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How to successfully offer and deploy a UDL in D2L w/ ReadSpeaker & Text to Speech
1. How to successfully offer
and deploy a UDL in D2L w/
ReadSpeaker &
Text to Speech
Joop Heijenrath
ReadSpeaker Co-Founder
Paul Stisser
Readspeaker, Bus Dev
2. DID YOU KNOW that one out of two
students fail, drop out or don’t
complete on-line courses?*
*AspireEDU (source 2015)
10.
Text to Speech is proven to increase
comprehension and depth of learning,
boost motivation and self-esteem, reduce
fatigue and improve learning results.
11. “When I read aloud, two senses
catch the idea: first, I see what I read; second, I
hear it, and therefore I can remember it better.”
-Abraham Lincoln
12.
ReadSpeaker offers two solutions
within D2L’s Learning Environment that
are part of the Core Solution. You only
need to activate with a ReadSpeaker
Customer ID and URL!
13. But ReadSpeaker TEXT TO SPEECH is
more than just checking the accessibility
box…
21. STRATEGY
ANY Where ANY Time ANY Conte
★ Compatible with all
browsers and devices
★ Device independent
★ 45 plug-ins for CMS/LMS
★ Expert development
team in the tech hub of
Uppsala SW
★ Any Device
★ 99.92+% uptime
★ Over 150 servers (US &
Europe)
★ Scalable for 10,000+
customers
★ Customers can have
millions of listens per
day
★ Online & offline
★ Web pages, online
documents and forms,
apps, digital books,
eLearning materials,
devices, and more
22. STRATEGY
Secure Service Support
★ Dedicated hosting,
maintenance, servers and
team
★ Step-by step
implementation
instructions, best
practices, statistics and
reports
★ System is secure,
redundant and scalable
★ Customers include banks,
government agencies,
educational institutions
who don’t compromise
on security or
availability
★ Expert in-house support
team with extensive TTS
and web development
knowledge
★ Most support tickets
answered in less than 1
hour
23. 9
WE ALSO
BUILD OUR
OWN VOICES
ReadSpeaker is a global TTS platform
that builds its own high quality voices.
25. STRATEGY
Powerful TTS The Best Voices Linguists
★ More than 40 languages
and 150 of the best
voices on the market
★ We build our own voices
★ Pronunciation corrections
based on feedback
(names, special words…)
★ Relationships with major
TTS providers
★ Multi-layer pronunciation
correction per language,
voice, client
★ Customizable dictionaries
★ Web-based services have
no capacity limit
compromises
★ Our linguists are
experienced scientists
with global experience
★ Improvements at various
levels from engine to
dictionaries and library
★ 25% of the team’s time is
spend on R&D
26. “Show Me your Friends and I’ll Show You Your Future.”
27. USE THE
POWER OF SPEECH
TO TAKE YOU INTO
THE FUTURE
CONTACT US to learn more:
www.readspeaker.com | paul.stisser@readspeaker.com| (585) 330-0922
28. SaaS IS OUR DNA.
We invented the space for
Speech as Service in 1999.
29.
Missouri Assistive Technology Study on TTS
★ 95% graduated on time (one completed a trade program)
★ 85% improved academic achievement (improved grades)
★ 55% increased time in regular education and decreased time in special
education
★ 95% decreased reliance on human assistance
★ 55% increased parent satisfaction (unsolicited positive parental contact)
Performance measures of the IDEA State Performance Plan
(SPP)http://www.at.mo.gov/documents/tts-summary-june08.doc