BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ReadSpeaker, the most trusted, independent digital voice partner for educational institutions and learning platforms around the world, today announced that it is now supporting the Open edX project by providing a fully integrated Text to Speech (TTS) solution for the Open edX platform. With this integration, ReadSpeaker is committed to making educational content accessible and engaging for a diverse population of students.
ReadSpeaker’s text to speech solutions for education provide educational institutions—including schools, universities, community colleges, NGOs, corporations and more—with a means of transforming written text into lifelike spoken audio, enabling learners to click a button and listen to content. While originally developed to make content more accessible for students with learning disabilities, TTS can improve productivity and learning for students of all ages, abilities and levels, especially as hybrid learning continues to evolve. Key functionalities like a web-based interface, customizable pronunciation dictionary, support of Universal Design of Learning, a suite of voice-enhanced learning tools, industry leading data privacy and advanced UX features create a seamless and streamlined experience for learners, while Learning Tool Interoperability ensures educators can easily leverage the tool.
“Integrating ReadSpeaker with our courses has allowed us to provide learners with an equitable and complete learning experience,” said Evan Trivits, Learning Tools and Technology Lead, ESME, whose company uses the Open edX platform for ongoing employee education. “Whether a learner wishes to listen to their content, have a word translated for them or simply read along with the TTS, it has been tremendous.”
In today’s hybrid learning landscape, providing equal access to learning content is essential for educational institutions to provide inclusive education for all students. By leveraging digital voice—and TTS, in particular—online content becomes increasingly accessible for all kinds of learners. For educational institutions, investing in technologies that improve accessibility and engagement with academic content can help attract and retain students, enable them to complete their courses and ensure compliance with students’ Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and relevant regulations.
“As online learning continues to grow in popularity, there is an increasing need for educational content to be available to all. At ReadSpeaker, we’re leveraging our TTS technology do our part in making this a reality by creating more accessible and engaging content,” said Matt Muldoon, President, ReadSpeaker NA. “In pursuit of this, supporting the Open edX platform just made sense for us. We look forward to continuing to build a more accessible and productive future for learners through university and beyond.”
ReadSpeaker will be attending the Open edX 2022 Conference taking place in Lisbon, Portugal on April 26-29, where they will be discussing TTS for accessibility and inclusion. To learn more about the conference, visit https://con.openedx.org/.
To learn more about ReadSpeaker and its support of the Open edX platform, visit https://www.readspeaker.com/education/open-edx/.
About ReadSpeaker
ReadSpeaker is the most trusted independent digital voice partner for global brands, institutions, and organizations. With over 20 years’ experience, ReadSpeaker’s AI-powered text-to-speech solutions and expert assistance enhance the accessibility of digital content and enable more user-friendly and engaging interactions with technology. The company’s flexible cloud and on-premise solutions bring over 110 expressive, humanlike synthetic voices in more than 35 languages to any application or device. The company consistently maintains its uncompromising commitment to data privacy and has so far speech enabled over 10,000 voice applications worldwide.
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