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Multisensory learning designs are underpinned by theories of multiple intelligences and learning styles. Practicing educators, parents, and others who work in learning situations with children, adolescents, and adults know firsthand that individuals learn in many different ways. For learning designers, the challenge is to incorporate as many ways as possible in order to accommodate the varied ways that students acquire knowledge and understanding. Multisensory learning strategies and adaptive technology also are key to working effectively with students with sensory challenges. Tablet computers are inherently assistive devices, and adaptive features that are not already built in to tablets can be added by using apps and after-market tools.
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Walling, D.R. (2014). Using Tablet Technology for Multisensory Learning. In: Designing Learning for Tablet Classrooms. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02420-2_15
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