Monarch by Kat Heller

The Monarch - a new braille display for blind and low vision users

kiheller — 2024-09-07 16:07:49 UTC

In collaboration with Humanware, a company that develops solutions for blind and low-vision users, the American Printing House for the Blind created the Monarch. This groundbreaking tablet, the size of a laptop, provides blind students with access to tactile graphics, braille books, graphic calculators, and more.

Constructivism (Pieget, Vygotsky)

kiheller — 2024-09-07 16:14:20 UTC

Constructivist theories suggest that learners construct knowledge actively through experience and interaction with their environment. The Monarch facilitates this by allowing students to explore tactile graphics, manipulate braille content, and interact with materials that help them build understanding.

Experiential Learning (Kolb)

kiheller — 2024-09-07 16:16:52 UTC

David Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory emphasizes learning through experience. The Monarch offers hands-on, interactive learning through tactile experiences, essential for understanding spatial concepts, mathematical models, and other visual-based subjects.

Scaffolding (Vygotsky)

kiheller — 2024-09-07 16:18:47 UTC

The Monarch provides a form of scaffolding, offering accessible tools like graphic calculators and tactile graphics to support learners as they engage with complex material. It allows students to gradually increase independence in their learning as they gain proficiency with these tools.