Project Details
Location: Vancouver
Timeline: 2023
Funding: BC Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills | Edith Lando Virtual Learning Centre
Project Contact: Gabrielle Coombs
Description
The Early Childhood Education (ECE) Basic Certificate Program for learners who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing launched in fall 2023. It is a fully online program specifically adapted with ASL interpretations and extended accessible formatting for deaf and hard of hearing learners.
This project was made possible through extensive collaboration within the UBC community. Dr. Janet Jamieson and cohort advisor Lisa Meneian from Early Childhood Education spearheaded this initiative, with extensive accessibility and interpretation support through UBC’s Centre for Accessibility.
LDDI supported this project from its earliest stages through to its current implementation. We have provided learning design and technology expertise, and multimedia production of ASL-interpreted and captioned video contents. These critical components have helped improve the accessibility of this cohort’s program materials.
Goals
The goals of this project are:
- To provide a fully accessible learning experience for learners who are deaf or hard of hearing;
- To prepare these learners to work in the early childhood sector in BC so they can provide critical care to children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Project Team
Early Childhood Education
- Dr. Laurie Ford, Director of Early Childhood Education
- Lisa Meneian
- Dr. Janet Jamieson
Learning Design and Digital Innovation
- Gabrielle Coombs, Learning Designer
- Eduardo Rebagliati, Learning Technology Specialist
- Maryam Danaei Ababin, Educational Technologist
- Aidan Chua, Learning Technology Rover (January – August 2023)
- Kristofer Mah, Learning Technology Rover (September 2023 – April 2024)
- Christina Park, Learning Technology Rover (May 2024 – Present)
- Arya Leong, Work-Learn Video Editor (June 2024 – Present)
Sample Videos
The following videos were developed as general orientation resources to assist students with accessing Canvas and interacting on the platform.