Partner search for e-Learning project on ADHD
22 April 2009 - General announcements
Malta Industrial Innovation for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is looking for partners for an international project on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
The - BRIGHT-CHILD - project focusses on adapting e-Learning for inclusion of students suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are commonly
labelled inattentive, stubborn, troublemakers, lazy and careless. The BRIGHTCHILD
proposal focuses on acknowledging the learning potential inherent in children
with ADHD chronological impairment and provides them with an e-learning system,
incorporating the innovative eye-tracking technology to enhance their learning
experience. The e-learning tool based on eye tracking technology will recognize when
a child is reading and when he/she has fixated on a word longer than normal, in order
to create a highly individualized reading aid. This technology will be embedded in an
e-learning system which will make education more accessible to students suffering
from ADHD and help them to overcome the barriers they encounter as a result of their
learning difficulties.
The initiators of the project are looking for partners with specific expertise in the area of education.
For more information you can contact Lorraine Caruana