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Sound Studies Meets Deaf Studies
Sound studies and Deaf studies may seem at first impression to operate in worlds apart. We argue in this article, however, that similar renderings of hearing, deafness, and seeing as ideal types - and as often essentialized sensory modes - make it possible to read differences between Sound studies and Deaf studies as sites of possible articulation. We direct attention to four zones of productive overlap, attending to how sound is inferred in deaf and Deaf practice, how reimagining sound in the register of low-frequency vibration can upend deafhearing dichotomies, how “deaf futurists“ champion cyborg sound, and how signing and other non-spoken communicative practices might undo phonocentric models of speech. Sound studies and Deaf studies emerge as fields with much to offer one another epistemologically, theoretically, and practically
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Designing online environments to facilitate classroom management and student collaborative work
This dissertation is about the design and use of online tools to facilitate classroom management and student collaborative work. It draws from management theory, complexity theory, and constructivist pedagogy to propose that classrooms are information ecologies where communications and resources flow in many directions. Given the complexity of such environments, online tools can play a valuable role in facilitating communication, coordination, and teamwork. The dissertation discusses a test bed software project, the Collaboration Center, which was developed over four semesters to experiment with ways of using online tools to manage classrooms and support student teams. It draws from this experience to propose design principles which can aid in the creation of a next generation of classroom management and team collaboration software.Englis