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European Journal of Special Education Research ISSN: 2501 - 2428 ISSN-L: 2501 - 2428 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu Volume 2 │ Issue 4 │ 2017 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.555941 USING YOUTUBETM VIDEO SHARING IN TRAINING HOW TO COACH STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS Kok Hwee Chia1, Boon Hock Lim2i EdD, Special Needs Consultant, Singapore 1 PhD, Special Education Consultant, 2 Malacca, Malaysia Abstract: This paper provides a brief background on the Lesson Study approach and its variant forms such as Modified Lesson Study, Learning Study and Virtual Experiential Learning Study. In addition, the authors have included a brief discussion about information and communication technology (ICT) and its impact in both education and professional training that has given rise to the development of the Quasi-Lesson Study (QLS). The main ICT contribution highlighted in this paper is the YouTube videosharing service that can be used in the training of teachers and/or allied educators in both mainstream and special schools as well as educational therapists working in private learning centers/remedial learning clinics in Singapore and Malaysia today. YouTube sharing is used at various phases in the QLS cycle to help a teacher, allied educator or educational therapist become better equipped with not only the know-what (i.e., content knowledge and skills), but also the know-how (i.e., techniques and strategies) when working with students with special needs. How YouTube TM sharing can help in overcoming the constraints of coordinating a lesson observation and other challenges in traditional Lesson Study, such as the awkwardness of being observed, is also discussed. More professional training ideas may thus spin off from the QLS concept, as others may be inspired to transcend the limits of traditional Lesson Study through the QLS approach. Keywords: Quasi-Lesson Study, QLS cycle, special needs, video sharing, YoutubeTM - Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 1 Kok Hwee Chia, Boon Hock Lim USING YOUTUBETM VIDEO SHARING IN TRAINING HOW TO COACH STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS For downloading the full article, please access the following link: http://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejse/article/view/679 European Journal of Special Education Research - Volume 2 │ Issue 4 │ 2017 2