Advanced Academics' Text-to-Speech Improves Online Learning
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
TEXT-TO-SPEECH CAPABILITY
IMPROVES ONLINE STUDENTS' LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Advanced Academics Incorporates
ReadSpeaker's Industry-Leading
Technology into Its Learning Management System
OKLAHOMA CITY (US)/UPPSALA (Sweden), December 20, 2011 -
Advanced Academics, a nationally recognized provider of online
education for secondary students, and ReadSpeaker®, a leader of online text-to-speech
solutions, have teamed up to provide Advanced Academics with an
innovative online text-to-speech tool.
The ReadSpeaker® Enterprise™ solution for
R.O.A.D.S. 3.0, Advanced Academics' new version of its proprietary
learning management system (LMS), is an online text-to-speech
application that speech-enables online educational content for the
benefit of students who now have the ability to listen as well as
read online.
"ReadSpeaker text-to-speech technology allows our online
students to match the delivery of course content to the way that
they learn best," said Roberta McKerlie, Advanced Academics
director of education. "This new feature improves the student
learning experience by letting students hear course content, PDFs,
and other documents read aloud and is especially important for
visually impaired students or those with aural learning styles.
With the help of ReadSpeaker, Advanced Academics is able to make
online learning accessible to even more students."
"Advanced Academics helps students succeed through a
rigorous online curriculum, high levels of personal support and a
state-of-the-art learning management system, R.O.A.D.S. 3.0,"
said Jeffrey A. Elliott, Advanced Academics president.
"ReadSpeaker's industry-leading text-to-speech technology is an
exciting addition to the comprehensive suite of online tools
included in R.O.A.D.S. 3.0. The text-to-speech tool will
promote academic achievement by letting students customize course
delivery to their individual learning styles."
ReadSpeaker makes online educational content
more accessible to students with cognitive issues, learning
difficulties, and/or vision problems. ReadSpeaker's online
text-to-speech solutions also help students who use English as a
second language. ReadSpeaker provides a feature that highlights the
text while it is being read, reinforcing a better understanding of
the text. Additionally, it provides multitasking opportunities for
learners and portability of content to other devices, such as
smartphones and tablets.
"ReadSpeaker is proud to provide Advanced Academics with a
service that helps its teachers deliver courses that can now talk
to their students. The current usage of hundreds of thousands of
listenings every month demonstrates the rapid adoption of talking
courses by students of Advanced Academics. Online text to speech is
rapidly becoming an integral part of the elearning
environment," said Joop Heijenrath, ReadSpeaker Cofounder and
responsible for ReadSpeaker's business operations outside of
Europe.
About Advanced Academics
Advanced Academics, a leader in the field of online learning,
partners with schools and districts in 30 states across the country
to offer customized online solutions that uniquely serve each
customer. Advanced Academics' programs have proven to be successful
in providing flexible learning opportunities for students in grades
6 through 12 and increasing overall academic performance. Since
2000, Advanced Academics has offered comprehensive middle and high
school courses, highly qualified and state-certified teachers, and
a web-based learning management system that enhances student
learning. A part of DeVry Inc. (NYSE:DV), Advanced Academics is
accredited by the North Central Association Commission on
Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI) and the Northwest
Accreditation Commission (NWAC), and meets the standards for
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) eligibility. For
more information, visit www.advancedacademics.com.
About ReadSpeaker
ReadSpeaker® is the worldwide leader in online text to speech.
In 1999, ReadSpeaker pioneered the first-ever speech-enabling
application for websites. Today, the company's web-based
text-to-speech services are used by thousands of websites/mobile
apps and millions of users worldwide every month. ReadSpeaker
speech-enables online content on the fly in 35 languages and 70
voices. The company provides a portfolio of web-based
text-to-speech solutions for websites, mobile sites, mobile apps,
RSS feeds, online documents and forms, and online campaigns. More
than 5000 corporate, media, government, and nonprofit customers
around the world use ReadSpeaker online text-to-speech solutions.
For more information, visit www.readspeaker.com.
For Immediate Release
December 20, 2011
Media Contacts:
Alosia Gabat
Aloisia.gabat@readspeaker.com
Tel: +33 (0)1 58 62 20 95
Meg Martin, Gooden Group PR
Tel: + 1 405-397-6156