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specialization was rooted in strong partnerships between the North Dakota School
for the Blind personnel and UND faculty, students, and staff. Those partnerships
continue today.
Figure 1
College of Education and Human Development
Note. Sign in front of the College of Education and Human Development building where the
Special Education Program and VI specialization are housed at UND.
In the past 15+ years, UND has offered the courses in special education
through a 100% online, asynchronous model. Technological advances have made
online teaching and learning more efficient, and online pedagogy has become more
effective since the early days of online course delivery over IVAN and assignment
submissions via VHS tapes mailed to the instructors.
UND's Special Education Program is accredited. It meets the standards of
the Higher Learning Commission, Council for Exceptional Children, North Dakota
