As the semester comes to a close, we have come to the end of our EDIT 2000 class and thus the end of our 20% projects. The purpose of my 20% project was to learn more about assistive technology for cochlear implants. In the process, however, I learned so much more about cochlear implants themselves and became more interested in working with these devices in the future.
One of the most important things I learned about assistive technology is that it can only do so much, meaning that in order to make hearing with cochlear implants better, we need to improve the implant itself rather than adding more assistive technology. The wonderful thing about the field of audiology and cochlear implants though is that it is fast growing and developing more each day. There are many improvements still to come in the future that have the potential to help those with profound hearing loss even more.
For my 20% presentation, I created a Prezi that compiled all of my findings and research. To view my presentation, click here. Presenting our projects in the showcase was very helpful, and I think that my product was received fairly well. Presenting made me realize how well I had actually learned about my topic and it was fun to teach other people about cochlear implants when they had never heard of them before.
Overall, I really enjoyed working on my 20% project. It gave me time to explore a subject that I normally would not have time to. The only difficulty that I had during the project was trying to find new information. It often took time to dig through article after article to find new types of technology, but this process helped me learn more about doing research and finding credible sources. This was a very interesting project and it helped me to learn more about cochlear implants, assistive technology, doing research, and creating presentations.
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