What’s New in the Libraries This Fall?

Posted August 18, 2025 in Educational Technology News, Featured News, Instructional Design News, JMU Libraries News, The Makery News

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: 

• Captioning Videos for Inclusive Classes 

• Crochet Basics 

• Enhancing Course Accessibility Using Anthology Ally 

• Gradescope & Bubble Sheet Info Sessions 

• Teaching with JMU’s Digital Tools  

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Resources: 

• 1-hour self-paced Canvas course: AI Literacy Course 

• Online guide for faculty: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education 

• Updated workshops: Getting Started with AI and AI Tools at JMU 

• More: JMU Libraries Resources to Support Teaching, Learning, and Research with AI 

Digital Accessibility Resources: 

• Accessibility checker tool: Anthology Ally 

• 2-hour self-paced Canvas course: JMU Digital Accessibility Awareness Course

• More: JMU Libraries Resources to Support Digital Accessibility 

• Learn more about the campus approach to digital accessibility and recent  updates to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act 

More New Resources: 

• Aviary: A platform for sharing scholarly audiovisual materials online 

• Bubble Sheet: A test-scoring system that recently replaced Scantron 

• Overleaf: A cloud-based writing platform for technical and scientific writing