Dr. Curtis Rogers talks to Dr. Lisa Raiford, Elizabeth Moore, and Josh Findlay from the South Carolina State Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Services about the Robots4Autism Initiative and other assistive technology programs in South Carolina schools.
Since 2011, the number of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in South Carolina has nearly doubled from 4000 to over 8000 students in 2017. Recognizing the need to provide an evidence based curriculum for students with ASD and the need to support educators, the Office of Special Education Services invested in Milo and through the use of federal funds will pilot the humanoid robot and curriculum in 15 districts for a three year period.
Developed by RoboKind, a company based in Dallas, Milo teaches elementary and middle school age students the understanding and meaning of emotions and expressions, and demonstrates appropriate social behavior and responses. Through interactions with Milo, students learn to tune in on emotions, express empathy, act more appropriately in social situations, self-motivate, and generalize in the population.
Links:
The University of South Carolina's Moving Image Research Collections - Episode 46
Bonnie Stanard discusses What Missing Means and more - Episode 45
Shadows of the Gullah Geechee with photographer Pete Marovich
What is the Green Book of South Carolina?
A Conversation with Sarah Blackman of Greenville's Fine Arts Center
Business, Careers and Research Center at Richland Library
Family of Warriors with Ed DeVos
Poetry with Ed Madden, Columbia’s Poet Laureate – Episode 39
Uncompromising Activist Richard Greener – Episode 38
Make Space for Dr. Heather Moorefield-Lang - Episode 37
Taking Root: The Nature Writing of William and Adam Summer of Pomaria – LibraryVoicesSC Episode 36
Interview with Fiber Artist Susan Lenz – Episode 35
Clair DeLune and South Carolina Blues – Episode 34
A Conversation with Kathryn Smith, Author of The Gatekeeper – Episode 33
What is E-Rate with Andrew Epting – Episode 31
The Watering Hole, Poetry, and Banned Books with Monifa Lemons – Episode 30
Columbia World Affairs Council with Dickson Monk – Episode 29
Marvin Lare and Champions of Civil and Human Rights in South Carolina – Episode 28
Let’s Talk About South Carolina Humanities - Conversation with TJ Wallace - Episode 27
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