ERIC ED456621: PEPNet 2000 Innovation in Education. Conference Proceedings (Denver, Colorado, April 5-8, 2000).

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PEPNet 2000 Innovation in Education. Conference Proceedings
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(Denver, Colorado, April 5-8, 2000).
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College Preparation; College Students; *Deafness; Distance
Education; Hearing Aids; *Hearing Impairments; Higher
Education; Interpreters; Job Placement; Minority Group
Children; Outcomes of Education; Postsecondary Education;
Professional Development; Program Development; *Student
Personnel Services
ABSTRACT
This proceedings focuses on the best practices and most
effective strategies for meeting the needs of postsecondary students who are
deaf and hard of hearing. Presentations address professional development,
access to programs and services, teaching methods, using technology, student
preparation for college, program development, working with students from
diverse backgrounds, and personal development. Some of the 47 papers include:
"Navigating Our Institutions" (Sue Kroeger); "Words upon a Window
(2)
(1)
Pane: Opening Doors for the Deaf College Students" (Harry Lange and Bonnie
"Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,
Meath-Lang);
(3)
U.S. Department of Education: Funded Programs and Projects, Past, Present and
"PEPNet Then, Today (Now) and Our
Future" (Ramon Rodriguez and others);
(4)
Hope for the Future" (Ramon Rodriguez and others);
"Equal Access for Deaf
(5)
and Hard of Hearing Students--The Evolving Nature of the Dialogue" (Jo Anne
"Wearing Two Hats: Things Educational Interpreters Need To Know
Simon);
(6)
When They Tutor" (Don Hastings and Kim Brecklein);
"Innovations in
(7)
Postsecondary Education and Training: The Case for Community-Based
Rehabilitation Centers" (Steven Boone and Douglas Watson);
"Effect of
(8)
Postsecondary Education on Reducing SSI and SSDI Payments to Deaf and Hard of
Hearing College Graduates" (Gerald Walter and Jack Clarcq);
"Job
(9)
Placement Services Enhancement Model" (Catherine Burland);
(10) "Demystifying
Assistive Listening Devices: The Devil is in the Detail" (Cheryl Davis and
(11) "Skill Building Innovations To Help Today's Students
Martha Smith);
Become Tomorrow's Employees" (Steven Boone and Heidi Lefebure);
(12)
"Creating WIN/WIN Situations: Innovative Management of Interpreter Services
at a Mid-Sized University" (Nancy McFarlin); (13) "Designing a Program in a
Postsecondary Mainstream Institution To Meet the Needs of Multicultural
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Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing" (Catherine Burland and others); and
(14) "Avenues to Literacy: Our Stories, Our Visions" (Barbara Boyd and
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April 5-8, 2000
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Conference Proceedings
PEPNet 2000
Innovation in Education
April 5-8, 2000
Denver, Colorado
Kay B. Jursik
Editor
Sponsored by
Postsecondary Education Consortium
at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Midwest Center for Postsecondary Outreach
at St. Paul Technical College
Northeast Technical Assistance Center
at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf
a college of Rochester Institute of Technology
Western Region Outreach Center and Consortia
at California State University, Northridge
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The Postsecondary Education Consortium
UTK EEO/AA/Title IX/Section 504, ADA Policy
at The University of Tennessee
Statement:
College of Education, Center on Deafness
through an agreement with the U.S. Department
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville does not
of Education, Office of Special Education Pro-
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gion, national origin, age, disability, or veteran
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Table of Contents
Foreword and Acknowledgments
vii
Marcia Kolvitz
PEPNet Contact Information
ix
Section I. Plenary Sessions
Navigating Our Institutions
3
Sue Kroeger
Words Upon a Window Pane: Opening Doors for the Deaf College Student
9
Harry Lang, Bonnie Meath-Lang
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), U.S. Department of Education:
Funded Programs and Projects, Past, Present and Future
17
Ramon Rodriguez, Annette Reichman, Ernest Hairston, Richard Johnson
PEPNet Then, Today (Now) and Our Hope for the Future
22
Ramon Rodriguez, Donnell Ashmore, Raymond Olson,
Merri Pearson, Karen Hopkins
Equal Access for Deaf and Hard of Hearing StudentsThe Evolving Nature of the Dialogue
29
Jo Anne Simon
Section II. Professional Development
Learning to Grow and Change: Using Action Learning to Inspire Effective Professional
Development Within Deaf/Hard of Hearing Support Service Programs
45
Ginny Chiaverina
Wearing Two Hats: Things Educational Interpreters Need to Know When They Tutor
52
Don Hastings, Kim Brecklein
Other Duties Not Yet Assigned
and Rural Interpreters Taking the Initiative
. Urban
56
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Lisa Kenyon, Gerri Wessling
Section III. Access to Programs and Services
EnVision: Connecting Students Coast-to-Coast and Face-to-Face
61
Linda Marie Allington, Seung Hahn
Innovations in Postsecondary Education and Training: The Case for
Community-Based Rehabilitation Centers
66
Steven Boone, Douglas Watson
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Students with Acquired Hearing LossHuh?
70
Steve Larew, Mary Clark
Effect of Postsecondary Education on Reducing SSI and SSDI Payments
to Deaf and Hard of Hearing College Graduates
75
Gerard Walter, Jack Clarcq
Improving Rehabilitation and Employment Outcomes for Postsecondary Students
Identified as Deaf and Low Functioning (LFD)
85
Douglas Watson, Terrye Fish, Patty Conway, Steve Sligar
Section IV. Best Practices
Job Placement Services Enhancement Model
95
Catherine Bur land
The Liberated Learning Project: Improving Access for Persons with Disabilities
in Higher Education Using Automated Speech Recognition Technology
97
David Coco, Jane Bagnall
Effective Tutoring Practices with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
102
Cheryl Davis, Martha Smith
Make a Difference: Tips for Teaching Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
109
Sharon 'Downs, Christy Owen, Susan Queller
Mentoring: A Pivotal Support Service
111
Rosemary Saur
Statistics is NOT for Dummies! Getting the Mean, the Mode, the Median .
. .
and Everything In Between
117
Mark Schilling, Art Caplan, Nina Treiman, Barbara Boyd
Creating an ASL Study Aid for Introduction to Psychology: Meshing Four
Constituencies to Make a Video Tape
123
Anne Vinsel, Karen Wales, Rusty Wales
Section V. Using Technology
Demystifying Assistive Listening Devices: The Devil is in the Detail
133
Cheryl Davis, Martha Smith
Distance Learning Opportunities for Deaf Learners
139
Kathleen Eileers-crandall, Camille Aidala
A Practical Application of Technical Assistance in a Community-Based
Rehabilitation Program
145
Diane Jones, Steven Sligar, Barbara LeDuc, Robin Kennedy
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Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) in the Classroom
149
Steve Larew, Patricia Graves, Gayl Hardeman
Innovations in Distance Mentoring: the Video Outreach Mentorship Program
for Interpreters
155
Allisun Kale Marshall, Catherine Tabor
Choosing Effective FM Technology Solutions for Students who are Hard of Hearing
168
Becky Morris
Web-Based Distance Learning for Professionals in Postsecondary Education:
Orientation to Serving College Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
172
Debra Wilcox Hsu, David Buchkoski, Allisun Kale Marshall, Marcia Kolvitz,
Gary Sanderson, Charley Tiggs
Section VI. Student Preparation for College
Skill Building Innovations to Help Today's Students Become Tomorrow's Employees
177
Steven Boone, Heidi Lefebure
The Freshman ExperienceA Piece of Cake!
181
Barbara Boyd, Nina Treiman, Erika Leger
Vocabulary Improvement for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing with Meet the Words
185
Kim Brecklein
Facilitating Self-Determination in Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
189
Cheryl Davis, Martha Smith
Two-Way Bilingual Immersion: American Sign Language and English
193
Dianne Fa Ivo, Paul Klucsarits
Hot Topics Session Report: Proposing an English Think Tank for Summer 2000
202
Paula George, Linda Marie Allington
205
Transitioning to College for Deaf Students: College? Now What?
Lucy Howlett
207
Same Problem, New Solution
Pat Stowe, Chimene Long
Using the ACT for Admissions and Placement at NTID
211
Gerard Walter
Section VII. Program Development
Creating WIN/WIN Situations: Innovative Management of Interpreter Services at a
219
Mid-Sized University
Nancy McFarlin Diener
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Soliciting and Utilizing Interpreter Feedback in Postsecondary Student Services
224
Wendy Harbour
Successfully Coping with Interpreter Shortages
229
Lauren Kinast, Jim Vincent
Supplemental Instruction at LaGuardia Community College
241
Sue Livingston, Desiree Duda, Kim Lucas
Job Enrichment: One Avenue to Retaining Strong Staff and Providing
Quality Service OR They Really can do More than Interpret
247
Bambi Riehl
Section VIII. Working with Students from Diverse Backgrounds
Designing a Program in a Postsecondary Mainstream Institution to Meet
the Needs of Multicultural Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
255
Catherine Bur land, Desiree Duda, Kim Lucas
Using a Self-Directed Guide for Students who are Deaf-Blind Considering College
261
Beth Jordan, Maureen McGowan, Heidi Aulenbach
Inclusion of Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in International
Educational Exchange Programs at the Postsecondary Level
264
Melissa Mueller
Section IX. Personal Development
Avenues to Literacy: Our Stories, Our Visions
269
Barbara Boyd, Beth Peters, Lauren Teruel, Dan Girard,
Julie Hochgesang, Erika Leger, Nan Zhou
The Eugene and Inez Petersen Collection
277
Gail Kovalik
Career Attainments of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Alumni Fifteen Years after College
280
John Schroedel, Paul Geyer
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Foreword and Acknowledgments
Marcia Kolvitz
Conference Planning Committee Chairperson
Associate Director
Postsecondary Education Consortium
gies for providing services to students who are
Educators have seen significant changes during
deaf or hard of hearing and attending postsec-
recent years regarding the provision of services
ondary educational programs. This publication
to students who are deaf and hard or hearing.
Disability support service offices have been af-
offers the reader a sample of the information that
was exchanged during the conference.
fected by changes within the student population,
Building on the strong response from PEP-
within the institution itself, within the state sys-
tem, and within the federal government. Recent Net '98, this was the second national conference
that focused on postsecondary education and stu-
legislation such as IDEA, the ADA, and the reau-
thorization of the Rehabilitation Act have further
dents who are deaf and hard of hearing sponsored
by the Postsecondary Education Programs Net-
impressed the need to develop good working re-
work (PEPNet). Once again, the response to the
lationships between and among groups of service
conference was phenomenal. More than 450 par-
providers. PEPNet 2000: Innovation in Education
ticipants came from across the United States as
provided a unique opportunity for professionals
to interact with colleagues to learn more about
well as Canada and Japan to learn new informa-
best practices and effective strategies for meeting
tion, share their experiences with their colleagues,
the needs of students at the postsecondary level
and establish linkages with other service provid-
who are deaf and hard of hearing. The confer-
ers. This conference also served as a link between
traditional postsecondary programs for students
ence offered participants the opportunity to iden-
who are deaf and hard of hearing and the numer-
tify and implement theories and practices of man-
ous colleges and universities across the country
aging and delivering effective support services to
students and clients.
who strive to provide quality services, even though
they might not offer a program specifically de-
The Postsecondary Education Program Net-
signed for deaf and hard of hearing students. In-
work (PEPNet) developed this biennial conference
cluding service providers from vocational reha-
as an activity to bring professionals together from
across the country who are interested in enhanc-
bilitation and related community agencies further
enabled the development of networks and part-
ing the quality of postsecondary educational op-
nerships so that the needs of students could be
portunities for students who are deaf and hard of
better addressed.
hearing. The conference offered sessions that were
As a result of this conference, we may feel
of interest to disability support services staff, ad-
more prepared as we look toward the future and
ministrators, counselors, interpreters, tutors, and
faculty members from developmental studies as
deal with the changes as they occur. Surely one
well as college-level courses. Interested second-
of the effects of the conference has been to more
ary-level faculty and staff and adult service pro-
firmly establish collaborative efforts between pro-
viders from rehabilitation agencies and centers
fessionals sharing a common goal: the most ef-
for independent living were also encouraged to
fective educational programs for students who are
deaf and hard of hearing. Instead of operating in
participate. Students in related professional areas
such as rehabilitation counseling, interpreting,
isolation, we can create opportunities to share
knowledge and experiences to do so.
deaf education, student personnel services, social
This conference would not have been pos-
work, counseling, and psychology were also wel-
sible without the involvement of many individu-
comed at the conference. The conference featured
als and the support of their sponsoring institu-
sessions that offered practical, replicable strate-
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