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3 Tips to Enrich your Bruin Learn Page with Images

You have your syllabus posted, your assignments are prepared, and your Bruin Learn course page is almost ready to publish – or maybe you’re just starting to create your page […]

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A Brief Introduction to Seaborn

There are a few Python libraries that enable researchers to create exceptional visualizations. Among these, I’d like to introduce Seaborn—a versatile and user-friendly library specifically designed for crafting informative and […]

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AI and Language Learning: Practice Conversation Skills

Helping students practice conversation skills is one of the most challenging aspects of our foreign language classes! Your students may not get enough 1:1 time with you, they may not […]

a serene beach scene with clear blue skies and a few clouds. In the foreground, there are two large sea turtles on the sand. One is closer to the water’s edge, and another is further back, with distinct tracks in the sand leading from the water to the turtle further up the beach, indicating its path of movement. The ocean appears calm with gentle waves, and in the distance, there is a visible island or hill rising from the sea.

AI as my Copilot – Improved ALT-text

Creating accessible web-based content is important for everyone , whether we’re creating public-facing web pages or uploading instructional content. A fundamental aspect of web accessibility involves providing ALT-text for images […]

ALERT- Google Lens ‘Homework Help’ in Bruin Learn Quizzes

It has come to our attention that a new Google Lens feature, “Homework Help”, can be used by students to receive aid or even the answers to questions in quizzes […]

Day to Day Data Privacy

These days it’s very easy to be cynical about your data privacy; it feels as if every big company has been hacked or leaked some of your private data. In […]

Departmental Website Pilot Program Applicants Wanted

The Humanities Technology team is excited to announce the upcoming release of our new departmental website framework, Mithril (Modern Intuitive Technology Resource Interaction Library). Mithril is a next-generation WordPress site […]

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Get Help Making Your PDF’s Accessible with Humtech

Updates April 2026 Added language selection feature to allow users to select the language(s) that appear in the PDF to assist in accuracy of OCR Accessibility report feature that includes […]

Getting Started with WordPress

First things first: What is WordPress? WordPress is a content management system (CMS) that allows you to build a free website. WordPress makes it easy to customize your site’s layout, […]

Getting the best out of AI

Although artificial intelligence (AI) tools have been around and in use for some time, the rise of ChatGPT, the latest AI entrant, has dramatically increased attention in higher ed and […]

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Introducing ‘the AI Toolkit for the Humanities Classroom’

Humanities Technology announces the release of the AI Toolkit for the Humanities Classroom, a set of resources and materials developed by the Instructional Technology Manager and the RITCs (graduate student […]

Introducing HumConnect

With the Fall 2024 quarter nearing its end, this is a great time to introduce our new Event Planning Committee—HumConnect. Composed of Genevieve Johnson (Administrative Officer), Erika Snell (Instructional Technologist), […]