E-accessibility to educational content for the deaf

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  • Eleni Efthimiou
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English This paper focuses on the implementation of an e-learning environment for the educational support of the deaf, as a paradigm of deaf inclusion in the Information Society. The developed platform allows structuring and presentation of Greek Sign Language (GSL) educational material and linguistic resources, addressing the needs of GSL grammar teaching to early primary school pupils. Linguistic content presentation is realized by applying dynamic sign synthesis through the use of avatar technologies for sign representation. The platform utilises standard techniques for the presentation of educational material in deaf classes but also allows tutors to modify educational material dynamically. Acceptance by students and tutors has been tested under the supervision of the Hellenic Federation of the Deaf. Greek Η εργασία αυτή επικεντρώνεται στην υλοποίηση ενός περιβάλλοντος ηλεκτρονικής μάθησης για την υποστήριξη της εκπαίδευσης των κωφών μαθητών. Η εκπαιδευτική πλατφόρμα που παρουσιάζεται χρησιμοποιείται ως παράδειγμα για την ανάπτυξη εργαλείων ενσωμάτωσης των κωφών στην Κοινωνία της Πληροφορίας. Η συγκεκριμένη εκπαιδευτική πλατφόρμα επιτρέπει την δόμηση και παρουσίαση εκπαιδευτικού περιεχομένου και γλωσσικών πόρων της Ελληνικής Νοηματικής Γλώσσας (ΕΝΓ) και καλύπτει τις εκπαιδευτικές ανάγκες διδασκαλίας του μαθήματος γλώσσας στις πρώτες τάξεις του δημοτικού σχολείου. Η παρουσίαση του εκπαιδευτικού περιεχομένου στο περιβάλλον γίνεται με εφαρμογή διαδικασιών δυναμικής σύνθεσης νοημάτων που κάνουν χρήση τεχνολογιών εικονικού νοηματισμού. Το περιβάλλον εκμεταλλεύεται τυπικές τεχνικές παρουσίασης εκπαιδευτικού υλικού σε τάξεις κωφών μαθητών και προβλέπει δυναμική διαμόρφωση του παρεχόμενου εκπαιδευτικού υλικού. Ο βαθμός αποδοχής από τους χρήστες (μαθητές και δασκάλους) του προτεινόμενου πειραματικού πρωτοτύπου ελέγχθηκε με επίβλεψη της Ομοσπονδίας Κωφών Ελλάδος (ΟΜΚΕ).

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تاریخ انتشار 2010