Underlining what matters in higher ed and ed tech: news, vendor updates, and commentary from across the field, in one place.https://theunderline.netlify.app/vendors/https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/building-responsible-ai-in-edtech-a-learner-protection-framework/https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/building-responsible-ai-in-edtech-a-learner-protection-framework/In this post, we look at why these three make up the AWS CAF-AI perspectives EdTech leaders should mature first, and what building each one looks like in practice.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:57:21 GMTRakesh SinghVendorshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9347/have-any-student-mac-users-have-the-content-area-of-their-classes-blockedhttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9347/have-any-student-mac-users-have-the-content-area-of-their-classes-blockedHi, everyone! I just spoke with a student who installed the new MacOS 27 Golden Gate. It included a Safari update and she could access every other tab except the CONTENT one. It was like this in 2 of her classes. If this happens to anyone else, she got it working through Chrome, but has anyone else run into this issue?Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:52:54 GMTJane.O.1385Vendorshttps://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/university-of-arizona-researchers-accelerate-rare-pediatric-disease-drug-repurposing-with-aws/https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/university-of-arizona-researchers-accelerate-rare-pediatric-disease-drug-repurposing-with-aws/At the University of Arizona (U of A) College of Medicine – Phoenix, a translational neuroscience lab of eight researchers is pursuing a mission to find and repurpose existing drugs as potential treatments for rare pediatric disorders. Working with Amazon Web Services (AWS), the team connected four AWS services into…Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:06:27 GMTIsabelle Schrauwen, PhD,Vendorshttps://corp.kaltura.com/blog/great-chat-whats-next/https://corp.kaltura.com/blog/great-chat-whats-next/The post Great chat. What’s next? appeared first on Kaltura.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:27:45 GMTelior LevyVendorshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9344/monthly-brightspace-guided-training-webinarshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9344/monthly-brightspace-guided-training-webinarsAll customers have the opportunity to attend monthly Brightspace Guided Training Webinars and get their questions answered with the help of the D2L Training Team.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:24:46 GMTjohn.w.7422Vendorshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9343/modifying-final-grade-with-attendnacehttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9343/modifying-final-grade-with-attendnaceBecause one of the courses I teach is highly participatory, the course policy is that a student's final grade is deducted by 6.667% for each unexecused absence beyond 3. For example, if a student has earned a 95% in the class, but has 4 unexcused abscences, their final grade would be a 88.333%. I cannot figure out a…Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:24:35 GMTNick.E.2673Vendorshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9342/where-to-find-training-on-the-formula-grading-systemhttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9342/where-to-find-training-on-the-formula-grading-systemI use specifications grading, which is always hard to express using an LMS because it operates like a checklist. There are no points or percentages. It was suggested to me that perhaps the "formula grading system" would be a good option for specs grading in Brightspace. However, I am having trouble finding any…Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:47:30 GMTJ.B.7409Vendorshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9341/can-brightspace-add-a-dashboard-to-view-grades-across-all-courseshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9341/can-brightspace-add-a-dashboard-to-view-grades-across-all-coursesMy university recently switched to Brightspace, and one feature I really miss is being able to view all of my course grades in one place. Currently, I have to navigate into each course and open the Grades section just to see how I am doing. This becomes frustrating and time-consuming when managing multiple courses. I…Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:47:23 GMTSophia.F.3844Vendorshttps://www.yuja.com/blog/the-importance-of-scratch-paper-in-online-assessments/https://www.yuja.com/blog/the-importance-of-scratch-paper-in-online-assessments/As academic institutions enter midterm exam season, teaching staff may be thinking of ways to ensure that their online assessments encourage authentic and thoughtful responses to questions. Many instructors understand the importance of giving students... The post The Importance of Scratch-Paper in Online Assessments…Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:46:54 GMTAldreich AguilarVendorshttps://www.d2l.com/blog/research-minute-how-intentional-design-creates-belonging-in-online-learning/https://www.d2l.com/blog/research-minute-how-intentional-design-creates-belonging-in-online-learning/Research Minute is a faculty spotlight series featuring educators and researchers participating in the D2L Educators-in-Residence program. Each conversation explores a teaching and learning challenge, the research it inspired and... The post Research Minute: How Intentional Design Creates Belonging in Online Learning…Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:12:19 GMTMelinda WilsonVendorshttps://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/build-a-self-service-student-assistant-with-amazon-bedrock-knowledge-bases/https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/build-a-self-service-student-assistant-with-amazon-bedrock-knowledge-bases/Learn how with Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases, you build an assistant that grounds answers in your trusted documents through Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG).Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:05:34 GMTShreeja BhattaraiVendorshttps://www.d2l.com/blog/how-k-12-leaders-are-rethinking-professional-learning/https://www.d2l.com/blog/how-k-12-leaders-are-rethinking-professional-learning/District leaders are under pressure to do more than deliver professional learning. They’re being asked to support increasingly diverse educator needs, scale learning across their organizations and demonstrate measurable impact,... The post How K-12 Leaders Are Rethinking Professional Learning appeared first on D2L.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:28:48 GMTAmita ParikhVendorshttps://www.d2l.com/blog/lti-1-1-is-retiring-what-d2l-brightspace-admins-need-to-know-now/https://www.d2l.com/blog/lti-1-1-is-retiring-what-d2l-brightspace-admins-need-to-know-now/A recent 1EdTech Labs webinar brought together Michael Feldstein (1EdTech), Carrie Vail (D2L), Wade Weichel (Blackboard), and Melissa Loble (Instructure) to talk through the industry-wide retirement of LTI 1.1, the... The post LTI 1.1 Is Retiring: What D2L Brightspace Admins Need to Know Now appeared first on D2L.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:23:09 GMTD2L Editorial TeamVendorshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9338/nle-in-ncehttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9338/nle-in-nceOur University is transitioning to NCE in about 2 weeks. I am an instructor for a course that has a 40% of students on a mobile device. When University's switch to NCE is the NLE configuration typically "On" instead of "Off"? I ask this because if the NLE configuration is "Off" - the Surveys and Discussions open in a…Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:37:22 GMTJocelyn.J.726Vendorshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9337/new-to-brightspacehttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9337/new-to-brightspaceHi Im new to Brightspace, Ocnce ny classes are linked, do I use Brightspace for homework and assignments ?Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:35:40 GMTGale.E.1250Vendorshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9336/setting-no-grade-to-zero-vs-not-showing-ithttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9336/setting-no-grade-to-zero-vs-not-showing-itHi, In D2L we are given an option of setting the code to display zero grades as zeros, or as not displaying them at all. Unfortunately, this appears to be an all-or-nothing option for a class. I have a situation where I want some assignments set to a "no grade is a zero" option, but other assignments as a "do not…Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:34:41 GMTBeverly.S.6348Vendorshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9335/students-unable-to-see-the-rubric-feedback-in-each-sectionhttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9335/students-unable-to-see-the-rubric-feedback-in-each-sectionMy students can't see the rubric feedback. They can view the plain rubric in the assignment area, but when the rubric is filled out and their grade is published, the only thing they can see in the grades section is the overall grade, overall feedback, and a link to their file submission. With a lot of putzing around,…Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:34:27 GMTSean.F.369Vendorshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9334/link-grade-item-to-learning-outcomehttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9334/link-grade-item-to-learning-outcomeHe everyone, we have the following situation in our school: via an LTI with an external application a grade from that appliction is sent to the grade book of Brightspace. Our colleagues want to connect this grade to a learning outcome. Is this possible? Regards Roel van DoornThu, 08 Oct 2026 11:23:22 GMTRoel.v.179Vendorshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9333/giving-advisors-access-to-student-progress-of-their-adviseeshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9333/giving-advisors-access-to-student-progress-of-their-adviseesWe would like to give some staff access to only the class progress of certain students. What is the best way to accomplish this?Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:34:47 GMTAlexander.K.474Vendorshttps://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/how-muzzy-lane-and-csu-global-built-a-crisis-intervention-roleplay-assessment-with-amazon-bedrock/https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/how-muzzy-lane-and-csu-global-built-a-crisis-intervention-roleplay-assessment-with-amazon-bedrock/Colorado State University Global (CSU Global), a 100% online, accredited nonprofit university, set out to take on this opportunity by collaborating with Muzzy Lane, an educational technology company that supports instructional designers to design and deliver roleplay assessments directly in their learning management…Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:34:33 GMTLana Van FossenVendorshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9331/intelligent-agent-for-multiple-conditionshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9331/intelligent-agent-for-multiple-conditionsHello, I am in the process of setting up the intelligent agent tool in my course. May I ask if the release conditions can only be set-up for one item in the course? Lets say I want it to run if students did not submit for an assignment. Is it possible to configure to where the conditions are set for all assignments in…Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:50:18 GMTRovi.V.8836Vendorshttps://moodle.com/news/moodle-partner-awards-2026/https://moodle.com/news/moodle-partner-awards-2026/The post Celebrating the 2026 Moodle Partner Awards winners appeared first on Moodle.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:21:59 GMTJeanne LoganbillVendorshttps://openai.com/index/teens-learn-and-planhttps://openai.com/index/teens-learn-and-planCollege Planner is coming to ChatGPT for Teens to help students manage college applications, alongside new flashcards, quizzes, and a teen AI council.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9328/how-to-set-a-hard-cutoff-time-for-quizzeshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9328/how-to-set-a-hard-cutoff-time-for-quizzesI have quizzes with a firm release date, due date, and end date. These are firm. I do not want students submitting quizzes beyond the due date. The due date and end date are identical. Yet I continually find submissions that are accepted by the server/script AFTER the due date has passed. It seems to simply accept…Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:16:25 GMTDaniel.G.3332Vendorshttps://openai.com/index/advancing-computer-use-with-ironcladhttps://openai.com/index/advancing-computer-use-with-ironcladLearn how OpenAI and Ironclad are training and evaluating AI agents on complex contracting workflows to advance computer use for professional work.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9327/switch-off-the-functionality-of-the-completion-summary-portfoliohttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9327/switch-off-the-functionality-of-the-completion-summary-portfolioHi, Part of the content of a course can be the portfolio (feedback fruits). I wonder if it is possible to switch off the functionality of the completion summary of the portfolio. At the moment it is possible to hide and unhide the completion summary, but I wonder if it's possible to remove the completion summary in…Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:39:19 GMTNatasja.v.5943Vendorshttps://blog.coursera.org/announcing-30-new-programs-across-coursera-and-udemy-to-help-learners-build-ai-and-human-skills/https://blog.coursera.org/announcing-30-new-programs-across-coursera-and-udemy-to-help-learners-build-ai-and-human-skills/Today, on the sidelines of our first Coursera + Udemy Partner & Instructor Forum in Madrid, we announced more than 30 new programs and several exciting platform updates — all designed to help learners and creators better navigate the changing skills landscape. Held in partnership with Real Madrid at their Bernabéu…Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:25:59 GMTMarni Baker SteinVendorshttps://packback.co/resources/blog/webinar-recap-packback-ai-integrated-assignments/https://packback.co/resources/blog/webinar-recap-packback-ai-integrated-assignments/The post Webinar Recap: How to Design College Assignments to Promote Critical Thinking & AI Literacy appeared first on Packback.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:31:05 GMTSelina BradleyVendorshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9326/badgehttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9326/badgeHow do I share a badge earned by a student.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:16:46 GMTMurtaza.J.8253Vendorshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9325/how-to-use-the-intra-oral-camerahttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9325/how-to-use-the-intra-oral-cameraHow do you use the intra-oral camera?Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:11:25 GMTDIANA.B.4560Vendorshttps://www.d2l.com/blog/room-to-experiment-reason-to-trust-reflections-from-educause-2026/https://www.d2l.com/blog/room-to-experiment-reason-to-trust-reflections-from-educause-2026/Six thousand people came to Denver for EDUCAUSE 2026 to talk about AI in higher education, and the question that kept surfacing was not what it can do. It was... The post Room to Experiment, Reason to Trust: Reflections from EDUCAUSE 2026 appeared first on D2L.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:00:45 GMTDr. Cristi FordVendorshttps://blog.coursera.org/10-free-anthropic-ai-courses-launch-today-on-coursera-with-more-coming-each-month-to-help-learners-stay-current/https://blog.coursera.org/10-free-anthropic-ai-courses-launch-today-on-coursera-with-more-coming-each-month-to-help-learners-stay-current/Today, Anthropic, an AI safety and research company that built Claude, is launching 10 courses on Coursera that are available for free to learners around the world. The post 10 free Anthropic AI courses launch today on Coursera, with more coming each month to help learners stay current appeared first on Coursera Blog.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMTMarni Baker SteinVendorshttps://www.zoom.com/en/blog/how-to-transcribe-meeting/https://www.zoom.com/en/blog/how-to-transcribe-meeting/Learn how to transcribe a meeting step by step — manual methods, AI tools, what to look for, and how Zoom My Notes automates the whole process.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:41:06 GMTVendorshttps://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/building-an-environmental-intelligence-platform-on-aws-with-open-data/https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/building-an-environmental-intelligence-platform-on-aws-with-open-data/In this blog, learn how we built a working prototype of a serverless environmental intelligence platform, where nontechnical users ask questions in plain language and receive answers drawn from open data, published models, and satellite observations. The platform is built on four pillars, as outlined in the following…Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:38:46 GMTGen-tao ChiangVendorshttps://www.d2l.com/blog/strategic-learning-platforms-building-workforce-capability-for-continuous-change/https://www.d2l.com/blog/strategic-learning-platforms-building-workforce-capability-for-continuous-change/Explore how AI and shifting skills needs are reshaping employee development and why strategic learning platforms are key to workforce capability. The post Strategic Learning Platforms: Building Workforce Capability for Continuous Change appeared first on D2L.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:17:46 GMTHaley WilsonVendorshttps://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/education-officer-gemini/https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/education-officer-gemini/Teachers use Gemini to build custom K-6 math worksheets and save hours of prep time. See how Google AI transforms classroom instruction.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/english-teacher-gemini/https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/english-teacher-gemini/A teacher uses Google Gemini to design interactive role-playing simulations and nutrition lessons. See how AI boosts classroom engagement.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/gemini-google-colab/https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/gemini-google-colab/Replace coding tests with AI-driven interviews using Google Gemini in Colab. See how this professor evaluates student judgment. Read the full report.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/gemini-student-newscast/https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/gemini-student-newscast/Eighth graders built The Cougar Rumble newscast using Gemini and Google Docs. See how these students streamlined their production workflow today.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/media-teacher-gemini/https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/media-teacher-gemini/Students use Google Drive for video assets and Sheets for production timelines to meet tight deadlines. See how these tools boost classroom output.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/science-teacher-gemini/https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/science-teacher-gemini/See how this teacher uses Gemini and Gemini Notebook to build digital literacy and refine lesson plans. Read the full story to improve your teaching.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/special-education-gemini/https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/special-education-gemini/Special education teachers use Google Gemini to generate visual guides and voice prompts, empowering non-writing students. Read the full story.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/teacher-stories-gemini-middle-school/https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/teacher-stories-gemini-middle-school/A California teacher uses Gemini to streamline lesson planning in Google Drive. See how she prioritizes critical thinking in the AI era.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/teacher-voices-gemini-creativity/https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/teacher-voices-gemini-creativity/Fifth graders use Google Gemini to write songs about history and create art. See how this teacher integrates AI into the classroom.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/teacher-voices-sweden/https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/teacher-voices-sweden/Empower students using Google Sites, Gemini, and Vids to build critical thinking skills. See how these tools help kids find their voice today.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/world-teachers-day-2026/https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/world-teachers-day-2026/To celebrate World Teachers’ Day 2026, educators share their stories about how they use tech in the classroom.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://www.zoom.com/en/blog/hosted-pbx/https://www.zoom.com/en/blog/hosted-pbx/Hosted PBX lets small businesses ditch expensive phone hardware. Learn how it works, what to look for, and how Zoom Phone makes switching easy.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:11:17 GMTVendorshttps://openai.com/index/eu-text-provenancehttps://openai.com/index/eu-text-provenanceHow OpenAI is approaching text watermarking under EU rules. Learn where watermarks apply, how detection works, and why access starts with researchers.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/making-ai-training-available-to-uk-and-ireland-educators/https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/making-ai-training-available-to-uk-and-ireland-educators/Google's AI tools aim to help educators achieve their teaching goals and provide students with personalized learning experiences.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://www.d2l.com/blog/importance-learning-communities-for-k-12-students/https://www.d2l.com/blog/importance-learning-communities-for-k-12-students/A sense of community is crucial to any successful classroom. Whether it’s in a traditional, blended or virtual environment, creating strong learning communities can foster an environment of academic risk-taking,... The post The Importance of Learning Communities for K-12 Students appeared first on D2L.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:53:36 GMTD2L Editorial TeamVendorshttps://www.d2l.com/blog/7-tips-for-increasing-student-engagement-in-online-courses/https://www.d2l.com/blog/7-tips-for-increasing-student-engagement-in-online-courses/Most educators will agree that student engagement is paramount for a high quality learning experience. Not everyone agrees on what is meant by student engagement or how to achieve it.... The post 7 Tips for Increasing Student Engagement in Online Learning appeared first on D2L.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:47:25 GMTD2L Editorial TeamVendorshttps://www.d2l.com/blog/tms-vs-lms/https://www.d2l.com/blog/tms-vs-lms/Use this guide to gain a clear understanding of the differences between a training management system (TMS) and a learning management system (LMS). We cover how each platform works, real-world... The post TMS vs LMS: How to Understand the Difference and Select the Right Platform appeared first on D2L.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:44:34 GMTD2L Editorial TeamVendorshttps://www.d2l.com/blog/student-teacher-and-parent-roles-in-learning-communities/https://www.d2l.com/blog/student-teacher-and-parent-roles-in-learning-communities/No one is an island. It takes a village. Many hands make light work. It’s likely you’ve heard some of these clichés before. While perhaps overused, each one underscores the... The post Student, Teacher and Parental Roles in Learning Communities appeared first on D2L.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:13:25 GMTD2L Editorial TeamVendorshttps://www.d2l.com/blog/learning-and-development-strategy/https://www.d2l.com/blog/learning-and-development-strategy/Discover how to build a learning and development strategy that drives skills growth, employee retention and measurable business impact. The post Learning and Development Strategy: Key Elements for Success appeared first on D2L.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 02:43:14 GMTD2L Editorial TeamVendorshttps://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/enabling-and-building-resilience-for-michigan-k12-schools-through-micloud-and-aws/https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/enabling-and-building-resilience-for-michigan-k12-schools-through-micloud-and-aws/In less than 2 years, MiCloud, a statewide initiative with strategic support from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Michigan is building a resilient foundation for education technology that protects learning continuity for more than 568,000 students statewide, representing 42 percent of the state's 1.4-million student K12…Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:32:20 GMTOpe UsmanVendorshttps://www.zoom.com/en/blog/driving-a-cx-first-mindset/https://www.zoom.com/en/blog/driving-a-cx-first-mindset/Learn the CX First mindset: start with the end customer, not your tech stack. Discover a post-persona vision, simpler tech, and journey-based operating models.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:07:22 GMTVendorshttps://openai.com/index/practical-guide-building-gpt-6https://openai.com/index/practical-guide-building-gpt-6Learn how startups can choose GPT-6 models, tune reasoning effort, improve prompts and skills, coordinate tools, and prepare workflows for production.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:15:00 GMTVendorshttps://www.yuja.com/blog/why-the-future-of-digital-accessibility-in-higher-education-is-proactive/https://www.yuja.com/blog/why-the-future-of-digital-accessibility-in-higher-education-is-proactive/Accessibility in higher education has traditionally been a process of finding and fixing. Scan documents, identify issues, and remediate them either manually or with technology. Then the process starts over with the next document, course,... The post Why the Future of Digital Accessibility in Higher Education is…Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:09:33 GMTAldreich AguilarVendorshttps://moodle.com/news/moodle-official-hosting-vs-self-hosting-whats-the-difference/https://moodle.com/news/moodle-official-hosting-vs-self-hosting-whats-the-difference/The post Moodle Official Hosting vs. Self-hosting: what’s the difference? appeared first on Moodle.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:30:00 GMTNiamh McCollumVendorshttps://web.hypothes.is/blog/rethinking-assessment-in-the-age-of-ai/https://web.hypothes.is/blog/rethinking-assessment-in-the-age-of-ai/Make learning visible. AI and Assessment MIT’s new AI report calls on higher education to rethink grading and assessment. Explore why making student thinking visible may matter more than […] The post Rethinking Assessment in the Age of AI appeared first on Hypothesis.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:30:30 GMTCatalina SantilliVendorshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9322/user-progress-view-exact-interactions-with-quiz-attempthttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9322/user-progress-view-exact-interactions-with-quiz-attemptCan you determine whether a student has viewed a specific quiz attempt? I can see login timestamps, but they aren't granular enough to show what the student interacted with during that time. I have a faculty member trying to determine whether a student has viewed missed questions before deciding to offer a remediation…Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:51:11 GMTSonja.M.156Vendorshttps://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/ai-educator-series-badge-a-thon/https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/ai-educator-series-badge-a-thon/1,400 educators earned 4,000+ digital badges at the Google Badge-a-thon. Watch the on-demand sessions on YouTube and claim your first badge today.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://www.yuja.com/blog/yuja-lumina-v26-7-0-release-automation-that-does-the-heavy-lifting-for-relinking-and-video-editing/https://www.yuja.com/blog/yuja-lumina-v26-7-0-release-automation-that-does-the-heavy-lifting-for-relinking-and-video-editing/Over the next few weeks, YuJa Lumina will be adding exciting new features, including automatic LMS relink improvements, AI-powered silence removal, enhancements to the video editing management workflow, and much more. Create a smooth... The post YuJa Lumina v26.7.0 Release – Automation That Does the Heavy Lifting for…Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:55:27 GMTLior KozaiVendorshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9316/envelope-icon-file-read-indicatorhttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9316/envelope-icon-file-read-indicatorDear Brightspace community, The envelope icon depicted in the image above shows students whether or not a lecturer has viewed/opened a submitted file. This has caused discussions between our students and their lecturers about their grades based on what files have/have not been opened. We would like to remove/disable…Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:38:34 GMTAndre.S.873Vendorshttps://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/google-org/educause-2026/https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/google-org/educause-2026/At the EDUCAUSE annual conference, Google.org announced its support of three higher education initiatives to scale ethical AI readiness, modernize institutional planning…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:43:00 GMTVendorshttps://openai.com/index/disrupting-a-coordinated-model-distillation-campaignhttps://openai.com/index/disrupting-a-coordinated-model-distillation-campaignLearn how OpenAI disrupted a campaign to extract protected model reasoning and is strengthening defenses against adversarial distillation.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:30:00 GMTVendorshttps://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/why-executive-sponsorship-is-a-top-driver-of-aws-transformation-success/https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/why-executive-sponsorship-is-a-top-driver-of-aws-transformation-success/In this post, we share what we've learned at Amazon Web Services (AWS) working with public sector and higher-education organizations through cloud migrations, contact center modernizations, and AI adoption initiatives, and why we think getting executive sponsorship right is your first priority, not your last.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:48:28 GMTIman NurVendorshttps://corp.kaltura.com/blog/scaling-expertise-one-avatar-at-a-time/https://corp.kaltura.com/blog/scaling-expertise-one-avatar-at-a-time/The post Scaling expertise, one avatar at a time appeared first on Kaltura.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:29:11 GMTelior LevyVendorshttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/blog/2026/09/higher-educations-ai-advantage-is-the-intelligence-institutions-already-hold/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/blog/2026/09/higher-educations-ai-advantage-is-the-intelligence-institutions-already-hold/The institutions that lead the next phase of AI will connect the intelligence they hold to AI in ways that are secure, governed, and actionable. 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According to Deloitte, 43% of leaders say their organization is highly prepared when it comes to their technology infrastructure, yet only 20%…Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:45:37 GMTJack MoranVendorshttps://openai.com/index/introducing-dotshttps://openai.com/index/introducing-dotsDots by OpenAI are proactive assistants that can keep working across complex projects and everyday tasks. Learn how dots help you stay in control while work moves forward.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/how-umiami-and-quantiphi-optimized-radiology-coding-with-amazon-bedrock/https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/how-umiami-and-quantiphi-optimized-radiology-coding-with-amazon-bedrock/The University of Miami Health System (UHealth) set out to close that gap in both downstream and upstream directions. Working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AWS Partner Quantiphi, the UHealth Department of Radiology built a generative AI coding solution on Amazon Bedrock that pairs AI with a radiologist…Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:26:19 GMTGiorgia RematskaVendorshttps://moodle.com/news/edugears-ai-is-now-a-moodle-certified-integration/https://moodle.com/news/edugears-ai-is-now-a-moodle-certified-integration/The post EduGears AI is now a Moodle Certified Integration appeared first on Moodle.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:57:34 GMTNiamh McCollumVendorshttps://www.yuja.com/blog/automate-your-website-remediation-workflows-at-scale-with-yuja-equalgrounds-autofix/https://www.yuja.com/blog/automate-your-website-remediation-workflows-at-scale-with-yuja-equalgrounds-autofix/Over the next few weeks, YuJa EqualGround will be adding several new features to refine existing remediation workflows, enhance user-friendliness with plain language configurations, and more. S Automatically apply accessibility fixes in real time as... The post YuJa EqualGround v26.7.0 Release – Automate Your Website…Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:19:23 GMTSherica BrownVendorshttps://www.watermarkinsights.com/resources/blog/brians-essential-ai-reading-and-listening-list-for-higher-ed-leaders/https://www.watermarkinsights.com/resources/blog/brians-essential-ai-reading-and-listening-list-for-higher-ed-leaders/Most conversations about AI in higher education tend to bounce between extreme techno-optimism and apocalyptic panic. As Senior Vice President […] The post Brian’s essential AI reading and listening list for higher ed leaders appeared first on Watermark Insights.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:45:19 GMTBrian RobinsonVendorshttps://openai.com/index/two-years-of-openai-academyhttps://openai.com/index/two-years-of-openai-academyMarking two years of OpenAI Academy and bringing AI skills to even more communities.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://web.respondus.com/using-excel-respondus-monitor/https://web.respondus.com/using-excel-respondus-monitor/When using LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor with online exams, instructors control what students can access during an assessment. While students use Excel, their screens are recorded, with webcam recording optional. This means Excel can be used for exams in the classroom and remote environments. The post Put…Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:40:39 GMTCarly BrittVendorshttps://moodle.com/news/oncampus-moodle-certified-partner/https://moodle.com/news/oncampus-moodle-certified-partner/The post Moodle welcomes oncampus as a Certified Partner in Germany appeared first on Moodle.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:51:14 GMTJeanne LoganbillVendorshttps://openai.com/index/airbnb-gpt-6-astrahttps://openai.com/index/airbnb-gpt-6-astraLearn how Airbnb is expanding access to GPT-6 Astra and OpenAI frontier models to help engineering teams solve bugs, design systems, and ship faster.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://openai.com/index/better-prompt-caching-for-gpt-6https://openai.com/index/better-prompt-caching-for-gpt-6Learn how GPT-6 improves prompt caching with higher cache hit rates, new diagnostics, explicit breakpoints, and controls that reduce latency and costs.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://moodle.com/news/eummena-expansion-announcement/https://moodle.com/news/eummena-expansion-announcement/The post Moodle Premium Certified Partner Eummena expands into four new Middle East markets appeared first on Moodle.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:07:37 GMTNiamh McCollumVendorshttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9289/start-date-time-announcement-differs-from-current-timehttps://community.d2l.com/brightspace/discussion/9289/start-date-time-announcement-differs-from-current-timeHi, a question related to announcements. When a new announcement is created in our Brigthspace production environment the start date time differs from the actual time. In our test environment the start date time corresponds with the actual time. I noticed that there's a difference in the Region - ServerTimezone…Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:53:33 GMTNatasja.v.5943Vendorshttps://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/09/16/microsofts-commitment-for-ai-in-education/https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/09/16/microsofts-commitment-for-ai-in-education/Education is built on a meaningful partnership among educators, students and families that helps unlock human potential and shape brighter futures. The post Microsoft’s commitment for AI in education: Protecting students, strengthening learning appeared first on Microsoft Education Blog.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:20:57 GMTJustin SpelhaugVendorshttps://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/digital-promise/https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/digital-promise/At the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, Google.org is committing $4 million to Digital Promise to help equip teachers and faculty with free, practical A…Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://blog.coursera.org/welcoming-tom-savage-as-courseras-new-chief-legal-officer-and-secretary/https://blog.coursera.org/welcoming-tom-savage-as-courseras-new-chief-legal-officer-and-secretary/I’m excited to announce that Tom Savage has joined Coursera as our new Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, effective September 21, 2026. The post Welcoming Tom Savage as Coursera’s New Chief Legal Officer and Secretary appeared first on Coursera Blog.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTGreg HartVendorshttps://openai.com/index/expanding-openai-academy-with-new-learning-pathshttps://openai.com/index/expanding-openai-academy-with-new-learning-pathsExplore new OpenAI Academy learning paths for employees, developers, leaders, educators, and students to build and demonstrate practical AI skills.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://blog.coursera.org/welcoming-karthik-chakkarapani-as-courseras-new-chief-information-officer/https://blog.coursera.org/welcoming-karthik-chakkarapani-as-courseras-new-chief-information-officer/I’m excited to welcome Karthik Chakkarapani to Coursera as our new SVP & Chief Information Officer. The post Welcoming Karthik Chakkarapani as Coursera’s new Chief Information Officer appeared first on Coursera Blog.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTMustafa FurniturewalaVendorshttps://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/college-credit-ai-educator-series/https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/college-credit-ai-educator-series/Earn college or continuing education credits by taking the Google AI Educator Series courses.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://www.watermarkinsights.com/resources/blog/modern-faculty-review-processes-for-retention-compliance-promotion/https://www.watermarkinsights.com/resources/blog/modern-faculty-review-processes-for-retention-compliance-promotion/Faculty review processes have long helped institutions document performance and meet compliance requirements. Today, colleges and universities expect them to […] The post How modern faculty review processes support retention, compliance, and promotion outcomes appeared first on Watermark Insights.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:44:47 GMTAmanda CerretoVendorshttps://www.yuja.com/blog/new-versatile-tools-to-better-manage-your-course-accessibility-in-yuja-panorama/https://www.yuja.com/blog/new-versatile-tools-to-better-manage-your-course-accessibility-in-yuja-panorama/YuJa Panorama v26.7.0 Release Over the next few weeks, YuJa Panorama will be adding several new features to make remediation faster and easier for administrators, including the ability to exclude files from being scanned, helpful... The post YuJa Panorama v26.7.0 Release – Dozens of New Accessibility Capabilities to…Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:00:49 GMTLior KozaiVendorshttps://www.yuja.com/blog/let-yuja-autopilots-new-ai-assistant-identify-and-remediate-accessibility-issues-for-you/https://www.yuja.com/blog/let-yuja-autopilots-new-ai-assistant-identify-and-remediate-accessibility-issues-for-you/YuJa Panorama AutoPilot v26.7.0 Release Over the next few weeks, YuJa AutoPilot is adding an AI assistant for automated course accessibility remediation and an AI assistant to help students better understand course materials. Summarize reports,... The post YuJa Panorama AutoPilot v26.7.0 Release – New AI Assistant…Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:45:39 GMTLior KozaiVendorshttps://www.yuja.com/blog/yuja-structural-remediation-powerful-pdf-accessibility-capabilities-to-create-custom-selection-boxes-tag-table-of-content-and-more/https://www.yuja.com/blog/yuja-structural-remediation-powerful-pdf-accessibility-capabilities-to-create-custom-selection-boxes-tag-table-of-content-and-more/YuJa Structural Remediation v26.7.0 Release Over the next few weeks, YuJa Structural Remediation is adding custom selection boxes and automatic table of contents detection to make tagging PDFs more convenient for users. Create custom selection... The post YuJa Structural Remediation v26.7.0 Release – Powerful PDF…Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:30:26 GMTLior KozaiVendorshttps://packback.co/resources/blog/meet-the-ai-panic-with-pedagogy-not-policing-and-why-ai-detection-wont-fix-academic-integrity/https://packback.co/resources/blog/meet-the-ai-panic-with-pedagogy-not-policing-and-why-ai-detection-wont-fix-academic-integrity/The post Meet the AI Panic With Pedagogy, Not Policing and Why AI Detection Won’t Fix Academic Integrity appeared first on Packback.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:10:39 GMTJeff MutimerVendorshttps://moodle.com/news/legacy-lms-technology-technical-debt/https://moodle.com/news/legacy-lms-technology-technical-debt/The post Technical debt: The costs that compile when your LMS technology can’t keep up appeared first on Moodle.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:00:37 GMTNiamh McCollumVendorshttps://blog.coursera.org/new-ace-data-shows-how-job-relevant-learning-can-help-reduce-the-cost-of-college/https://blog.coursera.org/new-ace-data-shows-how-job-relevant-learning-can-help-reduce-the-cost-of-college/Since launching our first Professional Certificates, one of Coursera’s goals has been to make high-quality education more accessible by helping learners build job-ready skills while creating flexible pathways to a degree. Today I’m excited to share new insights from our partnership with the American Council on…Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTMarni Baker SteinVendorshttps://openai.com/index/how-to-connect-ai-usage-to-business-valuehttps://openai.com/index/how-to-connect-ai-usage-to-business-valueLearn how ChatGPT Work and Codex analytics help teams understand AI usage and spend, identify training needs, and connect adoption to business outcomes.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTVendorshttps://corp.kaltura.com/blog/how-screen-aware-avatars-transform-digital-journeys/https://corp.kaltura.com/blog/how-screen-aware-avatars-transform-digital-journeys/The post “I see what you mean”: how screen-aware avatars transform digital journeys appeared first on Kaltura.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:03:12 GMTelior LevyVendorshttps://moodle.com/news/awareness-access-action-designing-learning-for-career-agency/https://moodle.com/news/awareness-access-action-designing-learning-for-career-agency/The post Awareness, access, action: designing learning for career agency appeared first on Moodle.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:42:30 GMTNiamh McCollumVendorshttps://web.hypothes.is/blog/beyond-ai-detection-designing-courses-that-make-student-thinking-visible/https://web.hypothes.is/blog/beyond-ai-detection-designing-courses-that-make-student-thinking-visible/AI in Higher Ed The Brown University AI cheating case highlights the limits of AI detection. Learn why better course design, active reading, and social annotation offer a more sustainable […] The post Beyond AI Detection: Designing Courses That Make Student Thinking Visible appeared first on Hypothesis.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:51:27 GMTCatalina SantilliVendors