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Lecture Recording Made Easy with Panopto

December 20, 2022

Lecture Recording is one of the most convenient ways to save and distribute your course lectures. With Panopto, you can enhance your lectures and PowerPoint presentations by making them easily accessible and searchable, which will give your students a much richer experience. If the name sounds familiar, that’s because all Zoom Cloud recordings are automatically added to Panopto. Read more

The Device Loaner Program for Students

December 19, 2022

The Device Loaner Program is available for currently enrolled Spring 2023 CSUN students. The program provides technology to students who are without a device such as a computer or webcam so that they may continue their education uninterrupted. Learn more about the Device Loaner Program

Accessibility Tip on Dashes and Hyphens

November 17, 2022

The Mysterious Dash or Hyphen preparing your content for Screen Readers

A screen reader is an assistive technology that helps people with vision impairment to access and interact with websites or applications through touch or audio. However, there are some limitations with screen readers. For example, screen readers do not know what the – symbol represents, whether it is a minus sign, hyphen, en dash or em dash, and will not read it. So, when you are creating content for your courses, it is always a good practice to spell out the word and any abbreviations or make a reference to your abbreviation when used for the first time. Read More About Accessibility Tip on Dashes and Hyphens

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October 20, 2022

Hand holding a smartphone with a cyber lock above it

Beginning in 2004, the President of the United States and Congress declared October to be Cybersecurity Awareness Month, helping individuals and organizations protect themselves online as threats to technology and confidential data become more commonplace. Read More About Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Accessibility Tip - Share Notes, Share Knowledge

October 20, 2022

In my dual role as an instructor and an accessibility analyst at the Universal Design Center, I often try to weave accessibility practices into my teaching strategies. They are mostly easy to implement and benefit all students. There may be students who do not self-identify as individuals who need certain accommodations to participate in class activities and meet the learning objectives. Read More About Accessibility Tip - Share Notes, Share Knowledge

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