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Bringing accessibility and engagement to hybrid classrooms and workplaces

Abstract

Project ECHO is a throwable microphone designed to enhance engagement and support audio accessibility for traditional classrooms, hybrid classrooms, and medium sized meeting spaces. The device is passed to whoever wishes to speak. This allows conversation and discussion to be amplified, live-closed captioned, or both.

Student Author: Derek Magers

Faculty Advisors: Yi Yang, Peter Hornberger

About the Presenter:

Derek is a senior at Penn State Abington studying Entrepreneurship and minoring in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. He hopes to leverage his interests in technology to start a business after completing his degree. 

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