Virtual Learning Tools for Students with Delimited Ability

Abstract

Augmented Reality (AR) is a technology that dramatically shifts the location and timing of learning and training, while for students with limited ability it shifts the way of education and learning. This paper describes our research on augmented reality, how it applies to learning and training for students with limited ability, and the potential impact on the future of education. We developed Apps including virtual speaking head, speech synthesis, text to speech and speech to text conversion. We found out that for students with hearing impairments and for those with limited ability it is the best way of learning. Augmented reality is incredibly important as a tool of communication too, because, as a part of scientific gateway it creates a space for communities, collaboration, data sharing and visualization. It is very important for us, researchers to communicate our science to non-scientists. Our paper shows how augmented reality can serve as an important component of the virtual learning process. It enables students to take the courses and workshops online, manage course contents and downloadable resources, to validate courses and so on. In this paper, we present one of our developed tools for students, especially for those with limited ability.