Accessibility Milestone Reached: SMU Earns Allyant Conformance Level AA

a folded letterWe are proud to announce that SMU has officially received its Letter of Digital Accessibility Conformance from Allyant (A360)—a major milestone! The letter not only reflects technical excellence but also reinforces our institutional commitment to cultivating an environment that is accessible and welcoming to all. Continue reading Accessibility Milestone Reached: SMU Earns Allyant Conformance Level AA

Integrating AI with Academia: Insights from the AI Teaching Workshop

AI Teaching Workshop flyerI recently met with Tyeson Seale, Director of Academic Technology for the Meadows School of the Arts, to learn more about the AI Teaching Workshop held at the Dedman School of Law on February 21, 2025.

The event, organized by the Manager of Canvas & Instructional Systems, Jennifer Mayes, featured several OIT speakers, including Eric Godat, Director of OIT Research, who presented on AI Foundations. Dedman School of Law’s ATSD James Pan presented AI teaching tools beyond chatbots, and introduced Notebook AI, a tool for content summarization and podcast generation. Tyeson Seale covered Continue reading Integrating AI with Academia: Insights from the AI Teaching Workshop

Webframe is Empowering SMU Departments to Innovate

WebframeLast year, the Integration Services team transitioned SMU from its previous open-source platform for building applications. The challenge? Cost restraints. The solution? Webframe—a new tool built on Lowcoder that allows teams across campus to automate processes, manage data more effectively, and collaborate more efficiently.

After extensive testing of several platforms over the course of a year, Lowcoder was selected for its affordability, robust features, customer service, and ease of installation. Webframe, powered by Lowcoder, is already making an impact.  Continue reading Webframe is Empowering SMU Departments to Innovate

Streamlining Educational Program Proposals for the EPC Website

This year, the Educational Programs Committee (EPC) partnered with OIT to enhance the efficiency and consistency of program proposals. In collaboration with the Provost’s Office, this initiative focused on simplifying the submission and approval process for faculty proposing new programs, adding classes, or discontinuing existing ones—all through Docusign. Continue reading Streamlining Educational Program Proposals for the EPC Website

Quick Calc: A Game-Changer for Payroll Efficiency

When Oracle recently introduced a Quick Calc feature for PeopleSoft, Business Analyst Christina George recognized its potential to streamline payroll processes. After learning about the new functionality and its ability for paychecks to be calculated for an individual employee, rather than running a batch calc process each time any change is made during payroll processing, Christina knew she had to move forward with this implementation. Based on feedback and recommendations from the Oracle user community, Christina Continue reading Quick Calc: A Game-Changer for Payroll Efficiency