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More than 500 IT professionals joined together for the inaugural IT Conference at the Ohio Union on April 29-30. The conference sets the stage for a new tradition grounded in collaboration, curiosity and shared progress.

Simple Syllabus, Ohio State’s new centralized platform for creating and publishing course syllabi, became available to faculty on April 23. The platform allows instructors to create syllabi using a university-wide‑ template and enables the university to meet the requirements of Senate Bill 1 (SB 1).

Beginning April 15, Microsoft began rolling out changes to where Copilot Chat (basic) appears across Microsoft apps. The basic version of Copilot, formerly called Copilot Chat, is paid for by the university and provided to all staff, instructors and students. One big change is that Copilot Chat will no longer appear on the toolbar ribbon directly inside the following Microsoft apps: Word Excel...

In early March, ADA Coordinator Scott Lissner presented to the University Senate Committee on Academic Technology (CAT) regarding the Title II regulations that we are currently working toward fulfilling. Here’s what he had to say. His remarks have been edited to create a comprehensible set of questions and answers. The U.S. Department of Justice extended the ADA Title II digital accessibility...

Ohio State has rolled out Siteimprove as its new enterprise platform for improving web accessibility, search optimization, and overall website quality. Adopted through a partnership between the Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI) and the Office of Marketing, Siteimprove gives web teams across the university a single, easy ‑to ‑use tool to help ensure their sites are accessible...