Jawad, M., & Hussain, A., & Kazi, A., & Martin, R., & Brennan, R., & Baali, A., & Syeda, K., & Alshabani, S., & Gaughan, E., & Lee, A., & Medisetti, S., & Michareune, P., & Rosu, L. (2022, August), Work in Progress -ASL Aspire, an Online Educational Tool for STEM Vocabulary  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--40836

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  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN.
  10.18260/1-2--40836

Mona Jawad, Aminah Hussain, Ayesha Kazi, Ryan Martin, Reilly Brennan, Abdullah Baali, Khatija Syeda, Shams Alshabani, Ethan Gaughan, Amy Lee, Sri Medisetti, Parima Michareune, and Luisa-maria Rosu.  "Work in Progress -ASL Aspire, an Online Educational Tool for STEM Vocabulary".  2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August.  ASEE Conferences, 2022.  https://peer.asee.org/40836 Internet.  04 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_40836}
  Mona Jawad, Aminah Hussain, Ayesha Kazi, Ryan Martin, Reilly Brennan, Abdullah Baali, Khatija Syeda, Shams Alshabani, Ethan Gaughan, Amy Lee, Sri Medisetti, Parima Michareune, and Luisa-maria Rosu.
  "Work in Progress -ASL Aspire, an Online Educational Tool for STEM Vocabulary".
  \emph{2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2022.
  https://peer.asee.org/40836 Internet.  04 May, 2024

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As modern technology expands STEM fields, new American Sign Language (ASL) words are continually developed by deaf professionals. However, a lack of instructional tools makes it difficult for K-12 educators to disseminate existing ASL STEM vocabulary to young deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students. This is a major roadblock to student performance. K-12 educators are always in search of instructional online tools to supplement their curriculum and help their students utilize the proper STEM ASL vocabulary for conceptual understanding.
Using digital games to teach students is an approach that has been successfully used to enhance learning across a variety of subjects. Developed by undergraduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ASL Aspire is a game-based educational platform that teaches STEM terms to DHH students. For a growing number of STEM subjects, students can play minigames that teach them ASL vocabulary that aligns with national standards. These minigames incorporate videos of ASL signs and allow the students to engage with questions alongside their chosen characters. Through both repetition and conceptual learning, students will become more familiar with foundational words and their meanings. 
The games can either be played at students’ convenience or as part of their coursework. Students can also access a HD video gallery of signs to reference in a “flashcard” format. Teachers have the option to track their student’s progress through the educational dashboard. This allows them to view statistics relevant to student learning, such as commonly missed words between students in the class. 
In the future, a  feedback survey and demo of the application will be sent to educators of the deaf to assess usability, engagement, and future improvements. 5-point Likert Scale questions as well as open-ended responses will be gathered to determine student and teacher satisfaction, quantification of new vocabulary, and effectiveness of the platform. A small beta-testing group of middle school students aged 12-14 will also answer a student version of the survey during a live demonstration.   Results will be discussed and used to iterate future versions of the platform. 
AU  - Mona Jawad
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AU  - Ayesha Kazi
AU  - Ryan Martin
AU  - Reilly Brennan
AU  - Abdullah Baali
AU  - Khatija Syeda
AU  - Shams Alshabani
AU  - Ethan Gaughan
AU  - Amy Lee
AU  - Sri Medisetti
AU  - Parima Michareune
AU  - Luisa-maria Rosu
CY  - Minneapolis, MN
DA  - 2022/08/23
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