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Chaffin inspires 2007 Budig lecture audience to change education Chaffin, who joined the Department of Special Education in 1968, showed clips of the very earliest video games and traced their development to the newest – Wii. He discussed the Eureka moment that spurred his quest to use technology to teach students, especially those with special needs. He also talked about the many great tools available on the ALTEC website for teachers, students and others (http://www.altec.org). In Chaffin’s nomination for the Budig Professorship, one colleague wrote: “It cannot be said of many people that he or she changed how educators do business. Jerry Chaffin did just that. Through his commitment to education, his vision of how technology could be incorporated in instruction and his desire to affect children’s learning, Jerry Chaffin is responsible for changing the face of teacher training at The University of Kansas.” He challenged the audience to move change along: “You can’t leave this to me – We can change Education!” Link to view an abridged version of Chaffin's inspiring Budig Lecture. Past recipients of the Gene A. Budig Teaching Professor in Special Education Award are: Dr. Tom Skrtic (2005-2006); Dr. H. Rutherford Turnbull, III (2004-2005); Dr. Ed Meyen (2003-2004); and Dr. Gary Clark (2002-2003). |
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Jerry Chaffin, professor of Special Education, director of ALTEC (Advanced Learning Technologies, a division of the Center for Research on Learning), and recipient of the 2007 Gene A. Budig Teaching Professorship in Special Education took a near capacity audience through a time-traveling video game trip during his Budig Lecture in March, 2007.