I am Alexa, your virtual tutor!: The effects of Amazon Alexa's text-to-speech voice enthusiasm in a multimedia learning environment

TW Liew, SM Tan, WM Pang, MTI Khan… - Education and information …, 2023 - Springer
Modern text-to-speech voices can convey social cues ideal for narrating multimedia learning
materials. Amazon Alexa has a unique feature among modern text-to-speech vocalizers as …

Barriers, Strategies and Accessibility: Enhancing Engagement and Retention of Learners with Disabilities in MOOCs–A Systematic Literature Review (SLR)

NAN Mohd Ashril, KN Chee, N Yahaya… - … Journal of Human …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This systematic literature review examines the barriers, strategies, and accessibility issues
affecting the engagement and retention of learners with disabilities in Massive Open Online …

[PDF][PDF] Accessibility in MOOCs: The stakeholders' perspectives

F Iniesto, P McAndrew, S Minocha, T Coughlan - 2022 - library.oapen.org
The reported work on how accessibility is embedded in the design of Massive Open Online
Courses (MOOCs) seems to be limited (Sanchez-Gordon & Luján-Mora, 2017). At the same …

[PDF][PDF] UDL and its implications in MOOC accessibility evaluation

F Iniesto, G Hillaire - … world learning: research, innovation and the …, 2022 - library.oapen.org
Assessing the accessibility of online educational environments is not easy. As we scale up
educational technologies like with Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), we may amplify …

JIME virtual special collection–2012 to 2022: The decade of the MOOC

K Jordan, F Goshtasbpour - 2022 - repository.cam.ac.uk
Abstract In a New York Times article, Pappano (2012) declared 2012 as 'the year of the
MOOC'. It was a year which saw a surge in interest in this new, open form of online higher …

Limitations of Disembodied Computer-Generated Voice to Convey Emotion in Multimedia Lessons

F Zhao, RE Mayer - International Journal of Human–Computer …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The goal of this study was to determine whether learning processes and outcomes are
affected by the emotional tone of the computer-generated voice in a narrated slideshow. In a …

Developing a listening English learning model using text2speech application

M Wajdi, INS Sanjaya, IM Sumartana - Journal of Applied Studies in …, 2021 - ojs2.pnb.ac.id
The research on the development of" Listening" practice using Text2Speech Applications
aims to develop teaching of English,'Listening'for teachers and students who are not experts …

Toward Effective Communication of AI-Based Decisions in Assistive Tools: Conveying Confidence and Doubt to People with Visual Impairments at Accelerated …

T Akter, M Swaminathan, A Kapadia - … of the 21st International Web for …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
AI-based assistive technologies can mischaracterize information presented to people with
visual impairments (PVIs), eg, by misinterpreting someone's facial expressions. To improve …

Struggling readers smiling on the inside and getting correct answers

G Hillaire, B Goldowsky, B Rienties… - Social and Emotional …, 2022 - Springer
In this chapter, we explore inclusive learning analytics to predict reading comprehension
outcomes in the context of middle school remedial reading classrooms for 235 students from …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of synthetic and human speech: an evaluation by english as a foreign language students in a public Costa Rican University

W Charpentier-Jiménez - Comunicación, 2023 - scielo.sa.cr
The possible role of text-to-speech (TTS) audio for pedagogical purposes has not been fully
explored. This study examines ESL students' perceptions of artificial intelligence and human …