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Natural User Interface Based American Sign Language Tutoring Program, Bryce J. Allen
Natural User Interface Based American Sign Language Tutoring Program, Bryce J. Allen
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a substantial shortcoming in the modern American educational system: there is a sufficient need for our educators to be trained in the practices required to provide an educational experience for their students that is as effective as in-person instruction. There exist already systems of online instruction for various academic subjects, such as math and the sciences. In the subject of linguistic studies, educational programs have been developed to evaluate student proficiency in both the written and spoken forms of the language in which they are studying. However, there exist few programs that can effectively provide …
Using Free & Open Tools: A Holistic Selection Process Centered On Digital Literacy, Tim Miller
Using Free & Open Tools: A Holistic Selection Process Centered On Digital Literacy, Tim Miller
Digital Initiatives Symposium
This session will cover free and open tools as well as teaching strategies for creating and implementing digital/web literacy and digital media instruction. The session will also be useful for people looking for free and open tools for their own projects, including how to get started and how to learn necessary new skills. Considerations such as terms of use, privacy, accessibility and licensing can be as or more important than functionality. Additionally, adopting open tools can advance conversations about open licensing which, in turn, can promote the application of creative commons and public domain licenses to appropriate works. Knowing about …
Adoption Of Plagiarism Detection Software By College Faculty, Patricia Meyer
Adoption Of Plagiarism Detection Software By College Faculty, Patricia Meyer
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
This study explored the adoption level of a specific plagiarism detection software by college professors in a classroom environment. As universities and colleges struggle with the issue of plagiarism and maintaining high standards of integrity, technology tools have been created and provided to assist faculty in identifying if a student has plagiarized their work. The university that was used in this study provided plagiarism technology to their faculty known at Turnitin©. Turnitin© plagiarism software assist faculty in educating students on how to properly research and cite sources when completing their course work. The software is capable of detecting if a …
An Instructional Manual For Implementation Of Voice Recognition (Vr) In Written Communication, Lori Odagiri
An Instructional Manual For Implementation Of Voice Recognition (Vr) In Written Communication, Lori Odagiri
All Graduate Projects
This project investigated the use of voice recognition for written communication. The literature review revealed a lack of research in using voice recognition with individuals with disabilities. An instructional manual consisting of a step-by-step process to guide students through the general training process and teaching students the additional features of the program to promote independent use of Dragon Naturally Speaking Version 5 for written communication. Field tests were completed with 3 students, two with physical disabilities and one with a learning disability.