TY - JOUR
T1 - I cannot see you—the perspectives of deaf students to online learning during covid-19 pandemic
T2 - Saudi arabia case study
AU - Aljedaani, Wajdi
AU - Aljedaani, Mona
AU - Alomar, Eman Abdullah
AU - Mkaouer, Mohamed Wiem
AU - Ludi, Stephanie
AU - Khalaf, Yousef Bani
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/11
Y1 - 2021/11
N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic brought about many challenges to course delivery methods, which have forced institutions to rapidly change and adopt innovative approaches to provide remote instruction as effectively as possible. Creating and preparing content that ensures the success of all students, including those who are deaf and hard-of-hearing has certainly been an all-around challenge. This study aims to investigate the e-learning experiences of deaf students, focusing on the college of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Particularly, we study the challenges and concerns faced by deaf students during the sudden shift to online learning. We used a mixed-methods approach by conducting a survey as well as interviews to obtain the information we needed. Our study delivers several important findings. Our results report problems with internet access, inadequate support, inaccessibility of content from learning systems, among other issues. Considering our findings, we argue that institutions should consider a procedure to create more accessible technology that is adaptable during the pandemic to serve individuals with diverse needs.
AB - The COVID-19 pandemic brought about many challenges to course delivery methods, which have forced institutions to rapidly change and adopt innovative approaches to provide remote instruction as effectively as possible. Creating and preparing content that ensures the success of all students, including those who are deaf and hard-of-hearing has certainly been an all-around challenge. This study aims to investigate the e-learning experiences of deaf students, focusing on the college of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Particularly, we study the challenges and concerns faced by deaf students during the sudden shift to online learning. We used a mixed-methods approach by conducting a survey as well as interviews to obtain the information we needed. Our study delivers several important findings. Our results report problems with internet access, inadequate support, inaccessibility of content from learning systems, among other issues. Considering our findings, we argue that institutions should consider a procedure to create more accessible technology that is adaptable during the pandemic to serve individuals with diverse needs.
KW - Accessibility
KW - COVID-19
KW - Deaf and hard of hearing
KW - E-learning
KW - Education
KW - Saudi Arabia
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U2 - 10.3390/educsci11110712
DO - 10.3390/educsci11110712
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85119043492
VL - 11
JO - Education Sciences
JF - Education Sciences
IS - 11
M1 - 712
ER -