Presented at 10:30am in Penrose 2 on Friday, November 10, 2023.
#38158Speaker(s)
- Vijayshree Vethantham, Senior Vice-President, Growth & Strategy, Continual Engine US LLC
Session Details
- Length of Session: 1-hr
- Format: Lecture
- Expertise Level: All Levels
- Type of session: General Conference
Summary
Video accessibility is a moving target for most institutions and organizations. While automation has made an impact in making videos accessible, the secret lies in artificial intelligence (AI) combined with human review. We share our experience in utilizing advanced AI technologies and collaborative approaches to accelerate the audio description process, by automatically generating alt text for contextual and complex images and diagrams in videos.
Abstract
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fast emerging as a game-changer in the field of education. Generative AI-based transcription automation reduces the time and cost of manual transcription, enabling educators to create inclusive content for all learners, including those with hearing impairments or speaking different languages.
Our presentation focuses on the successful implementation of AI technology in developing a proprietary caption management framework. Utilizing cutting-edge video processing modules and custom natural language processing (NLP) routines, Continual Engine (CE) has achieved contextual precision. We will include case studies of 2 higher education clients - CE fast-tracked their accessibility journey by processing various types of videos efficiently, including lecture recordings, STEM content, and video class recordings with unclear audio, within the committed timeline and at a cost competitive with industry standards.
We will discuss the key factors that have contributed to the widespread adoption of these technological innovations, ensuring that media content is accessible to all individuals, regardless of their abilities. Continual Engine’s proprietary technology, Invicta™ creates accurate and accessible closed captions and transcriptions of various educational content, including lectures, presentations, and videos. CE is expanding its video processing framework to become multilingual, providing the capability to handle and process content in a variety of languages. The automation process includes human experts for content verification. The market-tested approach ensures efficiency and quality control, resulting in a fast and cost-effective process that saves time and costs while maintaining quality output. The caption management framework generates outputs in multiple formats, including open and closed captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions. This flexibility ensures users can choose the format that suits their specific needs.
Keypoints
- Understand how to leverage generative AI for extended audio descriptions and closed caption
- Explore how well-designed AI can substantially enhance precision and minimize inaccuracies
- Learn about the potential of generative AI in closed captions, to assist in identifying and correcting errors
Disability Areas
All Areas, Cognitive/Learning, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Vision
Topic Areas
Accessible Educational Materials, Assistive Technology, Captioning/Transcription, Uncategorized, Web/Media/App Access
Speaker Bio(s)
Vijayshree Vethantham
Vijayshree (“VJ”) Vethantham brings over two decades of experience in higher education, learning, and accessibility. Her expertise spans strategic growth, enterprise account management, stakeholder engagement, digital marketing, and business development. She is recognized for transforming pilot initiatives into scalable solutions, identifying new revenue streams, and fostering environments where inclusion and educational equity can thrive.
As part of the founding team of two education-based start-ups, ansrsource and Continual Engine, VJ has built impactful partnerships with large publishers and educational institutions, gaining deep insights into their content and learning goals. She has guided the development of scalable, accessible solutions that transform learning experiences and drive inclusion and educational equity.
VJ’s work focuses on helping a diverse range of organizations—including educational institutions, publishers, corporations, and government entities—make their digital content more inclusive and compliant. Actively engaging with industry leaders and practitioners, she delves into the challenges organizations face in implementing accessibility and compliance measures. This hands-on approach enables her to develop tailored, scalable strategies that align with each client’s unique needs and resources.