| SEN
Research |
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| Many SEN
teachers found Classic
Roamer and the Valiant Turtle useful in
working with their students (see Research
Archives). In 1992 Valiant supported a
research project run by Mike Blamires of Canterbury
Christ Church University. In this project
experienced, practising SEN teachers working
for their MAs investigated how to use Classic
Roamer in a SEN situation. The outcome of
this was the Canterbury Report, which found
the robot useful, but frustrating because
it did not meet the exact needs of each individual
student. |
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| SEN
Roamer |
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| The
Canterbury Report triggered the conceptual insights
that led to the development of Roamer-Too. Clearly
each SEN scenario requires a different robot. The
only way to achieve this economically was to create
a modular robot system. This is the core idea of
Roamer-Too. |
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| Accessible
Technology Interfaces |
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| Valiant
is planning to develop a number of interfaces
to existing accessible technology. Contact
us and tell us what you would like to interface
to and we will try and make it a priority
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SEN RoAD Partners Needed |
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| Though the
original design impetus came from work in
SEN, Roamer-Too has developed into a more
general educational tool. Its current focus
is biased towards mainstream teaching situations.
However, Valiant remains committed to SEN
issues. If we are to create first class tools
for use in the area, it is essential we combine
our skills with those of SEN specialists.
We would like to encourage anyone in this
field, interested in this project to become
RoAD Partners. |
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