Research in 60 Seconds: Using Tech to Improve Readability Associate Professor Ben Sawyer ’14MS ’15PhD‘s research examines how digital enhancements to text can help improve reading comprehension and speed.
Monotype Joins The Readability Consortium to Advance Global Readability Research The provider of typefaces is the latest organization to join the consortium, which has already partnered with Google, Adobe and Readability Matters.
AI Model Recommends Personalized Fonts to Improve Digital Reading, Accessibility A study led by UCF and Adobe scientists indicated that a machine learning model developed by the software company can improve reading speed by matching reader characteristics with recommended fonts.
Study Shows Personalized Fonts Speed Up Reading, Maintain Comprehension Researchers found that changing the font to one better suited to an individual resulted in a 35% increase in reading speed while maintaining comprehension.
UCF’s Virtual Readability Lab Will Present COVID-19 Forecasting Research at International Conference Implications of this work include a better understanding of opportunities and appropriate tools for short-term prediction of future trends when variability is high, as well as replacement strategies for datasets with missing values.
Readability Consortium Forms at UCF to Push Reading Research Boundaries The Readability Consortium will explore ways to enable the world to read better by tailoring text to the individual.
‘Fast Company’ Magazine Recognizes Readability Technology at UCF Among its 2021 World Changing Ideas From online students to doctors, the developing technology can increase individuals’ reading speed and comprehension for a variety of purposes.
UCF Partners with Adobe to Personalize Reading Experiences for Students, Adults Early studies have shown researchers can accelerate some adults’ reading by more than 25 percent by personalizing the digital-reading experience.
Graduate Awards of Excellence The UCF College of Graduate Studies recognized graduate students and faculty for excellence in research, teaching and mentoring at an awards ceremony during the Thirteenth…
