2012 03-08 dimity dornan-personal presentation
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This is the personal presentation of Dimity Dornan, Australia. See her topic presentation on March 25 th: www.....TRANSCRIPT
HEAR AND SAY WORLDWIDE
Listening and Speaking for the Children of TomorrowAssociate Professor Dimity
Dornan AMwww.hearandsaycentre.com.au
Introduction
Order of AustraliaFounder and Managing Director of:
Hear and Say Children and FamiliesHear and Say Research and InnovationHear and Say WorldWide (global professional training)
Many AwardsDoctorate research study involving a longitudinal controlled study comparing outcomes of children in an Auditory-Verbal Therapy program with children with normal hearinghttp://www.ihear.org.au/userfiles/file/Dimity's%20PhD%20thesis.pdf
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Auditory-Verbal Therapy (AVT) teaches parents simultaneously with children.
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AVT teaches the brain to hear!
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Research Interests of Hear and Say Research and Innovation
• Neuroscience• Innovation in hearing technology and
education techniques• Medical Bionics • E-Learning
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Synchronous Cyber Classroom
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Distinguished Prof Nian-Shing Chen NSYSU Taiwan
The children of tomorrow
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