Interac(veLearningEnvironmentforOp(mizingTechnologyUse

DraganaBarac-CikojaGallaudetUniversityKevinColeLindaKozma-SpytekStevenJulstromEvanSpytek

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Interac@velearningenvironmentforop@mizingtechnologyuse:

Computer-basedtraining/counselingprogramforadulthearingaidandcochlearimplantusers

Allowsself-directedexplora8onofsimulatedreal-lifelisteningsitua@onsanddirect,mul@sensoryexperienceoftheresul@ngchanges

Thema@cexercises(modules)-Manipulateacous@cparameters,hearingdeviceseLngs,andvisualcues-Observesoundquality,speechintelligibility,andlisteningeffort

Tracksandsavesexploratoryac@vi@esandra@ngs.

Examples

ConceptualbasisImplicitlearning:Perceptuallearninginreal-life,naturalcircumstances

-  mul8modalinforma@on(A+V+T…,redundancy)-  meaningfulsitua@ons(story-driven,withac@ongoals)-  unsupervisedac@vi@es(self-directedexplora@on;“sensoryforaging”)

-  varia@ons(mul@pletokens)thatrevealregulari8es(paWerns)

-  intrinsicrewardsystem(accomplishment).

Cost-effec@vesupplementalpost-fiLngservicesPerceptual&Communica8onStrategiesTrainingleadstoincreasedusersa@sfac@onw/hearingdevice,improvedcommunica@on,beWerqualityoflifeComputer-based,athomeauditorytraining(CASPER,CAST,LACE,ReadmyQuips,SeeingandHearingSpeech,SPATS)

Supervisedlearning:Skillacquisi@onthroughintensivetraining-auditoryinforma@on-contrivedcontent-varia@onsservetomaintainmo@va@on-repe@@vetask(tailoringoftaskdifficulty!)-explicitperformancefeedback

Commonproblems&recommenda@ons-lowcomplianceratesandengagementlevels -lesstedious,moreengaging&entertainingtraining-limitedgeneraliza8ontountrainedmaterialsandtasks -morerealis@candmeaningfulsitua@ons-variablebenefits(individualdifferences–predic@ngbenefits?) -moreeffec@veassessmentofindividualabili@esandexpecta@ons

Interac@veLearningEnvironmentProvidessimula@onsofreal-lifecondi@onsforexploringtechnologicalsolu8onsandcommunica8onstrategieswithoutthelimita@ons,pressures,anduncertain@esassociatedwithdailylife Allowsdirect,self-structuredexperience,andisanaturallyindividualizedapproachtoseLngmorechallengingbutaWainableauralrehabilita@ongoals,whileacquiringmorerealis@cexpecta@ons.

AcknowledgementsThecontentsofthispresenta@onweredevelopedunderagrantfromtheNa@onalIns@tuteonDisability,IndependentLiving,andRehabilita@onResearch(NIDILRRgrantnumber90RE5020).NIDILRRisaCenterwithintheAdministra@onforCommunityLiving(ACL),DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices(HHS).Thecontentsofthispresenta@ondonotnecessarilyrepresentthepolicyofNIDILRR,ACL,HHS,andyoushouldnotassumeendorsementbytheFederalGovernment.