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Academic Technology Newsletter
 

Academic Technology Newsletter

August 2022

Welcome Back to Fall Edition

Welcome back, Matador faculty! We hope you had a restful and invigorating summer. As the semester begins, we’re excited to share with you a brand-new Fall Prep Packet for 2022 stocked with tips and resources.

You will find information on the new CSUN Website and CSUN Portal, an accessibility training for student assistants, our new Doctoral Student Academic Technology Equity Fellow, Guadalupe Carrasco Cardona, and more.

We’re also sharing a Chronicle of Higher Education article that highlights our Diversity & Equity Innovation Grant (DEIG) project!


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Academic Technology News

 
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New Prep Packet
for Fall 2022

 

Get ready for the semester with a Fall 2022 Prep Packet put together by the Faculty Technology Center. You'll find tips and resources on Canvas, Zoom, and more!

 
 
CSUN homepage
 

What's New with the CSUN Portal and Web

 

As you may have noticed, there have been some changes to the CSUN website and Portal. These redesigns include a new look and new features for the CSUN community.

 
 
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UDC Training for Student Employees

 

The Universal Design Center (UDC) will be training student employees to help make documents and other materials accessible. This new session starts on...

 
 
 
 
The chronicle of higher education
 

Chronicle of Higher Education Highlights AT DEI Grant

A new article by the Chronicle of Higher Education highlights the DEIG project to help close the digital equity gap through student-created content on social media. It includes quotes from Dr. Helen Heinrich, Dr. Joyce Marie Brusasco, Autumn Fabricant, and DEI ambassador Madison Cabrera.

 
 
Guadalupe Carrasco Cardona
 

2022 Doctoral Student Equity Fellow Announced!

The Office of Academic Technology in collaboration with the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership, and the Research and Sponsored Programs office, are excited to announce Guadalupe Carrasco Cardona as the 2022 Doctoral Student Academic Technology Equity Fellow!

 
 
 
Gretchen Macchiarella
 

Meet the New Academic Technology Fellow!

We are proud to welcome Gretchen Macchiarella as the new ATF. Gretchen is an assistant professor in the Journalism Department teaching multimedia storytelling and emerging journalistic practices. She joins Dr. Joyce Marie Brusasco as AT's 2022-2023 Academic Technology Fellows.

 
 
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Brand New Workshops for Fall Cover More Tools

This Fall we've added some new workshops to the calendar. In addition to Canvas and Zoom, you can learn how to Make your PowerPoints Come Alive with Panopto, Digital Annotation with Hypothesis, Simplifying Communication and Group Work using Pronto, Canvas Studio, and more!

 
 
 
 
 
If there are topics you would like to see covered in a future newsletter, if you'd like to give us feedback on your experience with instructional technology, or if there are training topics you are interested in, let us know with the Academic Technology Feedback Form.