Title:	E-LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS OF COMPUTER-GRAPHICS CLASSWORK FOR DEAF STUDENTS
Author(s):	Miki Namatame , Seiya Inoue , Tomoyuki Nishioka
ISBN:	978-972-8924-58-4
Editors:	Miguel Baptista Nunes and Maggie McPherson (series editors: Piet Kommers, Pedro Isaías and Nian-Shing Chen)
Year:	2008
Edition:	V II, 2
Keywords:	E-learning, Hard-of-Hearing, Educational Material, Computer Graphics, Classroom
Type:	Poster/Demonstration
First Page:	288
Last Page:	290
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	This paper is a report that presents a method of teaching using e-learning system to hard-of-hearing (HoH) students. Deaf students need many communication methods for learning, including sign language, lip reading, and writing and each is different. Deaf students also usually need special educational materials and an environment for deaf or HoH students. Our educational materials are composed of e-Learning systems and web contents that are used in the classroom with a system using double monitors to convey information to the students. We designed educational materials and a classroom to satisfy the following requirements. 1. Deaf or HoH students can grasp the whole lesson and the present position. 2. They can learn by themselves and at their own pace. 3. They can use the system any time or anywhere. 4. They can repeatedly watch the teacher demonstrating operation with explanations. 5. They can choose the information they need. 6. They can stop the instruction freely and restart it. 7. The teachers can know the study situations of each student. We evaluated the materials by questionnaires. The educational materials with multimedia technology were highly evaluated by the students. We could investigate the relation between the learning situation and educational effectiveness. Our educational materials on e-Learning system and our educational environment for a classroom were not special, but they were very effective for HoH students.
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