SignSupport: A Mobile Aid for Deaf People Learning Computer Literacy Skills

George G. Ng'ethe, Edwin H. Blake, Meryl Glaser

2015

Abstract

This paper discusses a prototype of a learning aid on a mobile phone to support Deaf people learning computer literacy skills. The aim is to allow Deaf people to learn at their own pace which in turn reduces the dependence on a teacher to allow weaker learners be assisted. We studied the classroom dynamics and teaching methods to extract how lesson content is delivered. This helped us develop an authoring tool to structure lesson content for the prototype. A prototype has been developed using South African Sign Language videos arranged according to the structure of pre-existing lessons. The technical goal was to implement the prototype on a mobile device and tie the resulting exported lesson content from the authoring tool to a series of signed language videos and images so that a Deaf person can teach him/herself computer literacy skills. Results from the user testing found the prototype successful in allowing Deaf users to learn at their own pace thereby reducing the dependence on the teacher.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

G. Ng'ethe G., H. Blake E. and Glaser M. (2015). SignSupport: A Mobile Aid for Deaf People Learning Computer Literacy Skills . In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-758-108-3, pages 501-511. DOI: 10.5220/0005442305010511

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu15,
author={George G. Ng'ethe and Edwin H. Blake and Meryl Glaser},
title={SignSupport: A Mobile Aid for Deaf People Learning Computer Literacy Skills},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,},
year={2015},
pages={501-511},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005442305010511},
isbn={978-989-758-108-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,
TI - SignSupport: A Mobile Aid for Deaf People Learning Computer Literacy Skills
SN - 978-989-758-108-3
AU - G. Ng'ethe G.
AU - H. Blake E.
AU - Glaser M.
PY - 2015
SP - 501
EP - 511
DO - 10.5220/0005442305010511