Colloquium: Taliesin Love Smith, Department of Physics, University of Guelph

Have You Heard?: Inclusive Features make STEM Exploration Flexible and Adaptable

Since 2002, the PhET Interactive Simulations project at the University of Colorado Boulder has created over 170 interactive game-like math and science simulations (sims) for exploring topics and concepts in math and science. PhET’s inclusive design initiative, launched in 2014, has resulted in 9 inclusive – auditory, visual, and input – features that make sims accessible to learners with and without disabilities in critical and creative ways. Inclusive features in sims, open new opportunities for rich and adaptable learning experiences. You may have heard of PhET sims; have you heard of PhET’s Inclusive Features?