Scanned text = image = unreadable...oh my! Did you know? Digital scans of physical text are encoded like images and are not readable by screen reading technology. OCR (optical character recognition) converts a scanned document into a format that allows people who use...
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One of the most powerful tools in the Canvas gradebook is the ability to message students via email based on their assignment or course total status. This feature is called "Message Students Who," and it allows instructors to target student feedback based on the...
Encouraging students to be thoughtful in their reflection writing can be a challenge, a situation made even more difficult by AI. Luckily, Brandon Everest and Kristy McDonald from the Experiential Learning Institute have a number of strategies to make reflection...
A recent article in Inside Higher Ed made this proposal: “From now on, all attendees of any AI higher education–focused conversation, meeting, conference or discussion must first have read Ethan Mollick’s (short) book Co-Intelligence: Living and Working With AI.” That...
Instructors work hard to make sure we engage and impress students on the first day of class, but we often don’t put as much effort into the last day we spend with students. That’s unfortunate because the last day of class is an excellent opportunity to help students...
A recent change in Banner requires us to update information in order to continue (or start) receiving expense reimbursements via direct deposits. The business office advises that everyone should update bank information in Self-Service, even if you have received...
As the Spring semester races toward the finish line, we know exactly what you’re thinking: “Ack! Moodle is almost gone! Canvas! What do I do?!?” Luckily, your friendly neighborhood educational technologists have spent the past year preparing for this very moment, and...
I was fortunate to travel to the United Kingdom this year for my PD Trip. For my first day, I pre-arranged a 3 hour private lesson from London artist, Tessa Eastman. Tessa Eastman website. Along with a great lesson, I worked with 4...