Turnitin Clarity pilot for Spring 2026
Call for Faculty Volunteers Are you interested in learning how technology can be used to promote academic integrity by identifying student use of AI? Are you interested in learning how technology can help you teach students how to use AI in a responsible and ethical...
Using Release Conditions to Build Learning Pathways in Blackboard Ultra
Overview You can guide students through a clear learning pathway by unlocking content after they’ve interacted with a prerequisite item or reached a target score. For example, you might ask students to open a reading before they access a quiz, start a short video...
Using the Styles Pane and Navigation Pane in Microsoft Word for Accessibility
Overview The Styles Pane and Document Map (a.k.a. Navigation Pane) in Microsoft Word can help you improve the accessibility of your documents. Styles are used to modify the way documents look, but they're even more important as a way to define the structure of the...
Grading for Workforce Trainers
Entering grades is slightly different for trainers who teach Professional Workforce Development (PWD) courses with Global Campus. This article will tell you how!
Making Scanned PDFs Accessible without a Permalink to the Source
No permalink? No problem. You can still add a library reference to increase a PDF’s accessibility score.
How to Make Scanned PDFs Accessible
Digital text is best, but even a scanned PDF can be made accessible—by adding a Library Reference with Ally.
Emergency Preparedness
Being prepared means knowing what to do in an emergency—before an emergency arises.
FAQ for Workforce Trainers
Teaching Workforce Development courses comes with its own unique challenges and rewards. Whether you’re helping students sharpen their professional skills, prepare for industry certifications, or develop essential employability traits, every class brings new questions—both from learners and trainers alike. To help streamline your teaching experience, we’ve compiled a list of articles that you might find useful. They include common concerns, best practices, and helpful resources for Workforce Development trainers. This FAQ is designed to save you time, offer practical solutions, and support your success in guiding students toward career readiness.
Using My Apps Portal
Microsoft provides a useful tool for easily accessing mobile apps. It's called "My Apps Portal." You can find it at either of these URLs: myapps.microsoft.com myapps.uark.edu My Apps is a web application launcher. It lists web apps provided by the University of...
Increasing Accessibility by Replacing PDFs with Permalinks
If you currently have PDFs posted in your courses, the best way to increase your courses’ accessibility is to replace those PDFs (which commonly have accessibility problems) with a permalink. This solution works for content available through the University library. As...