{"id":120018,"date":"2021-05-10T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018//?p=120018"},"modified":"2023-11-03T10:42:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T14:42:17","slug":"fast-company-magazine-recognizes-readability-technology-at-ucf-among-its-2021-world-changing-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018//fast-company-magazine-recognizes-readability-technology-at-ucf-among-its-2021-world-changing-ideas/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018//","title":{"rendered":"/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018/u2018Fast Company/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018/u2019 Magazine Recognizes Readability Technology at UCF Among its 2021 World Changing Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fast Company magazine named a developing technology pioneered at UCF as one of its 2021 “World Changing Ideas.”  A panel of editors and reporters selected the winners from more than 4,000 nominations./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018/n

Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering Ben Sawyer /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018/u201914MS /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018/u201915PhD and his team are working to make it easier for people to read digital text at a high speed with increased comprehension. The readability technology isn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018/u2019t just about making words easier on the eyes, it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018/u2019s about helping people consume and comprehend a high volume of information quickly while not being overwhelmed./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018/n

“Helping students and professionals to read better through technology is vital, especially during a pandemic,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018/u201d Sawyer says of the work that began in response to the initial COVID-19 outbreak in 2020. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018/u201cChildren, college students, and physicians alike are struggling to keep up with information, and our team’s readability tech can help./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018/n

The potential applications are far reaching, especially during a pandemic. Examples include:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/120018/n