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The NextSense Institute Podcast (formerly the Renwick Centre Podcast) is a regular series that discusses hearing and vision education and health- everything from new resources, emerging ideas and hot-button issues!
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Monday Sep 16, 2019
Monday Sep 16, 2019
This week on the podcast, we continue our chat with Karen Blakenship, a passionate and experienced vision itinerant teacher. Last week's episode covered assessment tools, and this week, we look at the Expanded Core Curriculum, and how it should always be included for a student who is blind or has low vision. Karen takes about the 9 domains and why they are so important.
Transcript: Click here to download
Resources:
Utah School for the Blind: https://www.usdb.org/programs/blind-visually-impaired/expanded-core-curriculum/
Family Connect:
https://www.familyconnect.org/parentsitehome.aspx
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Monday Sep 09, 2019
This week on the podcast, we speak to Karen Blankenship, an incredibly knowledgable vision itinerant teacher with many years of experience, including working closely with Dr Anne Corn, a recent guest of the podcast. Our chat with Karen has been broken into two parts; assessment tools and the Expanded Core Curriculum for students who are blind or have low vision. This episode looks at the Expanded Core Curriculum, and how it should always be included for a student who is blind or has low vision.
Transcript: Download here!
Resources: http://earubric.com/ | Perkins Learning Class https://www.perkinselearning.org/earn-credits/online-class/essential-assessments
Monday Sep 02, 2019
Monday Sep 02, 2019
The LOCHI study is a population-based longitudinal study that prospectively evaluates the development of a group of Australian children with hearing loss as they grow up. This study is unique in its inclusion of children whose hearing loss was diagnosed through either Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS), or standard care; and all of whom access the same post-diagnostic services provided by the national audiological service provider, Australian Hearing. This means that their results can be fairly compared, whenever and wherever their hearing loss was discovered. Today’s discussion features Vivienne Marnane who will report on the psychosocial development of children in the study.
Transcript: Click here to download! | LOCHI website: https://www.outcomes.nal.gov.au/
Monday Aug 26, 2019
Monday Aug 26, 2019
The NDIS can feel confusing and frustrating. NextSense's resident NDIS guru, Stefania, will help you to navigate the whole process from disability identification to spending the money on your successful plan.
Monday Aug 19, 2019
Monday Aug 19, 2019
What do we mean when we talk about visual independence for students who are Blind or Vision Impaired? Is this something that can be taught? Is there a sequence we should follow? Thought leader Dr Anne Corn shares her thoughts in this fascinating episode!
Transcript: Click here to download Article link: click here!
Monday Aug 12, 2019
Monday Aug 12, 2019
Technology has brought about many changes in our lives, particularly for people with a disability. This week, we speak with Mike Corrigan from the RIDBC School Services (VI) team and explore some of the ways technology has supported the independence of people who are blind or have vision impairment.
Transcript: Click here to download
Monday Aug 05, 2019
Monday Aug 05, 2019
Life’s not easy when you’re a teenager – and if you’re deaf or hard of hearing, it can be even trickier. Hear for You provide mentor and support to make the bumpy teenage ride a little smoother!
This week, we speak with David Brady, CEO of Hear for You, about the importance of mentoring for deaf teenagers.
Transcript: Click here to download Website: hearforyou.com.au
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Monday Jul 29, 2019
What is a wearable white cane? Can we support the early orientation and mobility development of infants and toddlers with vision impairment and blindness? Listen in to find out more!
Transcript: click here to download!! SafeToddles website: safetoddles.org/
Monday Jul 22, 2019
Monday Jul 22, 2019
Think you aren’t a maths person and don’t have a ‘maths brain’? Lynelle Campbell thinks its all a matter of the right kind of numeracy education! Listen in to her thoughts in this week’s podcast!
Transcript: click here to download
Course information: https://bit.ly/2SAwWQI
Monday Jul 15, 2019
Monday Jul 15, 2019
In this week's episode, we speak with returning guest, Andrew Kendrick, who talks with us about experience books, and their relevance in language and listening skills.
Monday Jul 08, 2019
Monday Jul 08, 2019
Today, we speak to Dr. Amy Szarkowski , a psychologist who specializes in working with children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families. Amy serves as the Clinical Director for the Children’s Center for Communication/Beverly School for the Deaf, and speaks with us today about the importance of pragmatics.
Course information! Transcript: click here!
Monday Jul 01, 2019
Monday Jul 01, 2019
In this episode, we speak with returning guest Andrew Spencer, Manager of Library and Information Services at the NextSense Institute Library, about evidence based practice and its importance within various fields.
Click here to view our resource list. Click here to download the transcript!
Monday Jun 24, 2019
Monday Jun 24, 2019
In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Harzita Hashim, Best Practice Lead for Vision, about the importance of choosing and reading books for children who are blind or have low vision.
Transcript: Click here to download!
Monday Jun 17, 2019
Monday Jun 17, 2019
Dr Rosenblum shares suggestions for parents & teachers to support students with vision impairment with travel, including strategies for personal locomotion (walking & bike riding), public transport & ride sharing.
Tuesday Jun 11, 2019
Tuesday Jun 11, 2019
In this episode, we speak with Dr Frances Gentle, about UEBOnline, the importance of learning braille, and the upcoming release of UEB Maths!
Transcript: Click here to download
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Friday Jun 07, 2019
In this episode of the NextSense Institute Podcast, we speak to Dr Christie Yoshinago-Itano about at-risk populations of students who are deaf or hard of hearing, and about her upcoming two day course in July.
Transcript: Click here to download
Monday Jun 03, 2019
Monday Jun 03, 2019
Returning to the NextSense Institute Podcast, Dr Sue Silveira shares the common and more unusual red flags parents can look for if they have concerns about their children’s vision.
Saturday May 25, 2019
Saturday May 25, 2019
Dr Penny Rosenblum talks about the importance of visual graphics for students who are blind or vision impaired and provides strategies for teachers to try.
Transcript: Click here to download!
The overview page:
https://www.aph.org/product/animalwatch-vi-building-graphics-literacy-for-ipad/
The link directly to the curriculum (free) is:
The link to the app (free) is:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/animalwatch-vi-graphics/id1500956962
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Today on the podcast, we talk to Andrew Spencer, Manager, Library & Information Services, to talk about the NextSense Institute Podcast Library as part of Library and Information Week: www.ridbc.org.au/renwick/library-services
Tuesday May 14, 2019
Tuesday May 14, 2019
Dr Sue Silveira is an orthoptist with significant experience working with children and their families. Sue talks about all the reasons children might be refusing to wear their glasses, and provides strategies and ideas to help families and care givers encourage children to keep them on.