Reframing Our Thoughts about Online Teaching
Gearing up for a semester of online teaching? Here are some areas of consideration to help you reform your curriculum to an online environment.
Feedback Literacy—Digging Deeper
Studies have shown that feedback literacy is one of the most important elements of learning and that students are generally starved for good feedback. When I first began teaching, I knew that feedback was essential in helping students identify errors and improve....
How to Successfully Foster Online Student Engagement
Whatever your program plans on doing this fall, you need to use your tools and resources effectively to foster online student engagement.
Giving Feedback for ASL—and Making It Count
Giving feedback that's effective requires a careful strategy. Here’s a list of tips and research-backed techniques to make your feedback count.
Teaching ASL Online: Making the Transition With GoReact
If you've never taught ASL online before, this guide is filled with ideas to help you make the transition and move your ASL course completely online.
Life as a Coda: An Interview with Ku Mei Kern
Signing, interacting with the Deaf community, and getting to know other deaf people can help Codas appreciate their upbringing and find pride in their identity.
Happy National ASL Day!
Every April 15 we celebrate National ASL Day! Here are 10 fun ways you can observe the holiday and honor the proud history of ASL.
How One Deaf Medical Student Overcame All Odds
There’s nothing quite like watching a friend in the Deaf community achieve their dreams. But when that person is your own brother? That feeling is ten times better. I recently had the chance to interview my incredible brother Dr. Zachary Featherstone about his...
7 Deadly Sins of Deaf Clients
When I wrote about the Seven Deadly Sins of Sign Language Interpreting, I was totally unprepared for such a huge response from our readers. So many of you said “That’s happened to me!” or “That’s exactly what needs to change.” And plenty more of you resolved to be...
Secrets to the Impact of ASL Hidden In the Story of Sidewalks
This is a story that really begins back in the 1960s. "Curb cuts" were a design innovation featured in a story from 99% Invisible. It's the story of how one idea's influence spread far beyond the original intentions of those who came up with it and those who...