by Sage Freeman | Nov 10, 2026 | Accessibility, Canvas, Kaltura, Technology Updates
Getting Ready for Better Video Accessibility! Did you know a new accessibility rule is coming in April 2027? It requires synchronized spoken descriptions for videos to help people who are blind or visually impaired understand the visual content. To meet this goal, we...
by Heather Mariger | Nov 4, 2026 | Accessibility, Technology Updates
PDFs represent one of the greatest accessibility challenges at Chemeketa. An inaccessible PDF can create severe barriers for people with disabilities – especially those using assistive technologies such as a screen reader or magnifier. Because PDFs were...
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 Colin Stapp | Sep 1, 2026 | Academic Updates, Blog
Join us as we celebrate the use of technology in education at Chemeketa to support teaching and learning. Date: Tue, Sept. 15th – 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Location: Bldg 9, 1st Floor – Salem Campus Faculty Showcase Discover innovative and creative ways faculty...
by Jordan DeRosia | Aug 19, 2026 | Featured Updates - Technology, Technology Updates
What’s Changing As of August 26th, the College Zoom Website will be changing, see below for instructions on how to navigate these changes. These instructions focus on finding your meetings and recordings / transcripts. How to Access your Meetings from the Waffle (9...
by Heather Mariger | Mar 10, 2026 | Accessibility, Blog, Technology Updates
Do you have a document or other text that is not working the way you want? If you are copying and pasting text across documents or sources, it may be bringing unwanted code or formatting with it. We have a solution! The HTML6 editor and code cleaner HTML6 (formerly...
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...
