Through the Learning Glass
Each week the MediaHub Staff check in on the 1:Button Studios in KAML 142 for an operational check. We clean the space and board, check equipment connections, and then create a quick video to send. We save the not-at-all entertaining video edits in a Kaltura Folder for posterity’s sake.
With the Learning Glass, it's pretty easy to draw equations, diagrams, flow charts, and timelines, then narrate your work with the high quality microphones. After completion you can edit the file with ScreenPal software or use Kaltura to clip video ends.
Reserve the 1:button studio at z.umn.edu/umd1button Contact [email protected] for a tutorial or demonstration!
Contrast Checkers
Do you design slides for presentations or documents for viewing? Make sure your color choices provide enough contrast between the text and background colors. Your content must have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1
Options to do this:
- You can upload a document or slide to Adobe Color Contrast Analyzer and upload a sample file
- Install the WCAG Color Analyzer in your Chrome Browser
- Visit the WebAim Contrast Checker and use the Color Picker Feature!
- Learn more about Contrast at Accessible U.
Alternative Approaches to Grading
“Genuine education isn’t simply this points game”
“Think about your students as people who are learning things for purposes. If they are not learning for a grade, why else are they learning?”
Quotes from Susan Blum, Podcast in Higher Education, and author of Why Rating Students Undermines Learning and What to Do Instead?.
Taking inspiration from the above quote, CEI and ITSS hosted a discussion on Alternative Approaches to Grading featuring three UMD faculty and their assessment practices. Each panelist offered ample documentation and resources to share.