Issues and Challenges in Curriculum and Instructional Technology for Special Needs

Abstract

Studies on issues and challenges related to curriculum and instructional technology with a particular focus on learners with special needs are crucially needed in order to rectify any problem faced. The issues include several challenges that have been reported including professional development, resistance to change, delivering informal learning, failures of personalized learning and failure to use technology to deliver effective formative assessments. Based on the interrelated issues and challenges, several suggestions are offered for the curriculum with the aim of assisting learners with emerging issues pertaining to application of instructional technology among learners with special needs. The curriculum is expected to be useful as it is designed and applied with instructional technology specifically tailored to learners with special needs. More cooperative and dedicated teachers are needed to facilitate the learners in utilizing the available instructional technology so that the teacher and learners with special needs get the optimum benefits.