Reimagine Learning with ReadSpeaker - New Training Services Partnership Course

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ReadSpeaker's mission is to make digital content more accessible, inclusive, and engaging for everyone. Through advanced text-to-speech and voice technology, we empower individuals and organizations to create a more connected and barrier-free digital world to support the unique needs of today's learners.

Lincoln Learning Solutions fuses our progressive teacher-created curriculum and technology solutions with superior personalized customer service to provide educational solutions aimed at district, school, teacher, and student success. They have partnered with Instructure to create an engaging training course that can be accessed from the On-Demand Training Portal. Institutions with an Essentials, Standard, or Premium subscription to the Training Portal will have access to this course (learn more about available subscription levels) starting June 4, 2025. For information on accessing a partnership course in the portal, please see the Partnership Program Launch Blog post.

Packback enables educators to improve student curiosity, engagement, and critical thinking through highly structured writing and discussion. Packback aims to meet students where they are by prioritizing transparent, real-time AI-powered writing and discussion feedback, allowing each student to be fairly evaluated based on the quality of their ideas. They have partnered with Instructure to create an engaging training course that can be accessed from the On-Demand Training Portal. Institutions with an Essentials, Standard, or Premium subscription to the On-Demand Training Portal will have access to this course (learn more about available subscription levels) starting June 4, 2025. For information on accessing a partnership course in the portal, please see the Partnership Program Launch Blog post.

Poll Everywhere is the ultimate tool for transforming your classroom into an interactive learning environment. Seamlessly integrating with Canvas, it empowers you to engage students like never before through live polls, quizzes, and discussions. We are excited to share the “Poll Everywhere: Engage Your Audience” partnership training course is available in the On-Demand Training Portal for those with Essential, Standard, or Premium subscriptions starting March 10, 2025, giving you everything you need to use Poll Everywhere with Canvas confidently.

Kialo is the free tool for thoughtful, inclusive discussions. For over a decade, it has helped educators foster meaningful conversations and sharpen students’ critical thinking skills. Now, its training course is available as part of our On-Demand Training Portal, making it easier than ever to bring structured debate into the classroom. We’re thrilled to announce the launch of “Enhancing Discussions with Kialo,” a partnership course developed by Kialo, available starting March 7, 2025. With over one million users already experiencing deeper discussions, this 100% free, nonprofit platform is transforming classrooms worldwide.

Learning Services is excited to announce the addition of a new training course developed by TimelyCare to the Training Services Portal, available starting April 1, 2024. TimelyCare is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of college students through virtual medical and mental health care, striving to empower students to be well and thrive in all aspects of their lives.

In collaboration with Instructure, TimelyCare has crafted an engaging training course to help users better understand the benefits of the virtual health and well-being platform. Institutions with Essentials, Standard, or Premium subscriptions to the Training Services Portal will have access to this course. For guidance on accessing partnership courses within the portal, please refer to our Partnership Program Launch Blog post.

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