Course Overview

In this class, students advance their knowledge in making ”two-way” connections between basic research discoveries and translation to real-world education and society. Students will not only understand how research in the lab informs practices in the classroom and educational policy, but also how researchers can generate new ideas and discoveries from insights from the classroom. Students will consider the perspectives and goals of important stakeholders such as children, students, parents, teachers, administrators, and policy-makers. Students will consider and analyze science communication and translational research related to visual language and visual learning in hearing, deaf, hard of hearing, and DeafBlind communities. Students will analyze priorities, prevailing issues, translational challenges, and translational successes between research and education. Students will also learn about the benefits and risks of creating translational materials, and gain new insight into the principles of science communication for a general audience.