The Center is the UIS hub for the study and application of online learning pedagogy, technology, and best practices.
The Center for Online Learning, Research and Service strives to empower UIS instructors in the delivery of online education, support original scholarly research, build synergies between research and online education practices, and build collaborations. Learn more about COLRS.
Events
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COLRS/ITS Workshop
Join Laina Haymes from Copyleaks for an in-depth demo of the new Copyleaks Overview tool. Laina will be able to answer questions about how…
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COLRS/ITS Event
Join staff from ITS and COLRS to share your experiences with Copyleaks as a plagiarism and AI detection tool. What is working? What is not…
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COLRS/ODA Workshop
Join the Office of Digital Accessibility and the Center for Online Learning, Research and Service in the next installment of the Fix-It…
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COLRS/ODA Workshop
Join the Office of Digital Accessibility and the Center for Online Learning, Research and Service in the next installment of the Fix-It…
News
Nov 12, 2024
What are captions?
According to W3C, “captions are a text version of the speech and non-speech audio information needed to understand the content.”…
Oct 22, 2024
What is an Accessible Link?
Links are one of the foundational elements of digital content. They are found on websites, online courses, apps, and email.…
Oct 02, 2024
What is Alternative Text?
Alternative text is a concise description of an image embedded within a webpage’s code. The description is read aloud to visually…
Sep 24, 2024
The digital accessibility requirements in Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (2024) are broad and impact digital files shared across…
Sep 16, 2024
What is color contrast?
According to WebAIM, “contrast is a measure of the difference in perceived ‘luminance’ or brightness between two colors.”…