Michelle G. Swaney, alumna of the University of Tennessee, is a lecturer in the Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Educational Interpreting programs in the Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education. Michelle is an RID nationally certified interpreter, coordinator of the Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI) and has considerable experience in making online technology accessible for Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals. She has 21 years of experience in the field of deafness and her research interests include American Sign Language (curriculum, materials, teaching, and flipped classroom approach) as well as online education and accessibility. Michelle’s thesis for American Sign Language curriculum and materials has been downloaded 40 times since 9/5/15-http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/3516
Michelle’s contact information:
Theory & Practice in Teacher Education
212 Jane and David Bailey Education Complex
1126 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37996-3442
865-974-4147
mswaney@utk.edu