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The Center for Instruction and Research Technology’s publication, CIRT News, offers expertise, resources, and training to assist faculty in ways that enable them to develop greater capacities for using technology for teaching and research along with information on recent and upcoming events. CIRT News is published four times a year.
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Recent Episodes
January 2026
Highlights in this issue:
Practical Ways to Build Accessibility Into Work From the Start
- Strategies for creating accessible documents
- Making New Quizzes in Canvas Accessible
- Steps and Tips for Improving Accessibility Before Creating Video Content in CIRT Studio
December 2025
Highlights in this issue:
Artificial Intelligence and Goodbye 2025!
- CIRT launched the AI Faculty Information Hub
- We hosted our AI week (October 27th – October 31st) full of workshops and demonstrations
- CIRT launched the Accessibility Hub
- AI for Teaching Level I Badge: Understand
- AI for Work and Life Certificate (free until the end of 2025)
- Canvas Course Optimization
August 2025
Highlights in this issue:
Artificial Intelligence(AI) Tools and Strategies to Support Faculty Teaching:
- Tips for using Adobe Firefly to Generate Course Graphics
- Strategies for Writing Effectively Prompts using Microsoft Copilot
- Preview to What’s Ahead in Canvas as Generative AI Features Appear in the LMS
- Check Out Our “UNF AI Prompt Cookbook“ For A Great Starting Point and More Resources