by Sage Freeman | Sep 18, 2026 | Canvas, Technology Updates
Faculty who use Top Hat in Canvas should be aware of an important change to the integration. Top Hat is now accessed through the VitalSource Partner Integration rather than the previous Top Hat integration. Faculty using Top Hat should use the new VitalSource...
by Sage Freeman | Sep 17, 2026 | Canvas, Technology Updates
Faculty who use Macmillan Achieve in Canvas should be aware of an important change to the integration. Beginning Fall 2026, Macmillan Achieve is accessed through the VitalSource Partner Integration rather than the previous Macmillan integration. This change went into...
by Sage Freeman | Feb 20, 2026 | Technology Updates
Join the Oregon Community College Distance Learning Association (OCCDLA) AI Literacy Workgroup’s Faculty AI Community and Exchange (FACE). As Generative AI becomes a standard tool in the academic toolkit, faculty across Oregon are asking a fundamental question: If AI...
by Sage Freeman | Feb 18, 2026 | Canvas, Technology Updates
The Center for Academic Innovation (CAI) is leading a college-wide effort to improve how third-party learning tools are added, managed, and maintained in Canvas. These tools, often referred to as Learning Tool Interoperability (LTI) tools, connect Canvas with external...
by Sage Freeman | Dec 29, 2025 | Technology Updates
Starting winter term, employees will access resources directly through the Employee Apps dashboard rather than through My Chemeketa. Note: Only “My Student Apps” are available when accessed from the My Chemeketa website. How to Access your My Employee Apps Access your...
by Sage Freeman | Nov 10, 2025 | Canvas, Technology Updates
Starting winter term faculty and students will have access to new Canvas Portfolio tool. Canvas will offer two types of portfolios to support both learner-driven and instructor-guided use cases. Showcase Portfolios help learners tell their own stories and highlight...
by Sage Freeman | Nov 9, 2025 | Canvas, Technology Updates
Attention Faculty, Below are important updates regarding the use of Respondus LockDown Browser (LDB) with Canvas New Quizzes. Instructors must access the Lockdown Browser Dashboard after they complete the course copy process or copy individual quizzes into their...
by Sage Freeman | Oct 2, 2025 | GenAI, Technology Updates, Zoom
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are rapidly transforming the way we work and learn. Among these are AI Notetaker services like Fireflies.ai and tl;dv, which promise to save time by automatically transcribing, summarizing, and even sharing highlights from your Zoom...
by Sage Freeman | Jun 13, 2025 | Canvas, Canvas Announcements, Featured Updates - Technology
Dear Faculty, Since we first migrated to Canvas as our Learning Management System, we have been using the free version of Canvas Badges/Credentials, which allows instructors to recognize learner accomplishments by awarding digital badges. On June 13, 2025, Canvas...
by Sage Freeman | Jun 13, 2025 | Academic Updates, Blog
The Academic Technology Fair celebrates the use of technology in education at Chemeketa. Join us at the Tech Fair this fall as we share technology to support teaching and learning. Date: Tue, Sept. 16th – 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Location: Bldg 9, Rm 162 (Media...
