Sign Language Education Tools

Overview

There are many technological tools to help people learn spoken and written languages, but fewer tools to help sign language learners. This project seeks to explore how technologies can help sign language learners increase their exposure, potentially through the gamification of learning.

This project is attached to the project "Gamifying Auslan learning to foster inclusivity", funded by Google Asia Pacific.

Research engagement

Literature Review

Market Review

Possibly prototyping

Possibly technology evaluation

Research activities

Students will conduct an overview of learning technologies and resources available for Auslan and other sign languages, looking at both academic literature and commercially available sources. Based on the results of this preliminary research, students may conduct a detailed evaluation of existing tools; create a prototype based on their research; and/or conduct user evaluation/s. Specific direction will be decided in consultation with supervisors Dr Jessica Korte and Dr Maria Zelenskaya. Possible directions could include exploring emerging technologies, including XR and/or AI/ML, depending on the student's interests and background

Research skills

Literature review

Technology evaluation

Low- and/or high-tech prototyping

User evaluation

Outcomes

A report and presentation about existing sign language learning resources

Possibly a new prototype Auslan learning technology

Possibly a report on the usability of one or more sign language learning resource

Skills and experience

Desirable:

Programming

User interface and/or experience design

User testing experience

Exposure to sign language

Start date

2 November, 2026

End date

28 February, 2027

Location

QUT Gardens Point

Keywords

• Auslan
• sign language
• education
• technology development
• user evaluation
• heuristic evaluation
• autoethnography
• pedagogy
• gamification
• language acquisition
• adult language learners
• lessons

Contact

JESSICA KORTE

JESSICA.KORTE@QUT.EDU.AU