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Q&A: Low Country Virtual

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Q&A: Low Country Virtual Low Country Virtual is a tuition-free, full-time, online public school program for students in elementary and middle school grades in South Carolina. We recently chatted with Meaghan Barber, Director of Low Country Virtual, about how the organization got started. Meaghan Barber, Director of Low Country Virtual Tell us how the organization got started.

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Breaking Down Barriers: How UDL Transforms the Learning Experience

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Breaking Down Barriers How UDL Transforms the Learning Experience A Guest Post by Kelsey R. Ortiz Universal Design for Learning, or UDL, provides a framework for instructors–whether its higher education, K-12 or even corporate learning–that removes potential learning barriers for all learners, including those who experience learning differences and those with learning disabilities.

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Text-to-Speech Basics: What Is TTS and Who Uses It?

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A Guest Post by ReadSpeaker The Internet of Voice has arrived, and it’s changing the way we interact with our devices. Siri points out your next turn in an unfamiliar town. Google Assistant scours the internet for directions on grilling salmon, and reads them to you while you work. The voicebot at the other end of the customer service line gets you results, without waiting or push-button menus.

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Accessibility Matters: The Fundamentals of Achieving Accessible Content

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It’s no secret that CourseArc is an accessibility-first content authoring management system. We are constantly working on ways to improve accessibility for our users and helping clients do the same. In fact, we have endless blogs and resources on the topic of accessibility, so anyone curious to learn more can access them at the click of a button. (And, coincidentally, if you are curious to learn more, join us for part II of our Actionable Accessibility Advice webinar series this Thursday, March

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Q&A: Wellness for Educators

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Q&A: Wellness for Educators This Nonprofit Works to Support the Mental, Physical, Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Educators Stress, burnout, and mental health concerns are all issues that many educators across the U.S. have faced. COVID amplified these issues even more. As an educator, Kathryn Kennedy experienced them all firsthand. She knew she wasn’t the only one feeling it.

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A Few of our Favorite CourseArc Features

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A Few of our Favorite CourseArc Features CourseArc’s curated features are devised by real content creators and are routinely expanded upon through collaboration and feedback from clients and experts in the field. We asked our Professional Services team (who are also avid users of the CourseArc platform) to narrow down some of their favorites and this is what we got!

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Why Accessibility-First Will Always Be Our Focus

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Why Accessibility-First Will Always Be Our Focus. CourseArc’s founding story centers on creating better lifelong learning opportunities for all and removing barriers so everyone can learn. We saw firsthand the limitations that many products on the market had—especially when it came to accessibility—and worked to build a course authoring tool that would address that.