{"id":15186,"date":"2023-09-14T15:42:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T19:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/real-time-captioning-in-the-college-classroom-101\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T21:10:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T21:10:14","slug":"real-time-captioning-in-the-college-classroom-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/real-time-captioning-in-the-college-classroom-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Real-Time Captioning in the College Classroom 101"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-dark alignfull p-post-header has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background is-style-dark--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);background-image:url(&#039;\/wp-content\/themes\/core\/assets\/media\/backgrounds\/hero-wave-blog.svg&#039;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ghost is-style-reversed is-style-ghost--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/blog\">Blog<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aligngrid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-008400e6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;\" class=\"is-style-category wp-block-tribe-terms\"><ul class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__list\"><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><span class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Live Captioning<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">Real-Time Captioning in the College Classroom 101<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9116416d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/author\/3playmedia\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">3Play Media<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u2022<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-date has-10-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2023-09-14T15:42:53+00:00\">September 14, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"alignfull alignfull wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Real-Time-Captioning-in-the-College-Classroom-101.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-radius:1rem;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Real-Time-Captioning-in-the-College-Classroom-101.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Real-Time-Captioning-in-the-College-Classroom-101-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Real-Time-Captioning-in-the-College-Classroom-101-1024x366.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Real-Time-Captioning-in-the-College-Classroom-101-768x274.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/resources\/recorded-webinars\/wbnr-07-27-2023-real-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 3Play Way: Real-Time Captioning in Higher Education [Free Webinar]<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a new school year kicks off, students are stocking up on the traditional academic tools: course books, notebooks, pens, laptops, etc. These items are unquestionably essential to the learning experience for nearly all students. Yet there is another <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/the-impact-of-captions-and-transcripts-on-student-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>critical learning tool<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for a significant portion of the student population that often goes overlooked: real-time captions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/why-3play\/industries\/higher-education\/real-time-captioning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Real-time captioning in the college classroom<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be equally as important as those course books, notebooks, and laptops\u2013especially for D\/deaf and hard of hearing students. That\u2019s because captions help remove access barriers, providing an equitable and inclusive way for students to fully experience lectures and participate in class discussions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So how does real-time captioning in the college classroom work? In this blog, we\u2019re covering all of the most frequently asked questions about classroom captioning: workflows, captioner qualifications and assignments, how captions are ordered, and more. Get out your writing tools and prepare to take notes, because Real-Time Captioning in the College Classroom 101 is now in session.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does captioning work in a college classroom?<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-30173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/RT-accommodations-blog-e1694717326859-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"encoding equipment\" width=\"250\" height=\"200\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real-time captions in a live classroom setting can be delivered to a student through different mechanisms. If the student is present in person, they are usually receiving captions on a second screen, such as a tablet or laptop, using a solution known as Communication Access Realtime Translation, or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/live-professional-captions-vs-cart-captioning-whats-the-difference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>CART<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For on-demand or remote classes that are not live, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/services\/captioning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>closed captions<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are usually provided in a sidecar file alongside the video recording, which can be toggled on or off by the user.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who is captioning college classes?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-30166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/129-e1694717357288-300x277.jpg\" alt=\"person at computer\" width=\"250\" height=\"231\" \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For student accommodations in a live classroom, real-time captions are usually transcribed by a live professional captioner. Traditionally, CART utilized a stenographer or in-person captioner and displayed captions on a large screen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nowadays, remote CART captioning options and alternatives have become very common, with a remote captioner connecting to the classroom\u2019s audio source, such as a clip-on microphone worn by a professor. The captioner then transcribes the lecture or discussion word-for-word, with live captions populating on a second screen or streaming link to the text.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"su-box su-box-style-default\" style=\"border-color: #b3003c; border-radius: 5px;\">\n<div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color: #e6006f; color: #ffffff; border-top-left-radius: 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px;\">What about auto captions?<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius: 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px;\">Live automatic captions, or auto captions, are another solution for higher education settings. These captions are machine-generated and offer accommodations at a lower cost, but are generally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/problem-using-auto-captions-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>not recommended<\/strong><\/span><\/a> for student accommodations in a classroom setting due to their lower accuracy and limited options for audio capture. Live automatic captions tend to work best for low-visibility events or meetings that don\u2019t require professional captioning.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do the captioners connect to a class?<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-30167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/130-e1694717410143-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"headphones and waveform\" width=\"250\" height=\"244\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We touched on CART solutions and how in the past, a live captioner would sit in a room, transcribing, as captions populate on a larger screen. While this method does still happen for larger events, it\u2019s becoming less common due to advances in technology that allow for greater flexibility with real-time captioning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remote CART or similar captioning experiences allow remote live professional captioners to connect to a class\u2019s audio via sources such as phone, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/services\/features\/live-virtual-caption-encoding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>RTMP<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/what-is-an-eeg-caption-encoder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>iCap<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/learn\/how-to-guides\/zoom-live-auto-captions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Zoom meetings<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and more. The lecture is then live captioned, with captions displayed via a second screen or streaming link.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What kinds of qualifications do live professional captioners have?<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-30168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/131-e1694717459526-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"card with star and checkmark\" width=\"250\" height=\"210\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real-time captions for college classrooms require a high degree of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/learn\/faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>accuracy<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to provide an equivalent experience for students requesting accommodations. Live professional captioners should be <\/span><b>experienced<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>providing high-quality, accurate captions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and following <\/span><b>best practices for real-time captioning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At 3Play, live professional captioners undergo a rigorous certification process and use 3Play\u2019s innovative proprietary voice writing technology to produce accurate and comprehensive real-time captions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How accurate are real-time captions for college classrooms?<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-30169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/132-e1694717532754-300x290.jpg\" alt=\"arrow in middle of dartboard\" width=\"250\" height=\"242\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live captioning accuracy can be tricky to determine because of a couple of factors at play: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/go.3playmedia.com\/rs-2023-asr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Word Error Rate (WER) and Formatted Error Rate (FER)<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. WER is used as the standard measure of transcription accuracy in captions. FER accounts for errors in formatting, sound effects, grammar, and punctuation and is a better representation of the experienced accuracy of captions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both of these measurements are crucial to accuracy, yet WER is the most often used by live captioning vendors providing accuracy measurements. Unfortunately, WER on its own is usually not enough to support an accurate and equitable learning experience for students, and that\u2019s where FER comes in. FER accuracy can impact a student\u2019s understanding of the lecture and discussion if punctuation, formatting, and other complexities aren\u2019t captioned correctly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s important for live captions to boast a high accuracy rate that takes into account both WER and FER. 3Play\u2019s innovative combination of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/services\/livecaptioning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>humans and technology<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allows us to consistently obtain high levels of accuracy and quality for college classroom captions.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"su-box su-box-style-default\" style=\"border-color: #b3003c; border-radius: 5px;\">\n<div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color: #e6006f; color: #ffffff; border-top-left-radius: 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px;\">What about context?<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius: 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px;\">Context is another important factor at play when it comes to accuracy, but isn\u2019t the easiest to measure. Varying subject matter and diverse courses means that context can be key for captioners transcribing numerous classes for individual students seeking accommodations.\n<p>3Play approaches the context piece of accuracy through a diverse pool of live professional captioners who specialize in an array of topics. These captioners have been certified through our rigorous process and are able to capture the intent of the speaker, ensuring that a class\u2019s proper names, key words, and terminology are captioned correctly.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, 3Play future-proofs real-time captioning accuracy with robust customization options like custom speaker labels, curated event instructions, and wordlists, which can be uploaded and made available for live captioners to review and reference prior to an event.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height: 20px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-blue-blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/resources\/recorded-webinars\/wbnr-07-27-2023-real-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The 3Play Way: Real-Time Captioning in Higher Education<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height: 20px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do schools coordinate real-time accommodations for students?<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-30170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/133-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"coordination icon\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colleges, universities, and other higher education institutions may handle and coordinate real-time accommodations differently, depending on workflows, budget, and other student needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Usually, schools dedicate a position or even a department to handling the accommodation and\/or captioning process. These can include CART Supervisors, Real-Time Captioning Coordinators, Student or Disability Services professionals, Access or Disability Resource Center professionals, and more. Student accommodation requests are submitted to these professionals or departments, who then coordinate fulfillment of the accommodation, such as real-time classroom captions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do real-time accommodation professionals order and pay for captions?<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-30171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/134-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"arrow clicking browser window with accessibility symbol\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Higher education professionals usually have a wide range of needs for live accommodations: lectures, meetings, conferences, webinars, and more. These events may be hosted by different departments, campuses, and even individuals. Some universities and colleges have a centralized location and clear policy for student accommodations. Some may be only beginning the process of centralizing, but have some ways to go. Others may use accommodation platforms, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessiblelearning.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>AIM<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This range of needs and policies means ordering and paying for captions can become complex for higher education professionals. They may be the ones doing the actual ordering for all captions, or departments and professors could be tasked with directly carrying out the accommodations with a university\u2019s captioning vendor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ordering and billing needs are going to be different at every institution, so vendor agility is very important here. 3Play takes <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/plans-pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>a flexible approach<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to these aspects by giving professionals exactly what they need to track spending and budget, whether it\u2019s full visibility into how the institution is spending on accessibility services like real-time captioning, or small-scale, single projects with specific purchase orders (P.O.s) attached.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do real-time accommodation professionals overcome issues with getting captions?<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-30172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/135-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"person helping another person up steps\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No matter who is directly coordinating real-time accommodations, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/challenges-of-managing-real-time-captioning-accommodation-requests-in-higher-ed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>common issues <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the classroom captioning process revolve around captioner coverage, staffing shortages, lack of vendor support, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/press-release-3play-media-reinvents-live-captioning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>tech issues<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and cumbersome workflows. These can make for a poor captioning experience for not only the students, but also the professors, administrators, and other staff trying to create an inclusive learning environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, there are some key traits to seek in a captioning vendor that will help mitigate inefficient methods for providing real-time accommodations for students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured-snippet\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f2; padding: 30px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #ffffff; padding: 20px; max-width: 95%; margin-bottom: 20px; border: 2px solid #E6006F;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left; color: #e6006f;\"><strong>An ideal real-time captioning accommodation solution should:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Put students first. At the end of the day, the right vendor should use certified live captioners who can create high-quality, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/learn\/faqs\/\"><strong>accurate<\/strong><\/a> real-time captions that meet a student\u2019s learning needs.<\/li>\n<li>Offer unparalleled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/how-3play-media-provides-dedicated-video-accessibility-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>support<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/services\/features\/account-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>visibility<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to those seeking real-time accommodations for students. A coordinator should be able to receive rapid and attentive support from a captioning vendor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/how-3play-media-provides-reliable-live-captioning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>reliable<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, yet <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/why-3play\/industries\/higher-education\/real-time-captioning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>scalable<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A coordinator should have the peace of mind that all courses will be covered by captioners throughout a semester. They should also have confidence that a captioning vendor will be able to continue to support them as their needs grow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Provide the ability to seamlessly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/services\/integrations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>integrate<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with popular learning management systems (LMS), video conferencing platforms, and other tools in higher education. A coordinator should have the ability to easily connect with existing higher education tools and take advantage of push-button simplicity so they can focus on what <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">really <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">matters: students\u2019 learning experiences.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How 3Play Supports Students<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3Play Media is a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/3plays-real-time-captioning-services-for-higher-ed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>trusted provider of accessibility services for colleges and universities<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We offer future-proof solutions to transform your university\u2019s accessibility and operational efficiency with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>a wide range of services<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, including real-time captioning, closed captioning, audio description, and translation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30174 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/we-are-3play-600x503-1.jpg\" alt=\"We are 3Play Media. Three people celebrating together.\" width=\"600\" height=\"503\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/why-3play\/industries\/higher-education\/real-time-captioning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>real-time classroom captioning services<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are designed for your budget and peace of mind. Here\u2019s how:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We Eliminate Hours of Manual Work for Your Staff<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With our user-friendly platform and flexible workflows, your staff can easily manage recurring events, canceled classes, and captioner assignments at the push of a button.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We Are a Reliable Partner with Limitless Scalability<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our marketplace structure ensures your courses will be matched with a qualified professional, regardless of whether you need to support one class or a dozen.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We Offer Compliant Real-Time Captions with 98%+ Accuracy<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We offer compliant live solutions that meet all applicable accessibility regulations and provide word-for-word transcription and up to 98%+ measured accuracy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We Provide Rapid and Attentive Support<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our on-call tech support team will assist you with any issues before and during each scheduled course.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We Have Flexible Billing Options\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our flexible billing options allow you to easily track spending with university or department-based billing.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height: 20px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about real-time captioning in higher education \u2b07\ufe0f<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--3\"><a 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