by Christine Monnier | Aug 4, 2026 | Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger
As this is my last week at Faculty Chair of Online Quality and Learning Technologies, I thought I’d pull out my top ten most popular blog posts, by views, out of the 122 (!!) I have written over the years. 10. Why you should use Yuja for your videos. In this...
by Christine Monnier | Jul 22, 2026 | Blackboard Ultra, Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger
Ok, There is a lot that does not change, so I will start with that: All gradebook columns, categories, and overall grade calculations Grade schemas and grading settings Flexible grading (opens and works the same) The List View / Gradable Items (no changes) <- my...
by Christine Monnier | Jul 14, 2026 | Accessibility, Christine Monnier, Guest Blogger
As you know, we all have access to Adobe tools through the college, so we might as well use them. Of course, Acrobat is the PDF application many of us use. Have you checked its accessibility options? I want to emphasize a couple of them in this post, with a focus on...
by Christine Monnier | Jun 30, 2026 | Accessibility, Ally, Christine Monnier, Guest Blogger
As I have mentioned before, I love Canva. I use it for all my presentations and for other kinds of documents as well. It is very easy to use and they keep adding new features to it. Another benefit is that it offers a bazillion (that’s a legit unit) templates...
by Christine Monnier | Jun 23, 2026 | Accessibility, Ally, Blackboard Ultra, Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger
In my note to the chairs, last week, I noted that even though our college-wide accessibility score is about 73.5%, that percentage drops much lower if we consider the accessibility of files posted in our courses: Yeah, that’s … not great. And yes, the bulk...
