1. Rutgers University – Camden Engaged E-Learning Conference April 7, 2016
Using Technology to Improve Deaf Students’ Writing
Prof. Ellen Hernandez, Camden County College

2. Objectives Identify challenges in teaching writing to deaf students
Demonstrate methods to respond to those challenges
Address questions and issues
Objectives

3. Challenges Deaf students require classroom accommodations
ASL is a deaf students’ first language
Components of English are not present in ASL
Verbal explanations of English rules are impractical
Challenges

4. Methods Computer classroom and lab Visual lesson presentations
Online learning management system
Uploaded documents
Electronic essay submission
MS Word tracking and commenting features
Online peer review
Methods

5. Lessons

6. LMS

7. LMS

8. Document Sharing

9. Essay Submission

10. Essay Feedback – Teacher

11. Essay Feedback – Teacher

12. Essay Feedback – Peers

13. Essay Feedback – Peers

14. Ellen Hernandez
Professor and Co-Chairperson, Academic Skills English
Camden County College
Hernandez, Ellen. Writing for All. San Diego: Cognella Academic Publishing, 2016.