Linda Graham
Professor Linda Graham leads QUT's Centre for Inclusive Education and coordinates LCN629, the core unit in the M.Ed (Inclusive Education) at Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Location Australia
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Linda Graham replied to Rebekah Cohen
Note this video only includes *some* of the major milestones. We couldn't include everything or you'd be watching it all day! Let us know what has been influential in your country?
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Linda Graham replied to Elaine Hayes
It should always be remembered that the aide is there to support the teacher. Not students.
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Linda Graham replied to Philip Brady
@PhilipBrady Very good points. One of my very first published papers asked the question "Into what do we seek to include?" True inclusion involves a complete reshaping of the way we deliver education. No more "mainstream" and no more "regular".
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Linda Graham replied to Joanna SG
That depends on the student and the level of adjustment required, which is significantly reduced if teachers employ universal design principles at the planning phase. You will learn more about this in the course :)
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Especially in the curriculum. They have a right to learn, not just observe, hey?
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Linda Graham replied to JANICE SELWAY
Thank you everyone for your comments. This scenario was built from real-life research data. "Daniel" is a real student and this is the reality of his "inclusion" at school. But as so many of you pointed out, this is not inclusion, it is a strange mix of integration and segregation. We can do SO much better and that is why Haley and I created this course. I'm...
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Linda Graham replied to Maria Barros
Precisely @MariaBarros :) Later we define inclusion because it is important to be clear about what it really is so that we know what is really taking place (or not) in our classrooms
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Linda Graham replied to Alison Tuionetoa
I'm glad you used "quotation marks" Alison :) Later in the course we define inclusion and it is important to be very clear about what it is and also what it isn't.
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Linda Graham made a comment
What an incredibly diverse range of learners we have! I have noted down Argentina, Armenia, Brazil, Dubai, Ghana, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Maldives, Mexico, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine and the United States, not to mention Queensland and New South Wales!! Welcome all of you and I hope you enjoy the course. :)
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Linda Graham replied to Elizabeth Cobcroft
This is exactly what we like to hear.
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Linda Graham replied to Angela Armstrong
Angela!!! How ARE you?? So great to hear from you again. :)
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Linda Graham replied to Kerrie Franklin
Hi Kerrie, long time no see!! I hope you enjoy the course :)
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Linda Graham replied to Philip Brady
Hello Philip! I began my schooling in Dublin and Haley gave me 'Far from the Tree' as a present. So many connections already ;)
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Linda Graham replied to Ana White
It's never too late, @AnaWhite :) We really hope you continue your learning. Congratulations for your drive and initiative -- your students will benefit!
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Linda Graham replied to Pam Prichard
Fantastic to hear @PamPrichard -- we look forward to visiting you in 2020 :)
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Yep. That's the plan! :)
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This is such a shame Winifred but with people like yourself doing this course, there will be change over time.
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Linda Graham replied to Anne W
That is true. Some will. However, there are some societal patterns that can guide you. The two groups that most prefer identity-first are those who identify as Autistic and those in the Deaf (as opposed to 'deaf') community. Note though that just because someone is autistic or deaf does not tell you how they wish to be identified. Being aware of the identity...
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It would be preferable to refer specifically to 'with ADHD' or 'with dyslexia'. Someone diagnosed with ADHD may not actually experience learning difficulties... The safest option is to have the conversation with the person themselves and ask them what they prefer. :)
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Linda Graham replied to Ian Campbell
@IanCampbell I saw a similar space when I was in Oxford recently and I really didn't like it because I was unsure of who had right of way... me or the bus! The whole design seemed quite dangerous to me. Especially when people on bikes and skateboards were whizzing about
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I am so pleased to hear that @ZhiqiangAmosTay :) Adopting inclusive language can be challenging in systems that have been influenced by the medical model for a long time. But we need to start somewhere and every person that extends their knowledge and makes a commitment like you just have is one more brick in the wall of change. Welcome!!
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Thank you Jennai -- we certainly think so!
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Thank you so much for that thoughtful reflection, @ElizabethBeynon -- it is a powerful story and far too common.
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Linda Graham replied to Annemaaike Kruisselbrink
That is excellent.
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Yay!
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Linda Graham replied to Asha F
You are very welcome @AshaF -- please share your learning with others and encourage them to do the course :)
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Linda Graham replied to Paul Benson
Awesome to hear Paul, thank you for that positive feedback :)
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Linda Graham replied to Alex Tuffin
Thank you @AlexTuffin -- we worked very hard on it and it is such a pleasure to hear that it is hitting the mark!
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Linda Graham replied to Alice Elwell
Yay!! Go you! There is plenty of research to support your position so flick us an email if you experience opposition... :)
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Linda Graham replied to nourah alshalhoub
The CRPD supercedes the Statement and is the most authoritative instrument as it is legally binding on countries that have ratifies the CRPD
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Linda Graham replied to Miriam Crouther
The MOOC is open for two weeks, @MiriamCrouther -- you can send them the link and encourage them to do it? You could also use this video of a lecture I gave last year and use it as a PL resource...?
https://mediawarehouse.qut.edu.au/QMW/player/?dID=70532&dDocName=QMW_061007&ref=embed
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Linda Graham replied to Alice Elwell
Woo hoo, Alice!! You are right. There are better ways to reach your students and the person best placed to do this is YOU.
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Linda Graham replied to pragati mahajan
Excellent to hear @pragatimahajan -- you can be a leader in your school and in your country by making changes one step at a time. Congratulations!
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Excellent contibution, thank you @IdaBrandão :)
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Thank you for sharing those principles, Paul :)
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That is great news Annemaaike! Go Uganda!
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New Brunswick is doing good things, Paul. Check out Policy 322 which was adopted in 2013. It's not perfect but it has definitely changed attitudes
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Absolutely right, Alice. This is why we all have to know about our obligations, so we can hold our governments to account :)
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Linda Graham replied to Ian Campbell
Yes Ian, teacher aide is our term for teaching assistant :) And it's the same deal here re qualifications, experience and pay.
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No Pragati, it won't help. In an inclusive classroom, the classroom teacher is responsible for the learning of all students. The TA is there to support the teacher, not individual children.
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Linda Graham replied to Paul Benson
@PaulBenson -- you wouldn't be thinking of this critic, would you? ;)
https://theconversation.com/pauline-hanson-is-wrong-we-need-to-include-children-with-disability-in-regular-classrooms-79897 -
Linda Graham replied to Ida Brandão
@MatleenaJärviö Universal Design for Learning. You will learn more about it in this course :)
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Linda Graham replied to Ian Campbell
@IanCampbell Michael Giangreco has been researching this issue for a long time.
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Linda Graham replied to Alice Elwell
Daniel's scenario is based on real-life observations from my six-year longitudinal study investigating the development of severely disruptive behaviour. The classroom was exactly as described in the scenario. Poor Daniel is now in Year 5 and the gaps in his learning have increased every year. :(
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Linda Graham replied to Ray Baselala
Hi @RayBaselala -- when you get to the definitions section of the course you will see that the model of provision you describe is not consistent with inclusive education. It is instead defined as segregation. While your wife is no doubt an excellent TA, the most comprehensive research on TAs to date has been done by A/Prof Rob Webster and Prof Peter Blatchford...
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Linda Graham replied to Bek Mc
You and me both Bek! We developed this course so that everyone would know what inclusive education is and ensure that everyone knows that it is a human right. Use this knowledge to uphold your child's right :)
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Linda Graham replied to Leanora Donnelly
Hi Lea, nice to hear from you again :)
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Linda Graham replied to Paul Benson
Welcome Paul -- thank you for joining us!
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Linda Graham replied to Sarah Davey
Welcome Sarah, nice to see you!
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Linda Graham replied to Nicole Capper
Great to see you on here Nicole! This will give you an excellent grounding for LCN629 which will run in Semester 1 next year
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Linda Graham replied to milan poudel
You will learn more in this course Milan. I look forward to watching your knowledge develop :)
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Linda Graham replied to Alice Elwell
Hi Alice! Great to see you on here :)
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Linda Graham replied to Siobhan Long
This is such an important point Siobhan! Please feel free to pass on information about the course to teachers at your school. We will be running a second round of this course in March next year, so you have plenty of time to coax them into it :)
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Love this reflection @GregoryHarding -- you are 100% on the money!
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Linda Graham replied to Siobhan Long
Absolutely right Siobhan -- I am hearing impaired and there is nothing more frustrating than poor acoustics! Amazingly, I attended an inclusive education conference earlier this year with the WORST acoustics ever. It is very easy to miss or forget things that we ourselves take for granted.
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Linda Graham replied to Gregory Harding
It is astonishing that so many schools are still inaccessible, despite the Disability Discrimination Act now being in place for over 25 years! My nephew has spent almost 18 months out of school after developing Osgood Schlatter's syndrome, which causes significant pain and mobility issues. His classes were also upstairs but being 70+ kgs and 5'9", no one can...
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Linda Graham replied to Jennifer Mouritz
It is really tricky @JenniferMouritz -- see my comment to @maxineNolan above. The presentation by Loren will be really interesting for you too, I think...
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Linda Graham replied to Maxine Nolan
Whereabouts in the world are you, @MaxineNolan? In the next week or so, we will have recordings from the 2019 Inclusive Education Forum at which Loren Swancutt presented on this topic. We will post the link to the recording on the www.research.qut.edu.au/selb/ website as soon as it is available and will post it here too... It was a brilliant presentation about...
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Linda Graham replied to Lisa C
Thank you @LisaC -- this is great feedback :)
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Linda Graham replied to Silvia Busto Caamaño
Thank you @SilviaBustoCaamaño -- we saw your Certificate of Completion on LinkedIn! We hope you enjoyed Week 2 as much as Week 1. You have powered through the content -- well done!
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Linda Graham replied to Kirsty Russell
That is great news @KirstyRussell -- so glad to hear it!!
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Linda Graham replied to Gregory Harding
Feel free to share information about the course with your colleagues @GregoryHarding -- the more educators that do this, the more we are all on the same page :)
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Linda Graham replied to Kerrie-Leigh Story
Thank you @Kerrie-LeighStory -- Haley and I worked hard to practice what we preach! I'm really pleased that you have found it helpful.
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Linda Graham replied to Suzy P
Thank you for that reflection @SuzyP :) The more educators with this knowledge, the more schools can push governments to meet their obligations under the CRPD.
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No, it hasn't. Perhaps the thinking is that the Bill of Rights is enough to protect Americans with disabilities but history would show that it isn't...
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Sad but true :(
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Yes, Suzy, things in the UK (England particularly) are extremely challenging for educators. It is perplexing to see what is happening as an Australian because the UK was a leader in this space for so long. And, of course, Australian politicians "policy-borrow" from the UK and USA without paying enough attention to the perverse effects of a policy before...
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Linda Graham replied to Silvia Busto Caamaño
Correct @SilviaBustoCaamaño :) Haley and I published a paper last year in a special edition of the International Journal of Speech Language Pathology on the communication as a human right. The whole issue is open-access to mark the anniversary: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17549507.2018.1395478
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Linda Graham replied to Joelene Yabsley
I agree Joelene! It is still a massive challenge... The undergraduate ITE curriculum is very crowded and the standards aren't really explicit enough to ensure the level of quality that is needed. This is one reason we created this online course -- if we can share the necessary conceptual knowledge more widely, it will allow us to go into more depth on the...
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It's a fabulous video, isn't it? My favourite aspect is that it has been filmed in a real school and the school has enacted each model of provision. That takes knowledge and guts. What a wonderful group of educators!
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Linda Graham replied to Zhiqiang Amos Tay
This is a really important point @ZhiqiangAmosTay and you're quite right -- differentiation CAN work to exclude if it is not done carefully. A meta-analysis of the last 100 years of research on ability grouping has shown that it has a very small (like tiny!) positive effect for very high achieving students, but a larger negative effect for everyone else. I...
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Linda Graham replied to Silvia Busto Caamaño
Thank you for sharing @SilviaBustoCaamaño -- there are some great things happening in your region of the world. Portugal brought in some really important legislation recently, which is another step forward for Europe. We can all do our bit to realise inclusive education!
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Linda Graham replied to Mitchell Robertson
Hey Mitch, great to see you on here! And SO pleased that you will learn some of the theory behind the positions we have taken in relation to the project :)
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Linda Graham replied to Carol Quadrelli
Welcome Carol -- what breadth of experience you have! I hope you enjoy the course :)
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Linda Graham replied to Caroline Duffus
Caroline, you might be interested in joining the School Inclusion Network for Educators (SINE) on Facebook. You will find many like minds there -- some SINE members will be doing this course with us :)
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Linda Graham replied to Kirsty Russell
Welcome Kirsty! We designed this course for everyone needed to make inclusion work -- teachers, principals, allied health professionals, teachers and, of course, parents. Glad you can join us :)
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Linda Graham replied to Susan DeSilva
I believe it is going to be very hot down your way tomorrow, Susan ;)
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Linda Graham replied to Gregory Harding
Thank you for joining us Gregory!
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Linda Graham replied to Joelene Yabsley
Welcome Joelene :)
