Event
Indigenous Ways of Knowing in Teacher Education
Audience
Canada, 700+ attendees
Languages
English, French
In 2021, the Ontario College of Teachers (the OCT) hosted a virtual event on Indigenous Ways of Knowing in Teacher Education for teachers, education partners, stakeholders, parents/guardians of students, and the general public. Historically, their events were held in-person, but the event was shifted to an online format for safety measures. For this event, English and French language accessibility were paramount. The event was hosted on the KUDO platform with interpreters from KUDO’s interpreter network.
“We chose KUDO for the seamless live translation feature and the training and support provided by their staff.”
The OCT would have to book venues and host multiple planning meetings at past in-person events. Serving members across Ontario, which is 1.5 times larger than Texas, these events would be held numerous times in multiple cities to reach all of their members. Furthermore, they needed to find French or English speakers depending on their particular audience’s language.
With KUDO’s live interpretation platform, their virtual event could be accessed by anyone, regardless of their location, in either French or English with support from professional interpreters. KUDO allowed the OCT to streamline their event planning process and host a singular event accessible and inclusive with live interpretation support. Additionally, they could use KUDO’s recording features to send English or French versions of the event to those who weren’t able to attend.
Each KUDO-supported event is unique, with clients holding different expectations and needs. The OCT, never working with KUDO before, needed to be familiarized with the platform, and KUDO provided regular trainings and additional support during the event itself. Additionally, to provide the best quality interpretation, the interpreters that were sourced from KUDO’s network were familiar with the event’s topic.
With KUDO’s lobby feature, presenters could make last-minute preparations for the event while attendees waited in a digital waiting room. In addition to KUDO’s dropdown language selector, live captioning in English and French was available to attendees, increasing accessibility. KUDO provided the OCT with a full report, showing attendance and participation numbers post-event.
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“By using KUDO, we were able to ensure a more inclusive and truly global event that brought together a range of speakers and participants and facilitated a diverse level of engagement and representation.”
“For large events like this, the turnaround time for getting answers to technical questions is crucial. The support we received from the KUDO team in this regard was excellent.”
“Accessing live interpretation from KUDO in Microsoft Teams made it possible for our company to navigate the new hybrid work environment seamlessly. But most importantly, it helped us ensure we could maintain inclusive and seamless communication internally given the bilingual context we operate under in Belgium”
“Thanks to Hopin’s integration with KUDO, language wasn’t a barrier. KUDO supported live interpretation, ensuring attendees from around the world could enjoy the conference’s content live and in their local languages.”
“We chose KUDO for the seamless live interpretation feature and the training and support provided by their amazing staff.”
“KUDO enabled us to significantly increase the number of participants in our meetings and made it possible for faraway countries to actively participate in decision-making.”
“KUDO delivered good quality multilingual translation cost-effectively. Our participants had an excellent experience as the service was intuitive and seamless.”
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