Introducing the JLoad: A Java Learning Object to Assist the Deaf

Author

Silva, Lidiane C. ; de M B Oliveira, Francisco C. ; de Oliveira, A.C. ; De Freitas, Adriano T.

Author_Institution

Sci. Comput. Dept., State Univ. of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil

fYear

2014

fDate

7-10 July 2014

Firstpage

579

Lastpage

583

Abstract

Growing demand for computer programmers presents a good opportunity for better paying jobs for those who are deaf. Our online java programming course designed for the deaf has staggering dropout rates. We introduce the JLoad, an e-learning object designed to smooth the learning curve of a remote deaf Java learner. JLoad has a simple IDE and collaboration tools to enable asynchronous and remote situated student monitoring and assistance. Such collaboration involves student, tutors and translators. We presented JLoad´s prototypes to a community of deaf programmers and tutor for early validation. We discuss how they received JLoad and improved its prototypes.

Keywords

Java; computer aided instruction; computer science education; educational courses; handicapped aids; JLoad; Java learning object; better paying jobs; computer programmers; deaf assistance; dropout rates; e-learning object; learning curve; online java programming course; remote deaf Java learner; remote situated student monitoring; translators; tutors; Communities; Computers; Conferences; Java; Programming profession; Visualization; Java learning object; e-learning for deaf; flow zone; second-language acquisition; shared workspace; situated learning;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Athens

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICALT.2014.169

Filename

6901545