Scissortail's Learning Nest

JULY 18, 2022

Add Alt Text. One of the easiest things you can do to make your content more accessible is to write alternative text for each image. Alternative text is a description of an image that’s read by screen readers. If the image doesn’t load or is blocked, the alt text will describe the image.

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Hurix Digital

MAY 15, 2023

By using clear language, visuals, alternative formats, appropriate fonts and color, cultural and linguistic sensitivity, and testing your design, you can create math books that are accessible and inclusive for all learners. Also, consider providing translations for non-native speakers of the language of instruction.

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Kitaboo

JUNE 6, 2024

Alternatives in digital formats have gradually replaced printed textbooks, marking a shift towards a technologically progressive approach to learning. Additionally, features like text-to-speech and other accessibility tools cater to learning preferences and requirements.

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eLearningMind

JANUARY 28, 2021

Allow for text-only options. Blind and vision impaired employees may rely on text-to-speech tools. Always use alternate attributes when you embed images, logos, and videos into your content. Make transcripts available. It’s a simple way to make sure everyone can participate. Embed content properly.

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Hurix Digital

MAY 6, 2021

Publishers today can leverage digital technologies to design and develop accessible eBooks and other instructional content to ensure equal access to information for people with disabilities. Text to speech capability: Adding text to speech is a means to empower visually impaired users.

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Kitaboo

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Apart from being able to support multiple eBook formats, it also offers a text-to-speech feature which is especially useful for students. Of course, you need to take into consideration factors such as compatibility, display technology, connectivity and budget when making your choice.There is however, another alternative.

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Roundtable Learning

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Storyline is a cloud-based eLearning authoring tool where developers and instructional designers can create custom, interactive courses. Media and Simulations — Tools such as screen recording and text-to-speech closed captions make course development more convenient. What is Storyline?

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Hurix Digital

DECEMBER 23, 2021

To make it interesting for students, it is best to choose tools that include various accessibility features such as high-contrast themes, text-to-speech, closed captioning, enlarged cursors, alternative text, and keyboard shortcuts. Offer regular feedback.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 17, 2008

Instructional Methods. Alternate methods of presentation & evaluation. Alternative text for audio (i.e., Text-to-speech software. Create textual content in HTML, text, or accessible PDF (same as Matthew). Turning pages in printed text. Universal Design. Tools: Many built into computers.

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Adobe Captivate

JUNE 5, 2019

Generating a voice-over from text. I will cover text-to-speech voice-over in my next blog post. You may wish to use text-to-speech recording for a preliminary client review and then add a voice recording for the final project. For application software training, I often use the instructions in the Text Captions.

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Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

This is fourth post in a series on Text-to-Speech (TTS) for eLearning written by Dr. Joel Harband and edited by me (which turns out to be a great way to learn). The other posts are: Text-to-Speech Overview and NLP Quality , Digital Signal Processor and Text-to-Speech , and Using Text-to-Speech in an eLearning Course.

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Integrated Learnings

OCTOBER 11, 2011

A learner can watch the steps in a procedure with text describing what is happening. Or, you can use audio using a recorded narration or text-to-speech technology. It is as if the learner is actually clicking in the system, but it includes text and/or audio to tell the learner what to do.

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Spark Your Interest

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Flipped learning is popular in K-12 and higher education, but is also useful in many other instructional situations. Blended learning provides a combination of in-person instruction and self-paced e-learning. Microlearning is very small portions of content used to instruct or support performance. Instructional + Creative Design.

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learnWorlds

JULY 14, 2022

An eLearning authoring tool is an important component in creating e-learning content and a must-have tool for instructional designers, L&D professionals, and training businesses. Individual course creators, instructional designers, SMEs, nonprofits, and small enterprises. There are many options to choose from. LearnWorlds Pricing.

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Yukon Learning

MARCH 21, 2024

With the latest version of Storyline 360, you can now customize the sound of the computer-generated narration when adding text-to-speech to your courses. Well, with the addition of speech synthesis markup language (SSML) formatting. The Text-to-Speech feature in Storyline 360 allows you to create natural-sounding human speech.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 16, 2017

Occasionally, I get questions on free text-to-speech applications. While there are a number of free text-to-speech applications out there, many have character limits or don’t allow for commercial use. Today we’ll look at a really good solution if you need a free text-to-speech application.

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eLearning Learning Posts

OCTOBER 5, 2010

If you are considering creating a “Serious Game&# or an instructional game, one of the first place to start is a great game design document. Voice-Over in eLearning - The Learning Circuits Blog , September 1, 2010 Over the past couple of months, Dr. Joel Harband has been teaching me all about Using Text-to-Speech in eLearning.

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eLearning Learning Posts

JANUARY 3, 2011

ID - Instructional Design or Interactivity Design in an interconnected world? Instructional Design and E-Learning Blogs - Experiencing eLearning , July 6, 2010. 25 places to find instructional videos - Jane Hart - Pick of the Day , February 8, 2010. Towards an alternative e-learning - Onlignment , December 13, 2010.

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eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

I knew that its core audience would be instructional designers and e-learning developers. . From products that ranged from the latest versions of RCATs to new vendors in the space, including text to speech. . For e-learning developers and instructional designers, they were aghast and in shock. I was enthralled.

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Kitaboo

MAY 13, 2024

Key Features: Below are some of the key features of ePUB 3: Accessibility Using ePUB 3 authors and publishers can incorporate accessibility features like semantic markup, advanced navigation, and text-to-speech components in their digital content. Thus, enabling audiences with reading disabilities to access eBooks conveniently.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 9, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Posted by Cammy Bean at 9:24 PM Labels: audio , guerrilla , instructional design 14comments: Steve Howard said. Our Instructional Designers are planning to include interviews and similar 'expert speaks' sections in our training.

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eFront

JUNE 9, 2010

Create a theme for eFront embodying but no limited to: a consistent colour coded background, alternate layouts and a variety of font settings of your choice. Recent Comments Blog Archive ► 2011 (3) ► January (3) Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Le. This is where this contest begins.

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Kitaboo

MAY 3, 2024

For instance, the eBook market in India has huge demand as consumers are embracing digital reading formats and affordable alternatives to physical books. Because of its reflowable text, multimedia element compatibility, and accessibility capabilities, ePUB is a great option for reading on e-readers, tablets, and smartphones.

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Capytech

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

This can include providing text alternatives for media elements and other non-text content. Examples include descriptions of graphs and charts, as well as alt text for images. This point includes ensuring text can be understood by as broad a range of learners as possible. Perceivable Information and User Interface.

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Magic EdTech

DECEMBER 14, 2020

facilitates all of this, offering a more reliable and effective alternative to paper-based testing. The delivery system presents assessment content to candidates using QTI 3 for presentation of content, instructions for data collection, response processing, and scoring. IMS Global Learning Consortium’s QTI 3.0 Delivery System.

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Magic EdTech

DECEMBER 14, 2020

facilitates all of this, offering a more reliable and effective alternative to paper-based testing. . The delivery system presents assessment content to candidates using QTI 3 for presentation of content, instructions for data collection, response processing, and scoring. IMS Global Learning Consortium’s QTI 3.0 Delivery System.

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Limestone Learning

OCTOBER 29, 2021

How iSpring can add the icing on the cake with dialogue simulations, content libraries and text-to-speech for an immersive elearning experience. PT: Intersections in Learning Join Instructional Designers, Lisa Crockett and Monique St. Amazing visual storytelling techniques. Wednesday, November 3, 2021, 11 a.m.–12

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ProProfs

JULY 11, 2023

Quizzes can be a powerful way to improve understanding and retention, engage learners, personalize instruction, and provide feedback. This way, teachers can tailor their instruction to meet the needs of their students and provide them with appropriate support and guidance.

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Spark Your Interest

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

e learning modules, video, audio, animations), each with diverse requirements to create successful instructional products that help people learn. Accessibility: Making e-learning content accessible to all individuals, such as providing text-to-speech options, closed captions, and alternative formats.

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Learnbrite

MAY 17, 2018

These leverage a powerful branching dialogue engine, a built-in text to speech library that speaks 68 different languages and an avatar creator with over a billion different style combinations.

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Hurix Digital

JUNE 7, 2022

Text Alternatives: Text alternatives to be provided for non-text content so that it can be altered into forms that people need, such as large print, braille, speech, symbols or simpler language. Time-based Media: Provide alternatives for time-based media. This is termed as “integrated description”.

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eLearning Learning Posts

JUNE 9, 2010

ID - Instructional Design or Interactivity Design in an interconnected world? Performance Learning Productivity , May 28, 2010 Instructional design is not only seen as a core competency for learning and development/training specialists, but it’s a huge industry, too. Nonlinear Presentations: Alternatives to “Death By Powerpoint”?

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Steve Howard

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Alternatively the comments can be stored in a shared network location so that comments from every reviewer can be housed in the same location. In his example, RJ showed us how to embed the variable into a caption, using the syntax $$myVar$$ so that instructions to the user could use the recorded name, instead of a non-personal command.

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Kitaboo

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Interactive eBooks provide alternative modes of engagement. Important features include alt-text for images, video and audio transcriptions, metadata tagging, text-to-speech, bookmarking, annotations, text highlighting, screen readers, voice recognition, and easy font size adjustment.

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Kitaboo

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

That said, there is a lot you can do as instructional designers to improve on them to maximize learning, and this blog will tell you how. A great alternative to text-heavy topics, the visual elements also help improve knowledge retention. eTextbooks need not be mere digital copies of their ancestors in print.

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KnowledgeOne

JUNE 17, 2021

Instead, accessible instruction could benefit all students with and without disabilities. You will note how they intersect and you will find some practical examples on how to apply them in instructional settings. Application in Instruction. Use multiple, accessible instructional methods that are accessible to all learners.

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KnowledgeOne

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Offer alternatives in the demands for rate, speed, and motor action needed to interact with instructional devices, manipulatives (any concrete objects that allow students to explore an idea in an active, hands-on approach), and technologies. Offer text-to-speech software, human dictation, recordings.

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