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Gradescope Training Oct 3-4
September 30, 2022Interested in learning about Gradescope? Gradescope allows instructors to administer and grade online or digitized paper-based homework, quizzes, and exams with open-ended or multiple-choice questions. This means instructors no longer have to read their students’… Gradescope Training Oct 3-4 Continued
Digital Accessibility in Course Design Training
September 28, 2022Finishing up our blog series on digital accessibility in courses is an invitation to you. We invite all instructors and support staff to take the DAO’s training on Digital Accessibility in Course Design! The University’s… Digital Accessibility in Course Design Training Continued
Add Captions to Panopto Videos
September 23, 2022In our last blog post on digital accessibility, we talked about making Zoom sessions accessible. This includes adding live captions in your Zoom meetings and cleaning up the auto-generated transcript in your recordings. All Zoom… Add Captions to Panopto Videos Continued
Accessibility in Zoom
September 21, 2022So many of us now meet through Zoom. It’s a convenient way to have class meetings, hold review sessions, and gather people who need to chat. With so many opportunities to meet online in Zoom,… Accessibility in Zoom Continued
Use the Canvas Accessibility Checker
September 15, 2022Similar to the Sakai Accessibility Checker, we recommend using the Accessibility Checker in Canvas, which is also built right into the Rich Content Editor! As always, look for the accessibility icon (person in a circle)…. Use the Canvas Accessibility Checker Continued
Use the Sakai Accessibility Checker
September 13, 2022Continuing our EdTech Blog series on digital accessibility, let’s look at how we can make our content accessible in Sakai. There is an Accessibility Checker built right into the text editor that will quickly scan… Use the Sakai Accessibility Checker Continued
DAO’s Top 10 Tips for Digital Accessibility
September 9, 2022This month we are featuring a blog series on digital accessibility in your courses. All digital content must be accessible to all users, and proactively making accessibility integral to course delivery will contribute to more… DAO’s Top 10 Tips for Digital Accessibility Continued
Start of Semester Tech Checklist
August 10, 2022Welcome back to another fall semester! Here is a tech checklist for instructors to help you get tech ready for the beginning of classes. As always, please contact the ITS Service Desk if you need… Start of Semester Tech Checklist Continued
Start of Semester Canvas Checklist
August 10, 2022We are officially entering the first semester at UNC that Canvas becomes available to any and all instructors who wish to use this learning management system. How exciting! We’re looking forward to seeing how many… Start of Semester Canvas Checklist Continued
Canvas Now Available at UNC!
July 5, 2022We’re thrilled to announce that Canvas is now available at UNC! Canvas by Instructure is used by more institutions of higher education than any other learning management system (LMS), including other UNC System schools and… Canvas Now Available at UNC! Continued