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Announcements - Tech Updates
Microsoft Translator for Accessibility
Posted December 05, 2018
By: Niki Glick
I recently attended a conference focused on improving accessibility in higher education. One big takeaway for me was that accessibility isn't just about disability; it's about providing as many opportunities as possible for people to learn, often by identifying and reducing possible learning barriers. Captioning is an example of improving accessibility because, not only does it remove the barrier audio-centric content could pose to students with hearing impairments, it can add cl...
Microsoft Teams Roll Out
Posted November 06, 2018
ITS rolled out Microsoft Teams for faculty and staff this month. Teams is a new chat-based workspace in Office 365 which allows you and your project teams to easily collaborate to achieve more. All your favorite applications (Word, Excel, OneNote, etc.) are seamlessly integrated into Teams so that all files relevant to your project are organized and easily accessible from one platform.
When it comes to project communication, a great deal of gro...
New Blackboard Ally Working Sessions
Posted September 05, 2018
By: Jennifer Albat
Faculty, have you seen this icon in your Blackboard courses? It is one of the new Blackboard Ally indicators and it can help you identify common accessibility issues before they become a problem.
Want to turn those red icons to green? ITS has scheduled 2-hour working sessions from now until the end of November. Members of the ITS Instructional Design & Learning Technologies team will be on hand if assistance is needed.
Participants are...
Respondus Gets a New Look
Posted September 04, 2018
By: Laura Million
Respondus, the test authoring tool, has been upgraded! Respondus sports a new, stylish user interface with the same convenience of the original tool. Go to the Knowledge Base article Respondus Upgrade – Fall 2018 for instructions to upgrade your version of Respondus.
For more information about Respondus as a test authoring tool, see the Knowledge Base article About Respondus.
As always, the Instructional Design and Learning Technologies Tea...
