Did you know we have 100+ software training videos? We’ve captured a lot since the beginning of our push to record more videos and they are all available for your here on the Software Training Video page in Kaltura MediaSpace. Here is a short description of the page channels and what videos you will find […]
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Page scan, shared PDF, screenshot, photo of a brainstorm session on the white board… it’s easy to collect course content and notes that are not editable and not accessible. Luckily it is even easier with Google to extract uneditable text to a document through optical character recognition (OCR). As an automated process, OCR is not
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Let’s briefly chat about “Hyperlinks”. As you know, “Hyperlinks” are links from a hypertext file or document to another location or file. Linked information is typically presented in the form of text, websites, files, or video content. Accessible hyperlinks can be easily created. There are a few simple concepts to keep in mind as you
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Do you ever have trouble reading text in a document or on a website because there’s not enough contrast between the background and the color of the text? Do you find that the font style or the size is difficult to read? Does colored text or bolding help you to discern what is important in
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Do you find yourself skimming through articles to find points of interest by using headers? Those headers are more important than you think! Let’s chat about why that is the case. “A heading describes the content that follows it, much like a news headline. When arriving at a new page, sighted users gravitate toward headings
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With our new video platform Kaltura, all content is automatically machine captioned in English. Whoo hoo for captions! These captions are not perfect and will probably need some human cleanup. There are also some other great caption options you can take advantage of with the Kaltura system. This post will address why to care about
By creating an accessible classroom, we are building a space for all students to have opportunities for success. This interview with Johnathan Wade from the World Languages and Cultures department highlights some of the successes and challenges in working toward an accessible classroom. Transcript Paul Keys: So today we’re here with Jonathan Wade to teachers
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Life happens and a student suddenly needs more time on a quiz or paper. No problem! With Brightspace you can add Special Access to any Quiz or Assignment. Special Access allows you to add exceptions for specified students for Assignments and Quizzes. You can change State Date, Due Date, and End Date allow more time
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ReadSpeaker is a text-to-speech tool to help facilitate reading and comprehension. For student use, it is integrated directly into Brightspace with a tool for use outside Brightspace. Faculty and staff will all have access for use outside of Brightspace as well. Why get excited about ReadSpeaker? ReadSpeaker is a user-side tool which puts accessibility right
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