Copyleaks AI Detection Update On November 19
Good afternoon!
Copyleaks just notified UIS that they will release an updated version of their AI detection model on Tuesday, November 19, 2024.
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Digital Accessibility Tip: Video Captions
What are captions?
According to W3C, “captions are a text version of the speech and non-speech audio information needed to understand the content.” Captions differ from an audio transcript in that they are synchronized with the audio.
While some parts of the world use the terms “captions” and “subtitles” interchangeably, W3C provides differentiation between these terms as follows:
Quality Assurance Tools for Accessible Canvas Content
Join COLRS staff at the Illinois Online Higher Education Symposium on November 8th. Registration is free!
COLRS will present at 2:30 p.m. on "Quality Assurance Tools for Accessible Canvas Content."
Digital Accessibility Tip: Accessible Links
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. Accessible links connect concise and descriptive text to a website or file. They make it easier for everyone to navigate and consume content.
Digital Accessibility Tip: Alternative Text
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-impaired viewers using a screen reader. Its primary purpose is to provide context and meaning to users who cannot see the image. Alt text also provides a fallback in case the image fails to load and plays a role in search engine results. (Alternative Text from WebAIM)
Free Accessibility Courses for UIS Faculty & Staff
The digital accessibility requirements in Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (2024) are broad and impact digital files shared across campus. Given breadth of these requirements, accessibility will become part of our daily work. As we advance in our accessibility compliance efforts, it will be essential for those of us creating shared documents, recording videos, and managing websites to understand the guidelines for producing accessible content.
Video Captioning Kaltura
Join the Office of Digital Accessibility and Center for Online Learning, Research, and Service to learn about the requirements for creating closed captions and how to add captions to a video in Kaltura Media, the UIS streaming video platform.
Fix it: Making Links Accessible
Join the Office of Digital Accessibility and Center for Online Learning, Research, and Service to learn about creating accessible web links in Microsoft Word and Canvas courses.
Other Test Proctoring Options
UIS Testing Center
The UIS Testing Center is open to in-person testing by appointment at no charge for UIS students, during the day Monday-Friday, and many evenings until 7:00 PM. The Testing Center also continues to offer remote testing via Zoom.
Examity Live Proctoring
Examity offers students a secure and convenient way to take proctored exams online from anywhere, any time of the day. Examity is integrated with the learning management system. Faculty and students access Examity directly from the learning management system without the hassle of another username and password. Faculty have the flexibility to select the level of online test security and to tailor the test environment to meet desired exam specifications. Examity is fully ADA-compliant, so all students may take advantage of the service.