The more you know....

 Hey Tek-ninjas! I have blogged about the Tobii Dynavox Learning Hub multiple times before. I'm doing so again today. 

If you are interested in AAC, perhaps you are a parent, an educator, or a therapist (SLP, OT, PT, etc) this educational content is for you, and you can choose catered content. There is no cost to access any of it. All you need is "Single Sign On" Tobii Dynavox account. And, if you have a Tobii Dynavox account, that's what you have!

A Single Sign ON account will allow you to access all the courses and webinars in the Learning Hub. That same account will allow you to access mytobiidynavox, the eFunding Platform, AND Boardmaker Online. 

If you are a Speech Therapist, you should know, there are currently 36 courses with ASHA approved CEUs. As an Occupational Therapist, I was able to submit all of them, and received credit from AOTA as well. All of those 36 courses are either 30 or 60 minutes long. While this content is built by Tobii Dynavox, I'm pleased that a lot of the content can be generalized to all AAC interventions. 

So, go get your learning on!

Another chance for a great training!

Hey Tek-ninjas! I posted this a few weeks ago. There has been such tremendous interest that I wanted to let you know we are providing more seats. If you are interested in attending a great virtual training, and getting CEU's, this one is happening on Friday! I encourage you to sign up ASAP!

My friend and colleague, Lisa Geary will be presenting on May 1st, and she is super knowledgeable and engaging!

This course she's offering is called "Communicating Beyond Requesting", and it's a really solid offering. Lisa will discuss "where do you typically start when introducing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)? If you are like most people, you probably start with activities that involve an individual requesting a motivating object or action. But what happens next? What happens when we run out of things to request? In this session, we will explore key areas to go beyond requesting including vocabulary selection, goal writing, intervention strategies and communication partner tips".

When:
May 1, 2020
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Please log in (see Zoom registration information) at 8:45 am

Where:
This event will be held virtually. After registering, you will receive an email with your Zoom registration. Complete that registration in order to receive your Virtual Classroom link. Remember to check your spam folder for follow up emails.

Registration on a computer rather than a mobile device is recommended.

This course will be offered for 0.5 ASHA CEUs.

Click on this link if you want to learn more. 

Lisa has over 25 years of experience in speech-language pathology, teaching, and supervision. She previously served as Clinical Assistant Professor in a university setting as well as SLP in the public school, private practice, and outpatient rehabilitation settings. Currently, Lisa is a member of the Tobii Dynavox Learning Services Team, providing implementation workshops for professionals and customers.

And remember, WASH YOUR HANDS!

Heaps and heaps of trainings!

Hey Tek-ninjas! Here are a few more online trainings which are coming up real soon from Tobii Dynavox. Take a look, you might find that topic you've been feeling rusty on!

Tips and Tricks - Deep Dive into Snap Core First

Date & Time: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET
Read more here!

Communicating with Core Vocabulary in Snap Core First

ASHA CEUs: 0.35
Date & Time: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 12:00 PM - 03:45 PM ET
Read more here!

Tobii Dynavox: Empowering Communication and Literacy

ASHA CEUs: 0.55
Date & Time: Thursday, April 30, 2020 11:00 AM - 05:30 PM ET
Read more here!

These events are all top notch! Presenters include both Lisa Geary, whom I wrote about in my last post, and Patrick Brune. 

Patrick is a friend and a colleague from Tobii Dynavox. He is a speech therapist with over 30 years of clinical experience in the area of AAC. His focus has been on developing tools and supports that create successful communication opportunities for all Tobii Dynavox customers. They both are a members of the Learning Services Team for Tobii Dynavox. 

Hope to see some of you there! Also... wash your hands!

Get'n MY learn'n on!

Hey Tek-ninjas! So, I'm always urging people to "get their learn'n on"... today, I took my own advice, and took a class on the Tobii Dynavox Learning Hub. I've written about the Learning Hub before, but was excited to share this experience with you all.

Because my 18 years of clinicial work were almost exclusively in K-12, I decided to learn something new, and took a course titled AAC and Aphasia.

The course was an hour, and I could stop it, run get a cup of coffee, and come back whenever I wanted. No mean looks from a presenter for interrupting the flow!

Before I started the course, I was able to read the course overview and see what the learning objectives are. In addition I was able to see the contact hours, and ASHA credits.

The content was excellent. I learned about the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia (LPAA). This model reminded me so much of many of our Occupational Performance models which guide our clinical reasoning as OTs.

In the workshop I also learned about multiple lo, mid, and high tech tools, and the importance of incorporating all three for our clients benefit.

Tomorrow I'm planning on taking Scanning 101: Define Scanning Terminology I'm looking forward

to it! This is such a great resource, especially while we are quarantined. Currently, there are about 20 different course covering a wide variety topics such as math, literacy, eye-gaze, and scanning. My understanding is that there will continue to be more content generated.

Did I mention, these courses do not cost any money? And, while the course I took was an hour, there are some that are 30 minutes. This means it's easy to get in a quick lesson during your day while you are navigating teletherapy at home!

Remember: wash your hands!