Whether you’re a faculty member totally new to Canvas or other SMU academic technology, or you want a refresher before the next term, our upcoming Faculty Technology Workshops have all you need to hit the ground running and make your courses the best they can be. Faculty members, various SMU departments, OIT Canvas Admins and ATSDs, as well as experts from multiple technology vendors, come together to show you the latest developments and best practices for using your technology. Check out our upcoming sessions! Continue reading Gear Up for Fall with Faculty Technology Workshops FTW!
Category: Academic Technology
Name That Image: 7 Examples for Raising Awareness of Accessibility
Growing up with a blind grandfather, the importance of equity for individuals with visual disabilities was constantly reinforced. During my recent interview with Dr. Jennifer Culver, Director of Academic Technology Services for Simmons School of Education and Human Development, reminded me of that significance as she shared her experience of presenting at the Peralta Equity Conference.
Hosted by the Peralta Online Equity Initiative, the 3-day conference encompassed increasing learning equity for all learners. The first day focused on Continue reading Name That Image: 7 Examples for Raising Awareness of Accessibility
OIT’s Accessibility Checks Spur Panopto Improvements
With the recent introduction of the DubBot service, SMU websites have already seen marked improvements in accessibility, content quality, and content accuracy. Not only that, DubBot also helped OIT notify a major vendor of an accessibility issue with one of their products that was quickly resolved for customers worldwide! Continue reading OIT’s Accessibility Checks Spur Panopto Improvements
Turnitin Provides New Functionality for AI Detection
The use of artificially intelligent chatbots has quickly proliferated over the past year or so. With ChatGPT and other platforms able to converse naturally and create somewhat accurate content with ease, it’s getting harder to detect what’s been written by an actual person and what’s been concocted by AI services. Turnitin has recognized this new frontier of writing and has recently implemented new features to help faculty separate the real from the robot. Continue reading Turnitin Provides New Functionality for AI Detection
Improvements Come to Simple Syllabus
Introduced almost a year ago, Simple Syllabus has enabled SMU instructors—and now TAs!—to quickly personalize and publish interactive class syllabi within Canvas. Recently, some improvements have been made to Simple Syllabus to help align with SMU in Four and to provide faculty a way to meet the three current syllabus requirements in less than 10 minutes. Continue reading Improvements Come to Simple Syllabus
