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Teaching Physics to Deaf College Students in a 3-D Virtual Lab
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Robinson, Vicki – Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities, 2013
Virtual worlds are used in many educational and business applications. At the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology (NTID/RIT), deaf college students are introduced to the virtual world of Second Life, which is a 3-D immersive, interactive environment, accessed through computer software. NTID students use…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Deafness, Teaching Methods
A Prototype Greek Text to Greek Sign Language Conversion System
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Kouremenos, Dimitris; Fotinea, Stavroula-Evita; Efthimiou, Eleni; Ntalianis, Klimis – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2010
In this article, a prototype Greek text to Greek Sign Language (GSL) conversion system is presented. The system is integrated into an educational platform that addresses the needs of teaching GSL grammar and was developed within the SYNENNOESE project (Efthimiou "et al." 2004a. Developing an e-learning platform for the Greek sign…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Translation, Sign Language, Deafness
Snapshots of Interactive Multimedia at Work Across the Curriculum in Deaf Education: Implications for Public Address Training
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Parton, Becky Sue – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2006
A review of the literature yields many intriguing applications of interactive multimedia technology that can be seen through a series of "snapshots" describing current projects and initiatives for deaf education. The five main categories chosen to represent these activities are: instructional design, communication bridges, skill development…
Descriptors: Deafness, Multimedia Materials, Educational Technology, Instructional Design