Commons Knowledge

It is the end of the Spring Semester, and for everyone in their final semester, it means Graduation! That is certainly what it means for three of our graduate assistants at the Scholarly Commons....

http://publish.illinois.edu/commonsknowledge/2023/05/12/graduation-interview-with-our-graduate-assistants/

The end of the semester is a stressful time with finals and preparing for the summer. During this time it is especially important to take care of your mental health and take some time for yoursel...

http://publish.illinois.edu/commonsknowledge/2023/05/05/de-stress-with-scholarly-commons/

The 651 total buildings owned by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stretch across an area of 9.9 square miles, or 6,370 acres. With a campus as large as ours, it’s no wonder the st...

http://publish.illinois.edu/commonsknowledge/2023/04/28/biking-at-uiuc-the-creation-of-a-storymap/

Why Teach Accessible Classes? No matter if you’re teaching a full semester class or a one-off workshop, you will be teaching disabled learners, whether they disclose their disabilities or not. ...

http://publish.illinois.edu/commonsknowledge/2023/04/21/strategies-for-accessible-e-learning/

In the 21st century, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software has fundamentally changed how we search for information. OCR is the process of taking images with text and making them searchable...

http://publish.illinois.edu/commonsknowledge/2023/04/14/unreadable-challenges-and-critical-pedagogy-to-optical-character-recognition-software/

On March 16, 2023, the U.S. Copyright Office announced the beginning of a study to examine potential issues caused by the growing use of artificial intelligence to create new works. These issues ...

http://publish.illinois.edu/commonsknowledge/2023/04/07/copyright-and-ai-technology/

ArcGIS StoryMaps is a handy tool for combining narrative, images, and maps to present information in an engaging way. Organizations have used StoryMaps for everything from celebrating their conse...

http://publish.illinois.edu/commonsknowledge/2023/03/24/explore-the-possibilities-with-storymaps/

Welcome back from Spring Break! I’m fortunate to be taking Web Content Strategies & Management this semester with Dr. David Hopping. Here are some games and tools I learned about in class to he...

http://publish.illinois.edu/commonsknowledge/2023/03/20/html-css-games/

The Privacy Office, a team housed in the University of Illinois’s Technology Services geared towards data security and privacy for students, faculty, and staff, partnered with the Big Ten Acade...

http://publish.illinois.edu/commonsknowledge/2023/03/09/the-university-of-illinois-privacy-conference-2023/

When I began my role as a graduate assistant at the Scholarly Commons, my background in technology was extremely limited. As I have worked in this space, however, I have not only had the opportun...

http://publish.illinois.edu/commonsknowledge/2023/03/03/tech-teaching-pedagogies-for-teaching-technology-and-other-software-tools-to-learners/