking for an introduction to hearing impairment and the human auditory system.

There are eight lectures available. Topics covered include the anatomy of the ear, causes of hearing loss, types and degree of hearing loss, audiograms, problems experienced by people with a hearing impairment, hearing aids, Cochlear implants, hearing testing centres and tactics to help when communicating with people who have a hearing loss.

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Celebrating the bicentenary of Louis Braille's birth

Free e-Learning for All

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This web-site was created to mark the bicentenary of Louis Braille's birth - 4th of January, 2009

There are a range of resources available providing an overview of the history of braille and an introduction to the braille code. These include braille facts, nearly 20 minutes of videos, a crossword puzzle, 10 quiz questions, article reviews and links to other interesting web-sites (plus much more!).

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for educators and the general public

Free e-Learning for All

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A small number of resources are available here to assist you in learning more about vision impairment, strategies to consider when working with children with a vision impairment and adaptive technologies and instruments.

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Current Renwick Centre e-Learning Activities

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Supporting Children with Vision Impairment

Offered as part of a CPE Course

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This e-learning site supports the Teacher Aide Vision Impairment Course. This course is offered as part of the continuing education program, RIDBC Renwick Centre. Please refer to CPE Calendar for next availble dates.

Upon signing up on the course, you will access to a series of modules which provide resources relevant to the teacher aide role in vision impairment, including topics on the Teacher Aide role, legal considerations, Blindness and Vision Impairment, etc. A Discussion Board will used for online discussion on the modules. It can also be used to discuss topics relevant to your work, chat with one another and receive messages from the course facilitators.

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Supporting Children with Hearing Impairment

Offered as part of a CPE Course

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This website contains self-paced learning activities and supplementary readings for the two day workshop conducted in Sydney 2010.

Upon signing up on the course, you will access to a series of modules which provide resources relevant to the teacher aide role in hearing impairment, including topics on the Student Support, Language and Literacy, Strategies, etc. A Discussion Board will used for online discussion on the modules.

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University of Newcastle e-Learning Resources

    Resources for the students of Universitry of Newcastle and the genreal public.
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  • Online Learning Demo
  • Learning in the Online Environment
  • Learning Support Program's Self Access Resources

RIDBC e-Learning Resources

RIDBC Auslan Tutor: Key Signs

Free on the iPhone and iPod touch

RIDBC e-Learning Resources

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To celebrate our 150th anniversary, RIDBC is proud to announce a free application giving you a chance to learn 150 key signs in Australian Sign Language (Auslan).

RIDBC's Auslan Tutor: Key Signs can be downloaded free from the iTunes store. Go to RIDBC Auslan Tutor site for details.

RIDBC Auslan Tutor

for the iPhone and iPod touch

RIDBC e-Learning Resources

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The RIDBC Auslan Tutor is a portable video-based Australian Sign Language (Auslan) teaching resource developed specifically for the iPhone and iPod touch.

It is designed for families of young deaf children to assist them to learn Auslan and promote early communication between parent and child. Over 500 signs are included. These signs were carefully chosen as those most needed by families in their interactions with, and teaching of, their young deaf children. Go to RIDBC Auslan Tutor site for details.

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