Teaching Literacy to Deaf AdultsTeaching Literacy to Deaf Adults

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Exploring Signed PowerPoint for Deaf Learners

Where to find: http://www.techdis.ac.uk/index.php?p

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Exploring Signed PowerPoint for Deaf Learners

Tutor skills needed: Proficient PowerPoint users

able to create interactive presentations add hyperlinks add video clips Use customised animation

Able to use web images Creativity/imagination!

ing and ed adjectives

........ing

thingWhat things do you thing are interesting?

picture of mobile phone

Learner skills needed

Basic computer skills in order to use a laptop.

Motor skills to move text into correct columns and use mouse.

Independent learning.

Exploring Signed PowerPoint for Deaf Learners

Strengths: Appropriate for deaf learners needs. Once created can be accessed by all

tutors. Can be matched to meet needs of all

levels of students and any subject. Weaknesses:

Time consuming to create. Quality of interpreter may not be clear.

Deaf Awareness for Teachers

Where to find: http://www.techdis.ac.uk/index.php?p

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Deaf awareness for teachers

Tutor skills: Assess teaching context, identify needs

and match to appropriate parts of resource.

Mainstream teachers who have never worked with deaf students

FHE Deaf awareness training sessions. Building confidence with Deaf students.

ICT skills

Deaf awareness for teachers

Learner skills needed: Proficient in ICT Reading BSL

Deaf awareness for teachers

Strengths:

Students and tutors can learn independently – excellent if deaf awareness session cannot be arranged immediately.

Good examples of good and bad practice. Case studies. Scenarios eg in a class where you are not

able to communicate.

Deaf awareness for teachers

Strengths:

User friendly. Combines BSL and English Visual, colourful. Good basic info for communicating with

deaf students. diverse mix of people shown eg age,

ethnic origin, gender.

Deaf awareness for teachers

Weaknesses? Need to keep returning to root menu,

rather than play each section right through.

Some poor lighting quality. Small font size. Visually impaired need more

contrasting colours.