What is the Purpose of Project SEED?
Project SEED will develop a DVD to promote and enhance the social and emotional growth of children with special needs, birth to three years. The project will evaluate the social emotional growth of children, the usability of the content of the DVD, and the feasibility and effectiveness of the DVD. The project objectives include:
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Establish partnerships to assure the DVD has broad applicability.
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Develop the instructional design of the DVD and teaching strategies based on sound instructional design principles.
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Develop the DVD.
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Develop supportive print materials.
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Conduct formative evaluation and feasibility testing.
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Finalize product development and disseminate project results.
What Information Will Be Included on the DVD?
The DVD will feature highly qualified experts demonstrating strategies/interventions to promote social emotional development in real life situations with families and children.
Who Will Use the DVD?
The DVD will be used by early intervention personnel with families of children with special needs, birth to three years to encourage and support the social emotional development of children.
Who is Involved with the Project?
Lori Rowan, Director
Vonda Jump, Evaluator
Fran Payne, Secretary/Project Assistant
Dr. Douglas Goldsmith & Danielle Warthen, Content Specialists
Brenda Rowley, Parent Consultant
Melanie Domenech Rodriguez, Cultural Consultant
Information Technology Project Management (IT) at Utah State University will provide the resources to produce the DVD technology.
Weber Early Intervention program, Ogden, UT will participate in the feasibility and evaluation of the technology-based approach.
DDI Vantage, Salt Lake City, UT will participate in videotaping to produce the DVD.
Contact Us
Lori Rowan
SKI-HI Institute
6500 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-6500
(435) 797-5588
lori.rowan@usu.edu
