The second cohort of MSc EduAT students graduated on the 18th of June 2024. The group crossed the Caird Hall stage with other students graduating from the School of Science and Engineering.
The programme team are very proud of our graduates, all members of the group undertook project dissertation work that directly improved the provision of Assistive Technology services in the organisations they work within. Examples of project work included a review of how students who are deaf or hard of hearing accessed assistive technology support in a higher education organisation, evaluating the effectiveness of training and support for teachers to write high quality AT goals and targets in a specialist college context, an investigation as to the suitability of mainstream environmental controls in a specialist college and evaluating the requirements for and impact of assistive technology training in a special school. Other work focussed on assistive technology for literacy, developing switch access skills and the inclusion of virtual reality technology in a special school.
The graduating group work in specialist schools and colleges and in higher education. The MSc EduAT is taken by students who work in specialist and mainstream schools and colleges, including general further education colleges and in higher education organisations. Students are also employed in private AT practice, in social care and third sector organisations and in health contexts. This broad range of professional experiences results in dynamic cohorts who are drawn from education and teaching, health and therapy and various technology-based roles. The EduAT programme team have found that the cohorts develop as self-directing learning groups who support each other cohesively and provide a valuable supportive professional context to each other, this is seen as a very respected outcome alongside developing new knowledge and skills in assistive technology.
The course has been designed to support students to learn about the assessment, provisioning, ongoing support, and review of Assistive Technology in a range of contexts.
You can find more information about this predominately distance learning programme on the MSc in educational assistive technology dedicated website.
You can read about our first cohort who graduated in 2023 in this press release. Our second cohort graduated in June 2024.
If you have any questions, or would like to find out more about the course, please email MScEduAT@Dundee.ac.uk
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