Rate My Professor John O’Loughlin

O’Loughlin’s academic interests encompass badge languages like Brazilian Sign Language and Universal Sign Language, as well as Deaf Culture, which he conveys through holistic approaches in the classroom. At Palomar College, he teaches a variety of American Sign Language courses, offered both online and in-person, contributing to one of the largest ASL programs in Southern California. He also instructs American Sign Language levels I, II, and III at the UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies. O’Loughlin hosts annual Spring workshops with guest speakers for his ASL classes and collaborated with colleague David Hamilton on a faculty workshop titled “DEAFinitely.” At the 2024 San Diego ASL Immersion Conference, he presented two workshops: “Government & Parliamentary 101,” covering the American political system, vocabulary, dialogues, and activities like translating the Bill of Rights in ASL; and “Financial Literacy 101,” developing basic financial concepts, vocabulary, and operations in ASL for Deaf Culture contexts. He has participated in college committees, including the Distance Education Committee as faculty at-large and hiring committees.