PDFs can cause some of the biggest headaches in creating...
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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.
Backwards Design and Transparency 2: Modules and Assignments
Previously we discussed how to use backwards design to design...
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Quick Start Brightspace Course Shell
A course shell is a starter structure for your course....
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Using Discussion Forums Effectively in Online Courses
Discussion forums have become common place among online courses, as...
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Gagné’s Nine Events of Instruction: Time tested approach to successful instruction
Oftentimes instructors need a simple, repeatable process to help them...
Read MoreAssignment Tips & Tools
Pedagogy tips for assignment types and presentation. Tools for assignment management.
The Case Files: Why all the Extra Assignments?
How content creation in Brightspace LMS can go right or...
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Using Anonymous Grading (& Why You Should)
Anonymous grading can help provide better outcomes for learners, instructors,...
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New Ways to Track Work for Students and Instructors in Brightspace
There now new ways for students and instructors to track...
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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:
- I Can Spot the AI. I Can’t See the Learning.by Natalya Hierholzer on June 25, 2026 at 5:56 pm
You’ve been grading discussion posts for half an hour, and they’re all fine. Clean paragraphs, […]
- The Invisible Bottleneck: Why Classroom Innovation Collapses at the Funding Cliffby Natalya Hierholzer on June 17, 2026 at 6:52 pm
The technology worked. The training happened. The classrooms changed for about 18 months. Then the […]
- Higher Ed is running into a structural problem regarding science labsby Natalya Hierholzer on June 11, 2026 at 5:12 pm
If your institution doesn’t have a meaningful online science lab component, you’re already at a […]
EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association that helps higher education elevate the impact of IT.
Try their “7 Things You Need to Know About…” series ->
Or read the newest from their blog:
- Back to Campus? Higher Education's Great Work Debateon July 16, 2026 at 6:00 am
This episode explains how remote, hybrid, and in-person work models are evolving in higher […]
- EDUCAUSE QuickPoll Results: Instructional Continuity in the Face of Major Disruption [infographic]on July 15, 2026 at 6:00 am
Recent disruptions to the educational systems that support many colleges and universities have […]
- Agentic AI and Change Management Lessons for Modernizing Systemson July 13, 2026 at 6:00 am
In this episode, Sophie and Jenay talk with Brian Zahn and Eric Markle from The George Washington […]