Instructional Technology Blog

Welcome to the Instructional Technology Blog. Here you will find posts related to supported software and instructional technologies like Blackboard Learn, Collaborate and Camtasia, just to name a few. To view the full post, click on the link provided. You can also access the full Instructional Technology Blog site in SharePoint Online.

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Resubmissions in Turnitin

12 May 2025

Turnitin Assignment resubmissions are enabled by the instructor for an individual assignment. Resubmitting an assignment will overwrite the user's previous submission.
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Adobe Acrobat Converter

07 May 2025

What do you do if you aren't working on a Drexel computer and you need to use some of the functions available in Adobe Acrobat Pro? Good news! Adobe offers a handy, centralized area for all kinds of functions.
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Color Contrast Checker

21 Apr 2025

At least 2.2 billion people worldwide have vision impairment. Poor color contrast especially impacts people with low vision and/or color blindness
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Headings in Tables

11 Apr 2025

Headings are critical for text documents, but they also need to be designated within tables. Screen readers rely on headers in tables to navigate and interpret table data.
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Learn Discussion: Can Students Edit or Delete Their Posts

05 Apr 2025

If you use Discussions in your Drexel Learn course, students may make a post or reply that they want to edit or delete. That ability depends on the course interface (Original or Ultra) and how the particular discussion forum is set up.
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