AInspector for WCAG Evaluation 4.0 is an open-source tool that has been redesigned to work on Chrome, Edge and Firefox browsers . The browser extension helps people learn and understand web standards for accessibility, including the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) and the ARIA in HTML specifications to ensure web […]
In this session, we’ll boldly go where few dashboard consumers have gone before: using Microsoft Copilot directly within PowerBI reports. Much like Spock at Captain Kirk’s side, Copilot brings logic and clarity to the bridge—empowering users to ask natural language questions about dashboards and receive instant insights, no advanced technical knowledge required. We’ll demonstrate practical […]
Join Mairéad Martin (U of I Vice Provost for IT and CIO) as she leads a conversation with John O’Brien, President and CEO of EDUCAUSE. John O’Brien serves as the president and CEO of EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit organization seeking to inspire the transformation of higher education in service to a greater good. EDUCAUSE serves over […]
Captain’s Log, Stardate 2025: The Education and Training Implementation Team of our campus Digital Accessibility and Excellence ADA Title II initiative invites you on a voyage through uncharted territory in accessibility. We’ll begin by scanning “where we’ve been,” mapping the development of quick reference resources on the Make Your Course Accessible website and the Quick […]
Fall update on macOS, iOS and AppleTV at Illinois. Mike Kimmel, our campus Apple System Engineer, will be on hand to answer questions. About this event: Presenters: Track: I Thought This Was a Star Wars Convention – Don’t think your topic fits into any of the previous categories? This is the place for you! […]
Overview: This session will provide a status update on our current use of MFA providers—Duo and Microsoft—highlighting adoption progress, integration challenges, and user experience feedback. We’ll explore the roadmap for the next 6 to 12 months, including planned enhancements, policy shifts, and anticipated changes in authentication workflows.Key Topics:Current State of MFA Deployment– Usage metrics and […]
In the pursuit of mission excellence across the quadrant, the deployment of standardized Project Management (PM) templates has been approved to streamline operations, reduce inefficiencies, and ensure strategic alignment across your assignments. These templates serve as vital instruments in our command toolkit, helping to make planning and execution more efficient and effective. They conserve temporal […]
If you are a web developer, designer, or content creator, you need to know how to ensure that the site you work on is accessible. Join Keith Hays, Digital Accessibility Architect, to learn best practices and basic checks that you can use to design and maintain an accessible website. About this event: Presenters: […]
Yellow Alert! Our fleet is facing a critical systems change. Power is being redirected away from Duo, and we’ll need climb into the Jeffries tubes to reroute to Microsoft MFA. This mission briefing will show you how your service can use our new Microsoft NPS subspace network instead of a Duo integration to secure identities […]
A comparison of Chatbots that are available to campus users, including Copilot, Zoom AI Companion Panel, Google Gemini, and ChatGPT. We’ll indicate which ones can connect to cloud data services like One Drive/Sharepoint, Box, and Google Drive. We’ll also talk about the latest features available to each. About this event: Presenters: Track: Make It So […]