We continue to talk about the features of inclusive education at Moscow State Technical University. Bauman. IN we introduced you to the unique faculty of the GUIMC and adapted programs that have no analogues in the world.
Today we will talk about the technical equipment of the faculty. Smart audiences, additional features, spaces thought out to the smallest detail - all this in our article.
Smart audience of the GUIMC faculty
All classes in the first two courses of study are held in specialized spaces. The educational complex includes: a new smart classroom, two classic classrooms equipped with special equipment, consultation areas and an office for receiving specialists.
The modern auditorium for lectures and seminars is a computer class. However, it has some interesting "chips". In the center there is a speaker of a uniform sound field, which allows you to distribute the sound equally loudly in different parts of the audience. Also, students can adjust their hearing aids to it and listen to the speech of the teacher without any noise.
Since the audience is "smart", all control - from light to animation on an interactive whiteboard - is carried out from a tablet, the work of which is controlled by a laboratory assistant who is present at full speed.
There are several options for displaying information in the audience. In addition to the interactive whiteboard, the office has two screens that can be used if the interpreter works remotely or if text support is needed.
There is also a FabLab zone in the auditorium, where various devices are located: a 3D printer, a drawing board, various soldering irons and tools. Here the students have a practical part of the training. For example, classes in engineering graphics are held in this auditorium. After working in Autodesk Inventor, students can 3D print the designed part. Thus, the guys have the opportunity to “practically” check the work done on their own, for example, to evaluate whether a nut is put on a bolt or to see a model of the parts created. People with hearing impairments have some difficulty with spatial thinking, so this feature greatly simplifies the learning process.
Sound-absorbing panels are installed on the walls in the auditorium, which improve the acoustics in the classroom. A camera hangs above the interactive whiteboard, which automatically records lectures and uploads the material to the student's personal account, where everyone can study the material again after the lesson is completed.
In the consultation area, students can linger after classes to do their homework and deal with all the difficulties that arise during independent work. The space is also equipped with modern computers with the necessary software.
"Appointment" with an audiologist and psychologist right at the University
The GUIMC training center has an office where consultations are held with various specialists. For example, a teacher-psychologist helps students in solving personal problems. The audiologist, in turn, accompanies the individual technical means of rehabilitation of students: adjusts and maintains hearing aids, if necessary, selects new models, makes casts to create inserts for various devices. During the "reception" with the help of an audiometer, an audiogram is drawn, which demonstrates at what frequencies the student hears well, and at which - poorly. Further, according to these data, individual devices of students are adjusted.
And all this happens right at the University, due to this, students do not need to travel to specialized centers to solve technical problems.
Who works at the faculty
Throughout the training, both teachers from all over the University, as well as faculty members of the GUIMC, sign language interpreters and technical specialists work with students. About everything in more detail.
Teachers of the GUIMC conduct optional disciplines: auditory and speech development, semantics of technical texts, technologies of special opportunities. The adaptive program also includes educational, professional and social practices. In such pairs, students are taught how to write a resume, self-presentation skills, get acquainted with the labor market and “pump” the soft skills of future engineers.
Teachers of classical disciplines come from different departments and teach students the fundamental sciences, but at the same time they take into account the peculiarities of conducting pairs in these groups: they read the material more slowly, do not turn their backs and use other “life hacks”.
The Center also has special tutors who conduct additional consultations with students in mathematics. Any student can come up and ask a question or ask for help in solving a particular task.
Sign language interpreters accompany the teachers during the lessons. The faculty currently has 13 translators. This is the largest team among all universities where students with hearing impairment study. Over the long years of work at MSTU, translators even developed a technological base for gestures of engineering terms. For example, the term "diffraction" can be understood by any student of the faculty thanks to the sign language.
In the next article, we will show how student life goes on at the faculty, tell you how the process of employment of graduates goes, and share their successes. Stay with us and do not miss the release of new articles!
Source: habr.com