Liberated Learning Consortium - News and Events The Liberated Learning Consortium is dedicated to advancing speech recognition technology and techniques to create and foster barrier-free learning environments where all learners have equal access to information. http://www.liberatedlearning.com/ Information Session for the Ministry of Education, Republic of Latvia Delegates from the Department of European Affairs and International Relations of the Ministry of Education and the Embassy of Latvia meet with the Learning Disabilities Association of Nova Scotia on Tuesday, May 6 at 1:00 pm to discuss the use of new educational technologies, including Liberated Learning http://ldans.nsnet.org/ Liberated Learning partner's use of Speech Recognition technology featured in Wimba Case Study "Disabled Students Across Canada Excel via The Neil Squire Society and Wimba Classroom’s Accessibility" April 2, 2008 http://www.wimba.com/community/casestudies.php#cs16 Net4Voice le nuove tecnologie per vincere le barriere dell’apprendimento 23 febbraio 2008 http://www.magazine.unibo.it/Magazine/UniBoIniziative/2008/02/23/Net4voice.htm Net4Voice Kick Off Meeting February 28-29th 2008. Direzione e Sviluppo delle Attivita Web Sala Romei - Via Zamboni 26. Universita di Bologna, Bologna, Italy http://www.liberatedlearning.com/consortium/bologna.shtml "Liberated Learning Research Study" featured in Landmark East School newsletter Landmark East, an international school for students with Learning Disabilities, has been piloting Liberated Learning technology with support from the Learning Disabilities Association of Nova Scotia (LDANS). http://landmarkeast.org/files/the_Acorn.pdf "Closed Captioning through Voice Recognition": a presentation at the First Annual Wimba Users' Conference, Wimba Connect. Chad Leaman explains how the Neil Squire Society, through a pilot project with Liberated Learning, is using ViaScribe to send Closed Captions into Wimba online courses. https://programs.regweb.com/motivaction/wimbaconnect2008/index.cfm?page=agenda IBM tops in U.S. patents for 15th year. LoHud.com article features long-time proponent of Liberated Learning and IBM Master Inventor, Dimitri Kanevsky. http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008801140323 Forum at Saint Mary's University: Speech Recognition Technology--Possibilities and Pragmatics for Students with Disabilities in the Secondary School System. Presentation of research outcomes from a study into the use of speech recognition technology in Nova Scotia high school classrooms. (This research was made possible through the generosity of the GIFT Atlantic Foundation.) Date: Friday, January 18, 2008; 9:30am – 1:30pm. http://www.liberatedlearning.com/news/GIFT_Atlantic_Forum_2008.doc Searching Video Lectures: A tool from MIT finds keywords so that students can efficiently review lectures. a tool from MIT finds keywords so that students can efficiently review lectures. http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/19747/page1/?a=f Presentation at The Association de l'industrie de la langue/Language Industry Association (AILIA), Third Annual Canadian Language Industry Showcase Dr. Sara Basson from IBM Research is a featured speaker on technology and business opportunities in speech technologies http://www.illi.ca/repo/ailia/sc2007/vue-ensemble/index.en.html Liberated Learning Consortium featured in Futurelab's Digital Inclusion Project Showcase "Building fairer futures, challenging educational divides..." http://www.futurelab.org.uk/themes/digital_inclusion Public presentation at the University of Alberta: "Improving Accessibility using Speech Recognition Technology" Thursday, October 25, 2007. 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Education South, Room B-19. http://www.events.ualberta.ca/details.cfm?ID_event=13148 Break free from those barriers: Universal Liberated Learning enters new chapter "...Saint Mary's University (SMU) will partner with Trent University, IBM Research, the Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (LDAC), the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA), and the Neil Squire Society in order to carry out research on how emerging technologies can increase information accessibility." http://www.smu.ca/newsreleases/2007/10-17-17-2007.html Realising the full potential of e-learning at all levels of education: Teleconference of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education Liberated Learning participates in PACE (Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe) Committee on Culture, Science, and Education teleconference entitled, "Realising the full potential of e-learning at all levels of education http://assembly.coe.int/Main.asp?link=http://assembly.coe.int/Conferences/2007elearning/Writtencontributions_E.htm ViaScribe Lecture Delivery System Includes Automatic Captioning Charles Darwin University joins Liberated Learning Consortium, pilots IBM ViaScribe. http://www.hearinglossweb.com/tech/sr/via.htm 16th National Conference on Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Association of Canada, September 27-29, 2007, St. John's, Newfoundland. Liberated Learning will be sending a delegate to "Reach Out...Join In...Learn On". http://www.nald.ca/ldanl/ld_workshops_national.asp 16th National Conference on Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Association of Canada, September 27-29, 2007, St. John's, Newfoundland. Liberated Learning will be sending a delegate to "Reach Out...Join In...Learn On". http://www.nald.ca/ldanl/ld_workshops_national.asp Interspeech 2007 August 27-31, 2007 Antwerp, Belgium. Sara Basson from IBM Research chaired a session on Speech Technology and Accessibility. http://www.interspeech2007.org/index.php SpeechTEK 2007 August 20-23, 2007, New York, NY. Sara Basson, IBM presented at this conference, which featured the latest speech recognition developments and showcased organizations that integrate speech technology in their business operations to meet the needs of clients. http://www.speechtek.com/ セント・メアリーズ大学= SMU IBM Japan – supporting people with hearing disabilities using speech recognition technology. http://www-06.ibm.com/jp/accessibility/news/ibmtunesin.html Becta TechNews article featuring Libearted Learning June, 2007 http://partners.becta.org.uk/page_documents/research/technews/june07.pdf HCI 2007 - 12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction July 22-27, 2007, Beijing, China. http://www.liberatedlearning.com/news/index.shtml#events13 Accessibility Through Speech Recognition Public Lecture July 10, 2007, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., University of Massachusetts at Boston Healey Library http://www.liberatedlearning.com/news/index.shtml#events12 Liberated Learning Consortium Annual Meeting June 4-5, 2007 Halifax, Nova Scotia http://www.liberatedlearning.com/news/index.shtml#events11 Canadian Hard of Hearing Association 2007 National Conference May 24-27, 2007 Edmonton, Alberta. http://www.liberatedlearning.com/news/index.shtml#events10 SpeechTEK 2007 August 20-23, 2007, New York, NY. http://www.liberatedlearning.com/news/index.shtml#events09 Whole Student Conference 2007 January 26, 2007, Meeting the Needs of students with disabilities. http://www.liberatedlearning.com/news/index.shtml#events01 Pathways8 National Conference November 28-December 1, 2006, Hobart, Tasmania. http://www.liberatedlearning.com/news/index.shtml#events02 3rd China Accessibility Forum November 2-3, 2006, Beijing, China. http://www.liberatedlearning.com/news/index.shtml#events03 Park View Education Centre October 17, 2006, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. http://www.liberatedlearning.com/news/index.shtml#events04 USC Academic Receives Liberated Learning Achievement Award University of the Sunshine Coast awarded Dr. Marc Sims with an achievement award... http://www.liberatedlearning.com/news/2006_usc_award.shtml Trevor Allan Receives Vice-Chancellor's Award Trevor Allan was recently awarded the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Career Achievement. http://www.liberatedlearning.com/news/2006_anu_allan_award.shtml Promoting Innovative Science and Technology and Establishing an Accessible Information Environment IBM co-sponsored the Third China Information Accessibility Forum. http://www-03.ibm.com/able/news/chinaforumrelease.html Breaking Down Barriers Students with disabilities are flocking to Ontario's colleges and universities. http://www.liberatedlearning.com/news/2006_barriers_toronto_star.shtml October 2006 Liberated Learning ejournal (PDF) Partnership with RBC Financial Group, Viascribe research and development... http://www.liberatedlearning.com/news/pdf/eJournal_2006_oct.pdf Saint Mary's Student Wins Award Jason Hines has won the APICS Undergraduate Science Communication Award at the APICS 30th Annual Math, Statistics, & Computer Science Conference. http://www.liberatedlearning.com/news/hines_award.shtml IBM Tunes in to Technology Initiatives for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People In many university settings worldwide, students who are deaf or hard of hearing rely on visual aids... http://www-03.ibm.com/able/news/ibmtunesin.html Liberated Learning Technology to be introduced to the Canadian Club (PDF) Saint Marys University (SMU), IBM, and the RBC Financial Group will be playing a unique role... http://www.liberatedlearning.com/news/pdf/2006_cdn%20club_smu%20release.pdf Liberating the Learning Environment - Automating Multimodal Content Like it or not, lecturing is still an integral part of the university learning experience. Even pure eLearning offerings contain elements of lecture. http://www.liberatedlearning.com/news/index.shtml#news01 It's Time to Liberate the Universe (PDF) Saint Mary’s University has recently launched a new a project called Universal Liberated Learning. http://www.liberatedlearning.com/news/pdf/2006_ull_press_release.pdf August 2006 Liberated Learning ejournal (PDF) Universal Liberated Learning, The Community University Research Alliances, 2006 Canadian Hard of Hearing Conference in P.E.I... http://www.liberatedlearning.com/news/pdf/eJournal_2006_aug.pdf Liberated Learning Through Voice Recognition Technology A new approach to "liberating" the learning process is being tested at Trent University. http://www.trentu.ca/news/weekly/archive/030113voice.html