EDUCAUSE: Research Shows Captioning Improves Outcomes for ALL Learners!

It makes complete sense that having captions available would help all learners, not just those with documented disabilities. Many people with no discernible disability nor cognitive challenges benefit greatly when seeing and hearing the same information simultaneously, especially when proper nouns and technical terms may be confusing to hear or spell.

Here's some strong Educause-style data to back up this claim. We also know anecdotally that people across generations and ability spectrums use captions routinely by choice, and learners are apt to play our instructional videos at both slower AND faster speeds than the speed in which they are recorded. Captions help those learners—indeed, ALL learners— with key ideas and details that may elude them otherwise. 

For help captioning your videos, email helpdesk@uah.edu for guidance. 

"When asked why captions are helpful, respondents overall expressed strong agreement that captions help students focus, retain information, and overcome poor audio."