Academic Technology Updates for April 2026

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New updates are available for MyCourses! See below for details, and please contact helpdesk@ggc.edu if you encounter any problems or have questions. MyCourses Quizzes – Improvements to the Quizzes evaluation | Updated The quiz evaluation experience now includes an Incorrect filter that lets instructors quickly view answers marked incorrect. In addition, feedback fields automatically expand as needed, providing more […]

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Career Readiness? In This Economy? Yes, Actually. 

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LinkedIn Learning provides online video courses and learning paths ranging from topics like business etiquette, communication, and personal growth to graphic design, computer programming, and data analysis. GGC provides LinkedIn Learning access to all students, faculty, and staff through their GGC accounts.  Through LinkedIn Learning, you can learn new skills that are available to link to your LinkedIn profile by certificate.  For

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Collaborate Smarter: Why Microsoft Teams Is the Preferred File-Sharing Method at GGC

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Across Georgia Gwinnett College, collaboration is central to how we work—planning courses, supporting students, coordinating projects, and working across departments. As our work becomes increasingly digital, how we share files matters just as much as what we share.  To support secure and effective collaboration, Microsoft Teams is the recommended platform for sharing files and working together—rather than creating new shared network

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Variations Between Accessibility Checkers

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Accessibility checkers available in Microsoft products and MyCourses may provide different recommendations for improving the accessibility of digital content. It is not uncommon for content to ‘pass’ the Microsoft Accessibility Checker and then have more accessibility issues identified by Panorama after being uploaded to MyCourses.  Accessibility checkers are often built to serve different purposes which can impact the recommendations offered by the checker. What

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Digital Content Accessibility: Multimedia

Tips for Improving Video Accessibility

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Video content presents unique accessibility challenges. Video is typically paired with audio, so your audio (narration, interview dialogue, background music, etc.) and video must both be accessible. In the event someone is unable to view your video, the audio should provide the necessary content and context. If someone is unable to hear your audio, the video should provide the necessary content and context.  Videos are made accessible primarily through captions and

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Improving the Accessibility of PDF Files

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PDFs can be created in many ways: exporting, converting, “Save As”, scanning, “Print to PDF”, and even created intentionally through software like Adobe Acrobat. Due to the wide range of origin points for PDFs, the accessibility issues that arise can be incredibly complex, so much so that they are not a recommended file type in most cases.  Information Technology (IT) generally does not advise using PDFs whenever possible. They are one of the least

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Using Copilot Chat at GGC

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Copilot Chat is Microsoft’s generative AI tool, included with all GGC accounts. One perk of using Copilot Chat through your GGC account is enterprise data protection. This protection includes additional privacy features, like protecting your data from being used to train the Copilot Chat foundational model.  Interested in using Copilot Chat in your workflow? Continue reading to learn how two GGC employees have incorporated Copilot Chat into their

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Accessibility Tips: Dos and Don’ts for Alternative Text

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Alternative text, also known as alt text, describes the content and purpose of an image, chart, or graph for people who have visual impairments or use screen reading technologies.  All images, charts, and graphs require some form of alt text. The alt text should provide the information a person needs to know about the image, chart, or graph

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