PDFs can cause some of the biggest headaches in creating...
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Ready to try something new?
If you have just dipped your toes in the ed tech and instructional design waters or you are feel like you’ve got the basics down, we’ve got something for you! Why not try out a topic based on your skill level? Just click a gauge or title below to jump to a list of topics.
A little preparation and setup at the beginning of the semester can really put you on the path to less work and less stress for you courses. So let’s start right for a successful semester!
Latest Updates from IDAT
Accessibility Testing Practice Documents
Fixing accessibility issues in documents is a skill that can...
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Panorama Accessibility – All Employee Access
Yuja Panorama is a tool for checking document accessibility and...
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Panorama Accessibility in Brightspace
Yuja Panorama is an accessibility tool integrated directly into Brightspace....
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Want training specific to Meredith College software?
Along with Infobase Learning Cloud trainings, we now have videos and resources compiled specifically for software and tools we use here at Meredith College. Employees and students can sign in directly from this link or through the My Meredith portal page. Just click on “My Training” from the Infobase account drop down.
Infobase Learning Cloud (formerly Hoonuit) is an online resource that has how-to training on common software and devices. Each online training course is made up of short 1- to 3-minute video segments. This learn-at-your-own-pace solution offers the flexibility to skip lessons you’re already familiar with and review lessons that prove more difficult. All training is online and on-demand.
Join us for a Live Training!
We offer regular Tech30 trainings and workshops about software and tips for the faculty and staff of Meredith College. Here’s what we have coming up as virtual training.
Panorama (Accessibility)*
Thurs Jan 29th 11am – noon (faculty/staff)
LockDown Browser*
Thurs Jan 29 @ 2-3pm
*These sessions are offered by the software vendors, not IDAT.
Course Design
Explore some tools and practices for designing better courses.
Basic Student Help Videos for Your Course
Sometimes we play a little bit of the telephone game...
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Alternative Assessment Methods For Online Environment
Student learning can be demonstrated through many different but equitable...
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Using Brightspace for Foreign Language Courses – Débora Maldonado-DeOliveira on Best Practices for the New Normal
The pandemic brought with it major shifts in education and...
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Benefits of Implementing Course Templates in Your Department
Around the world, instruction is increasingly delivered asynchronously online, with...
Read MoreAssignment Tips & Tools
Pedagogy tips for assignment types and presentation. Tools for assignment management.
What Tool do I Use? – Match a Tech Tool with Your Teaching Goal
You might have a goal of what you want to...
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How to Use Turnitin in Brightspace
Turnitin is an “originality checker” you can use to quickly...
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Using Anonymous Grading (& Why You Should)
Anonymous grading can help provide better outcomes for learners, instructors,...
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Social Work Program Director Amanda Jones uses video to help her students prepare for real world practice
We spoke with Meredith’s Social Work Program Director Amanda Jones,...
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Other Resources for Online Learning
Other articles and resources around online learning that we love. Faculty and staff from Meredith College can sign into these services using your NetID login information.
Online Learning Consortium is a collaborative community of higher education digital teaching and learning. Read the newest from their blog:
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Thank you to everyone who took part in the many engagement and giveaway opportunities at OLC […]
- A Transformational Leadership Journey Through IELOLby Natalya Hierholzer on March 26, 2026 at 5:52 pm
Participating in the Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning (IELOL) through the […]
- Building Better Courses Togetherby Natalya Hierholzer on March 26, 2026 at 5:46 pm
The most powerful changes in teaching often start with a simple idea: what if we didn’t have to […]
EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association that helps higher education elevate the impact of IT.
Try their “7 Things You Need to Know About…” series ->
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- Reflections Ahead of the CNI 2026 Spring Meetingon April 9, 2026 at 6:00 am
Dan Cohen provides brief context for the upcoming Coalition for Networked Information Spring […]
- Building AI Initiatives with Bottom-Up Championson April 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
Driven by a bottom-up partnership between the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning and the […]
- Trump Administration Releases Cyber Strategyon April 7, 2026 at 6:00 am
The Trump administration has released a new cyber strategy outlining a more assertive federal […]