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Academic Technology Newsletter
 

Academic Technology Newsletter

December 2023

    As we approach the festive season, we extend warm wishes for Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year on behalf of our entire team!

    After a restful and replenishing break, we invite you to gear up for the Spring semester with our 2024 Spring Prep Packet full of practical tips and resources on Canvas, the Canvas Template, AI resources, professional development opportunities, and information about our FTC Tech Pantry and Faculty Media Studio.

   Dive into the Course Accessibility Report in Canvas, a tool that provides a comprehensive view of your course’s and readings’ accessibility. For those incorporating scanned PDFs, the Universal Design Center provides essential guidance to ensure your PDF content is accessible.

  Prepare for Spring with our updated workshop calendar, featuring new sessions such as "Sharing Tech Resources with Your Students," a two-part exploration of Camtasia, and an intriguing delve into using Generative AI in Adobe Express.

  Wishing you a restful holiday season and looking forward to a rejuvenating start to the new year!

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Spring Prep Packet for 2024

 

Get ready for spring with the 2024 Spring Prep Packet with resources like the Tech Checklist, CSUN Canvas Template, Accessible Syllabus best practices, and more!

 
 
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Turnitin AI for Faculty Presentation

 

If you missed the Turnitin presentation on faculty and student use of Generative AI at our most recent Faculty Coffee Hour, we're happy to share the slide deck.

 
 
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Course Accessibility Report

 

What’s one simple step you can take to improve the accessibility of your course(s) before the next semester starts? Review your Course Accessibility Report.

 
 
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Workshop Calendar with New Workshops for 2024

Want to start the New Year with some helpful trainings and resources? Then check out our workshop calendar for Spring 2024! You'll find everything you need for your Canvas course, Accessibility, and some new workshops on creating AI content.

 
 
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Featured Workshop: Designing with AI in Adobe Express

Anyone can explore the generative powers of AI to create eye-catching images. Adobe Express has integrated AI generation in an easy-to-use web application. Join us on January 11th and learn how to create course images, presentations, and more.

 
 
Camtasia
 

Featured Workshops: Camtasia Basics and Intermediate

Did you know that Camtasia is available for free for faculty? Whether you're new to Camtasia or want to improve your skills, this two-part workshop is intended to bring faculty up to pace with Camtasia to enhance their video content. Learn how to record and edit your own video content.

 
 
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Featured Workshop: Canvas Ally Course Accessibility Check

Canvas Ally is a CSUN service to help make course materials in Canvas more accessible. It provides faculty with feedback on the accessibility of content in Canvas using a visual dial and suggests step-by-step instructions to improve the accessibility of the content.

 
 
 
 
 
If there are topics you would like to see covered in a future newsletter, if you'd like to give us feedback on your experience with instructional technology, or if there are training topics you are interested in, let us know with the Academic Technology Feedback Form.