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Welcome Back, Ally (Sung to the Tune of “Welcome Back, Kotter”)

For those of you as old as I am, you might remember that, once upon a time, we used Ally for accessibility checks in our courses. Heck, I still have a t-shirt and a frisbee from that time. Karin Evans and I got to be in a video about it. Then Ally went away and we...

Join Us to Level Up Your Accessibility!

Join Learning Technologies on Wednesday, November 19th to learn how you can "level up" the accessibility of your courses and documents! We'll be offering sessions on making the most out of tools you already use like Microsoft Office, YuJa, and Blackboard to enhance...

New Ultra Feature Alert

But first, Christine's cranky thought of the week that does not involve the LT office. Here goes: Seriously. Troubleshooting students is not their job, and they've got plenty to do with their actual jobs, which is supporting faculty. Where should students go then? My...
While I Have Your Attention

While I Have Your Attention

Let's talk about a topic that I consider super important: our own digital practices with regards to privacy and data protection. This is, of course, related to my previous post on LLMs. The usual disclaimer: What I discuss in this post is my perspective only, It does...

No, PDFs Are Not Dead

No, PDFs Are Not Dead

No, PDFs are not dead You may have seen some communication urging people to stop using PDFs for accessibility reasons. It’s a bit more nuanced than that. Let me review different situations and what you can do so that your documents are accessible. The worst-case...