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Category: Educational Technology News

What’s New in the Libraries This Fall?

Posted August 18, 2025

As we dive into the fall semester, we’re excited to share our latest resources and offerings with you. Here’s a quick summary of what’s new from the Libraries—please feel free to contact us with any questions! New Workshops:  Artificial Intelligence […]

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What New Faculty Need to Know About JMU Libraries

Posted August 11, 2025

We want to welcome all new faculty members to JMU! We’re so glad you’re here. Top 6 things JMU Libraries can do to help you succeed at JMU: Stay up to date You should soon begin receiving our weekly email […]

Digital Media Creation Workshops This Fall

Posted August 5, 2025

JMU Libraries is excited to offer a variety of workshops this fall to help you build essential digital media skills for both personal and professional projects.  Whether you’re looking to caption videos, record lectures, design graphics, or edit photos and […]

Artificial Intelligence Workshops in Fall 2025

Posted August 4, 2025

Join a workshop to explore the complex and ever-changing world of artificial intelligence (AI). Open to all faculty, students, and staff, our AI workshops are offered with support from JMU IT. Choose one or more of these workshops, held in […]

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New Accessibility Checker Tool in Canvas: Anthology Ally

Posted August 4, 2025

JMU Libraries has added a new tool to Canvas to help you check the digital accessibility of your course materials. Anthology Ally scans course materials for accessibility issues, offers tips for improvement, and generates an accessibility report for each JMU […]

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Teaching with JMU’s Digital Tools: New Workshops for JMU Instructors

Posted July 28, 2025

Join our new workshop, Teaching with JMU’s Digital Tools, to get an introduction to using: Whether you’re enhancing course delivery, streamlining grading, or exploring AI-powered productivity, you’ll learn something useful in this session led by Ivan Guadarrama. Location: You can attend this hybrid workshop on Zoom or in Rose Library room 3311. If you attend in […]

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New Workshops for Instructors on Canvas and Related Tools

Posted July 28, 2025

Join our new hands-on workshop, Canvas Essentials, to gain the skills and resources you need to create engaging courses in Canvas.  Led by Ivan Guadarrama and Anthony Miles, this session will help you get the most out of Canvas by […]

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New Tool for Technical and Scientific Writing: Overleaf

Posted July 22, 2025

Great news for LaTeX users at JMU! Faculty, staff, and students now have access to Overleaf, a tool for creating and editing LaTeX documents in a web browser. What is LaTeX? LaTeX (pronounced either “LAY-tek” or “LAH-tek”) is a document […]

Gradescope & Bubble Sheet Info Sessions for JMU Faculty

Posted July 18, 2025

Join one of our new info sessions for a comprehensive introduction to using Gradescope and Bubble Sheet at JMU. Gradescope is a powerful assessment platform available to JMU instructors, and Bubble Sheet is one aspect of this platform. Gradescope can improve feedback quality and […]

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18 Ways We Can Help Advance Faculty Research

Posted July 9, 2025

JMU faculty, if you’re working on scholarship or research projects this summer, take a moment to explore the ways we can help propel your work forward!  More Free Tools to Help with Your Research  We Also Support Your Teaching!   If […]