Ooops! I made a typo in my comment! I meant to say that in this context the use of Signed German need not undermind the acquisition of DGS (German Sign Language)! On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 12:08 PM, Valerie Sutton <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > THANK YOU, Stefan! This was a wonderful presentation and I think the best > you have ever done!! People can see how wonderful the DELEGS Editor > software is for Deaf students!! THANK YOU! > > > On Jul 22, 2015, at 8:54 AM, Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Again, enjoying watching from home! > Just chiming in to say that I've had the pleasure to see in person > Stefan's students working with this program and was very impressed with how > effective it is. > One nice thing is that Stefan not only asks them to use the program to > compare DGS and German, but also to compare DGS with Signed German. In this > way, even if students use Signed German as a bridge for understanding > German grammar, they can also clearly see how DGS grammar differs from > Signed German. > Thus, the use of Signed German in this context need not undermine > students' acquisition of Signed German. :) > > > On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 11:59 AM, Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Thanks Valerie! It's not so much that I want to develop an efficient or >> QWERTY keyboard, just that I was curious whether Yair started from one of >> those principles. :) >> Like you, I've used differently arranged keyboards in different countries >> and I imagine it's mostly a matter of developing habits that make typing >> efficient. >> >> On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 11:47 AM, Stefan Woehrmann < >> [log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> Hi - I'm enjoying the presentation from home. I'm not sure how to ask >>> questions live..;-((( >>> >>> Would it be possible to get a demonstration on how long it takes to >>> write a sentence with this keypoard without using a dictionary in the >>> background? >>> >>> Can you write the sentence in ASL "SignWriting is a wonderful >>> invention." >>> >>> All best Stefan >>> >>> 2015-07-21 17:32 GMT+02:00 Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway <[log in to unmask] >>> >: >>> >>>> Hi all! I'm enjoying the presentation from home. I'm not sure how to >>>> ask questions live (and I remember the difficulties caused last year when >>>> too many people tried to participate at once), so I thought I'd post >>>> questions here, to be answered later at people's convenience. >>>> So, Yair, this is really great. A quick question: in setting up the >>>> keyboard, how did you decide where to place different elements on the split >>>> board? I'm interested in the physical skill/habits involved in typing. >>>> Given that this is a different type of writing system, I'm wondering what >>>> research you might have done to come up with a layout that might be >>>> physically efficient, or perhaps intuitive for those accustomed to using a >>>> qwerty keyboard, or whether there were other kinds of considerations. >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 10:59 PM, Valerie Sutton <[log in to unmask]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> SignWriting List >>>>> June 30, 2015 >>>>> >>>>> <SignWriting_Symposium_2015_Logo_2.jpg> >>>>> >>>>> *SignWriting Symposium 2015* >>>>> >>>>> 12 presentations from 8 countries: >>>>> Brazil, Canada, Germany, Nicaragua, Portugual, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, >>>>> USA >>>>> >>>>> Broadcasting 3 presentations a day, for 4 days. >>>>> >>>>> *Day 1: *July 21 >>>>> *Session 1: *CANADA: Yair Rand >>>>> *Session 2: *SAUDI ARABIA: Mohamed AbuShaira & Abd elraroof Mahfooz >>>>> *Session 3: *USA: Stephen E. Slevinski, Jr. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Day 2: *July 22 >>>>> *Session 1:* GERMANY: Stefan Woehrmann >>>>> *Session 2:* CANADA: André Lemyre >>>>> *Session 3: *BRAZIL: Marcos Kluber Kogut >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Day 3: *July 23 >>>>> *Session 1:* PORTUGAL: Rafaela Cota de Silva >>>>> *Session 2: *BRAZIL: Ronnie Fagundes de Brito, Messias Ramos Costa, >>>>> Milton Shintaku, Sandra Patricia Nascimento >>>>> *Session 3: *USA: Stephen E. Slevinski, Jr. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Day 4: *July 24 >>>>> *Session 1:* NICARAGUA & USA: James Shepard-Kegl >>>>> *Session 2: *GERMANY: Paul Rutrecht, Joachim Nitschke, Janina Lentfohr >>>>> *Session 3: *TUNISIA: Mohamed Ali Khenissi & Yosra Bouzid >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ——————————————————————————— >>>>> >>>>> *Time Zones of Sessions:* >>>>> >>>>> Broadcasting 3 presentations a day, for 4 days. >>>>> >>>>> *PDT - Pacific Daylight Time* (La Jolla is in San Diego County, >>>>> California) >>>>> *Session 1: 8:00 - 9:00* >>>>> Break: 9:00 - 9:30 >>>>> *Session 2: 9:30 -10:30* >>>>> Break: 10:30 - 11:00 >>>>> *Session 3: 11:00 -12:00* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *CST - Central Standard Time *(Nicaragua is 1 hour ahead of San Diego) >>>>> *Session 1: 9:00 - 10:00* >>>>> Break: 10:00 - 10:30 >>>>> *Session 2: 10:30 -11:30* >>>>> Break: 11:30 - 12:00 >>>>> *Session 3: 12:00 -13:00* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *CDT - Central Daylight Time* (Iowa is 2 hours ahead of San Diego)) >>>>> *Session 1: 10:00 - 11:00* >>>>> Break: 11:00 -11:30 >>>>> *Session 2: 11:30 -12:30* >>>>> Break: 12:30 - 13:00 >>>>> *Session 3: 13:00 -14:00* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *EDT - Eastern Daylight Time* (Maine, Canada, Quebec are 3 hours >>>>> ahead of San Diego)) >>>>> *Session 1: 11:00 - 12:00* >>>>> Break: 12:00 - 12:30 >>>>> *Session 2: 12:30 -13:30* >>>>> Break: 13:30 - 14:00 >>>>> *Session 3: 14:00 -15:00* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *BRT - Brazilia Time* ( Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil is 4 >>>>> hours ahead of San Diego) >>>>> *Session 1: 12:00 - 13:00* >>>>> Break: 13:00 - 13:30 >>>>> *Session 2: 13:30 -14:30* >>>>> Break: 14:30 - 15:00 >>>>> *Session 3: 15:00 -16:00* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *WEST - Western European Summer Time* (Portugal & Tunisia are 8 hours >>>>> ahead of San Diego) >>>>> *Session 1: 16:00 - 17:00* >>>>> Break: 17:00 - 17:30 >>>>> *Session 2: 17:30 -18:30* >>>>> Break: 18:30 - 19:00 >>>>> *Session 3: 19:00 -20:00* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *CEST - Central European Summer Time* (Germany is 9 hours ahead of >>>>> San Diego) >>>>> *Session 1: 17:00 - 18:00* >>>>> Break: 18:00 - 18:30 >>>>> *Session 2: 18:30 -19:30* >>>>> Break: 19:30 - 20:00 >>>>> *Session 3: 20:00 -21:00* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *AST - Arabia Standard Time* (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is 10 hours ahead >>>>> of San Diego) >>>>> *Session 1: 18:00 - 19:00* >>>>> Break: 19:00 - 19:30 >>>>> *Session 2: 19:30 -20:30* >>>>> Break: 20:30 - 21:00 >>>>> *Session 3: 21:00 -22:00* >>>>> >>>>> ________________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION >>>>> >>>>> Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] >>>>> >>>>> Post Messages to the SignWriting List: >>>>> [log in to unmask] >>>>> >>>>> SignWriting List Archives & Home Page >>>>> http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist >>>>> >>>>> Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages >>>>> http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway >>>> Associate Professor and Chair >>>> Oberlin College >>>> ________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION >>>> >>>> Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] >>>> >>>> Post Messages to the SignWriting List: >>>> [log in to unmask] >>>> >>>> SignWriting List Archives & Home Page >>>> http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist >>>> >>>> Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages >>>> http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> think positive - 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