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Overview
YuJa Panorama automatically generates alternative formats for digital content you upload to your Canvas courses. This feature not only ensures compliance with accessibility standards like WCAG 2.1 but also enhances student engagement by catering to different learning needs and preferences. Faculty can utilize these formats to support students with disabilities, non-native English speakers, and diverse learning preferences. The key alternative formats generated by YuJa Panorama include audio podcasts, immersive readers, Braille, and various text options.
Key Details
YuJa Panorama integrates seamlessly with Canvas, allowing faculty to focus on delivering quality content while the system focuses on accessibility. The alternative formats provided by Panorama enable students to access materials in different ways, including:
• Audio Podcasts: Converts text documents into audio files for convenient listening.
• Braille: Automatically converts documents into Grade 2 Braille for visually impaired students.
• Immersive Reader: Reads text aloud and offers customization options to reduce visual stress.
• OCR: Converts scanned documents into accessible and usable formats.
Faculty need to take no proactive action to provide alternative formats for students. The system handles it automatically. Faculty are empowered to further adjust the alternative formats available to students in their individual Canvas course sites.
*Note: At this time, language translation and alternative math formats are disabled.* Faculty can enable these formats in their individual courses if desired.
Practical Applications for YuJa Panorama’s Alternative Formats
Enhancing Mobile Learning with Audio Podcasts
Students increasingly prefer to learn on the go. Faculty can highlight YuJa Panorama’s audio podcast feature, which converts text-based documents into audio files, enabling students to listen to lecture notes or readings while commuting or exercising. This caters to auditory learners and helps those who find it easier to absorb information through listening.
Supporting Students with Visual Impairments using Braille Formats
With automated Braille conversion, key documents such as course syllabi and reading materials are readily accessible in Braille format. This supports visually impaired students and helps faculty comply with accessibility guidelines, fostering a more inclusive learning environment.
Improving Reading Comprehension with Immersive Reader
The Immersive Reader feature allows students to customize font size, text spacing, and background color to reduce visual stress, while also offering text-to-speech options. This is especially beneficial for students with learning disabilities like dyslexia or those struggling with reading comprehension.
Simplifying Technical Content with OCR and Math Formats
Faculty dealing with technical content can utilize the OCR feature to convert images with text into searchable, screen-reader-friendly documents. For STEM courses, converting complex equations into LaTeX or MathML formats ensures accurate representation and accessibility for all students. *Note: Faculty must enable math formats in their individual courses if desired.*
Multilingual Support through Automated Language Translation
International students or those with diverse language needs benefit from YuJa Panorama’s language translation feature. Faculty can provide course materials in various languages, improving comprehension and inclusivity in diverse classrooms. *Note: Faculty must enable language translation in their individual courses if desired.*
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