Integrating Multiple Media Sources to Teach Synchronous Online Courses to Learners who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.

At first, Saba Centra, an online tool, was used to teach deaf and hard of hearing students in the synchronous presentation of course content which included PowerPoint lecture material, text chat opportunities, sign language interpreted video, and other forms of class participation (e.g. signaling for questions raised, responding in a "yes/no" format). The article discusses how the use of a variety of presentation modes, including a different online tool (Wimba Live Classroom), has improved online course delivery to deaf and hard of hearing students. In addition to the presentation modes mentioned above, closed captioning and a videophone (VP) were added to the online courses to more fully accommodate the needs of deaf and hard of hearing students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]