The National Sign Language Interpreting Project currently includes three research strands: Access to Technical Education Through Sign Language Interpreting Characteristics of Effective Interpreters Eliminating Technlogical and Communication Barriers in STEM* Education .....As the summary of this project explains, one focus of the research involves analyses of visual attention strategies of deaf and hearing students in high-tech classrooms. How do deaf students direct their gaze (divide their attention) when they have to attend to an intstructor, an interpreter, and a visual display? At present, we are comparing gaze allocation strategies in both live classrooms and in video presentations. If you want to see what this looks like, click here to see about one minute of a video presentation. The moving crosshairs indicate where the (deaf) student is looking. You are seeing this through a small camera located on the eye-tracker (see the Homepage), so movements reflect the student's head movements. Note that you'll need Windows Media Player (PC or Mac) to read the wmv file. Recent and forthcoming publications: Marschark, M., Sapere, P., Convertino, C., Seewagen, R. & Maltzan, H. (2004). Comprehension of sign language interpreting: deciphering a complex task situation. Sign Language Studies, 4, 345-368. Marschark, M. (2004). Metaphor in sign language and sign language users: A window into relations of language and thought. In H. Colston & A.N. Katz (Eds.) Figurative language comprehension: Social and cultural influences (pp. 309-334). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Marschark, M., Sapere, P., Convertino, C. & Seewagen, R. (2005). Educational interpreting: Access and outcomes. In M. Marschark, R. Peterson, & E. Winston (Eds.), Interpreting and Interpreter Education: Directions for Research and Practice . New York : Oxford University Press. Marschark, M., Sapere, P., Convertino, C. & Seewagen, R. (2004). Access to postsecondary education through sign language interpreting. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 10, 38-50. Coming soon from Gallaudet University Press: "Access, Opportunities, and Outcomes" - M. Marschark, C. M. Convertino, and D. V. LaRock. To appear in D. F. Moores & D. S. Martin (Eds.), Deaf Learners: New Developments in Curriculum and Instruction. Washington , D.C. : Gallaudet University Press. <Word Document> New from Oxford University Press: Marschark, M., Peterson, R., & Winston, E.A. (Eds.), Interpreting and Interpreter Education: Directions for Research and Practice . New York : Oxford University Press. <Table of Contents> Your suggestions for additional studies are always welcome. Contact us! *STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics