Yuja Panorama is a tool for checking document accessibility and creating alternate formats. It is our replacement for Ally but has a standalone portal for all employees to have access to these important tools. Accessing Panorama Panorama has a standalone site accessible to all employees. It utilizes our Meredith login so please choose to sign […]
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Fixing accessibility issues in documents is a skill that can be developed like any other. Here are some practice documents for you to build your digital accessibility muscle! This post will detail testing these documents with Panorama but you can also open them in other programs. Open the document based on file type using Microsoft
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Some changes when logging into Zoom Our Campus has been updating some of our authentication methods, and as a result, the ability to log into Zoom through the Google Apps launcher will no longer be available. Based on a few help desk tickets, this is a great time to review some Zoom concepts so you’ll
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Shared Drives are essential for sharing and storing important campus files and folders. One drawback to this system is that all Shared Drive files are open to all Shared Drive users. All that is changed now with limited access folders in Shared Drive! This new feature allows folders to be restricted to certain users and
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Processes are all over Meredith. Staff and faculty use them every day and may not even consider what we’re doing as a process. But when we sit down to really look at these processes is when we can make them smoother with the best outcomes for everyone. That is where process mapping comes in. Here
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During the Fall 2024 Generative AI PDC, Instructional Designer Paul Keys demonstrated how to create a custom GPT chatbot to act as a course virtual tutor for students. Watch the demo below to learn how. The Spring AI PDC is ongoing! We’d love for you to join us. Contact Paul if you would like to
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Infobase Learning Cloud has published a ton of great professional development courses over the last year! From advanced courses on classic topics like Excel to newer interest topics like AI, there’s definitely plenty to check out. These are all self-paced courses free to the campus community. Use them for your own professional development or pull
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The IDAT Services team helped provide a Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Professional Development Community this Fall semester. Paul Keys from IDAT, StrongPoints Director Emily Caldwell, and Reference Librarian Jake Vacarro facilitated the PDC over five sessions held every two weeks, both in person on campus and virtually via Zoom. Over 15 faculty and staff signed
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You need to build a form but where to build it? We have multiple campus form tools for different purposes so check out the details of each form option to decide. Google Forms Google Forms is the most available and easy to use form option. All faculty, staff, and students with a Meredith email address
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