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C-Print Tablet PC Support for NTID Students

C-Print Tablet PC Support for NTID Students. Michael Stinson, Pamela Francis, and Lisa Elliot NTID Research and Teacher Education Brown Bag Presentation March 29, 2010. Overview. Goals of two research projects Description and demonstration of technology

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C-Print Tablet PC Support for NTID Students

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  1. C-Print Tablet PC Support for NTID Students Michael Stinson, Pamela Francis, and Lisa Elliot NTID Research and Teacher Education Brown Bag Presentation March 29, 2010

  2. Overview • Goals of two research projects • Description and demonstration of technology • Rationale for C-Print Tablet Version • Research findings for each project • Conclusion

  3. Two Research Projects • NEC Foundation of America Award • NSF-Course Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Grant • NTID Real-time captioning services collaboration

  4. NEC Project Goals • Conduct real-time field trials at RIT and Miami Dade College with deaf and hard-of-hearing students in mainstreamed classes • Develop instructional guides for students and service providers. • Describe deaf/hard of hearing (d/hh) students' experiences with C-Print tablet version • Determine the extent that the technology improves student performance.

  5. NSF-CCLI Project Goals • Distribute specially produced C-Print notes that include graphics as well as text to all students (deaf and hearing) in RIT classes. • Evaluate the effect of the C-Print notes on student learning in undergraduate STEM courses at RIT.

  6. Demonstration

  7. Example of C-Print Notes Distributed through myCourses for CCLI Project

  8. NEC Project: Rationale • In RIT classes, NTID students need to: • Understand what teacher and other students are saying • Follow the graphics (may be simultaneous) • Incorporate the two sources of information • Reinforce and remember for themselves key understandings • Integrate this thinking with notes or text provided by support services

  9. Why Captioning with Graphics? • Science and math classes include graphic information and symbols (e.g. formulas) • Typing- and steno-based services do not capture this information • Desirable for many deaf/hard of hearing to receive both text and graphics • Students may miss information due to visuals demands • Understanding of content

  10. CCLI Project Rationale • C-Print notes with text and graphics may be useful for review of STEM content • These C-Print notes may promote access and learning by diverse students

  11. NEC Project Research • Description of d/hh students' experiences using the tablet C-Print • Determination of extent that the technology improves student performance.

  12. NEC Project Methods Procedure • 5 week trials • Captionist + Tablet notetaker (RIT) (2 person team) • Captionist/notetaker (MDC) (1 person) • Real-time captioning + graphics • Student receives notes after class

  13. NEC Project Methods Data Collection • Student on-line survey after trial • Student e-mail interview after survey • Captionist and notetaker e-mail interviews after trial

  14. NEC Project Results • RIT Students (n=7) • Materials Science (n=1) • Discrete Math (n=2) • Organic Chemistry (n=2) • Programming for Information Technology (n=2) • MDC Students (n=4) • Mathematics for Liberal Arts Majors (n=1) • Fitness and Wellness (n=1) • English Composition: Writing Research Papers (n=1) • Psychology of Personal Effectiveness (n=1)

  15. NEC Project Results • Service Providers (n=8) • Captionists: RIT (n=5); MDC (provided both services (n=1) • Notetakers: RIT (n=2) • Range of experience, 2-12 years, average 6.31 years

  16. NEC Project Results

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  21. NEC Project Results I found the tablet laptop a far better approach to just using captioning on a normal laptop. It makes the course more interactive and I learn more that way. *** I liked the way the captionist wrote or drew the diagrams (booklet field). I could add up my own points in the booklet.

  22. NSF-CCLI Project Research • Determine extent of benefit of C-Print notes for: • students who are D/HH • students with learning disabilities • English language learners • Students without identified communication or learning disability challenges

  23. NSF-CCLI Project Methods • Two courses • Introductory Statistics, Discrete Math • Two sections each class taught by same professor • One section each course received C-Print notes with graphics for the entire quarter (experimental group), one section did not receive notes (control group)

  24. NSF-CCLI Project Experimental Design

  25. NSF-CCLI Project Methods • Pre-test, post-test, attendance • Student questionnaire about note usage • Interviews with faculty after experimental group class

  26. NSF-CCLI Project Results Introductory Statistics Classes

  27. NSF-CCLI Project Results

  28. NSF-CCLI Project Results • Final Grade • No significant differences between groups • Attendance • Experimental group 15.90 class sessions • Control group 17.04 class sessions • t=2.682 (df=52, p=.01)

  29. NSF-CCLI Project Results Deaf/Hard of Hearing Student Absolutely wonderful. If I missed something in my own notes I referred back to the C-Print notes to see what I missed. LD Student (ADHD): Loved them! They were so helpful.

  30. NSF-CCLI Project Results English Language Learner Student (ELL) Very useful especially if I missed something in my notes. I can always refer back to C-Print notes. Student with no identified disabilities or communication challenges Very, very helpful!

  31. Conclusions • NEC Project: Generally favorable student response to technology • NSF Project: Notes of potential benefit, but results are more preliminary • Both Projects: Projects were able to implement C-Print Tablet Version in classes at RIT and Miami-Dade for research

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