Instructional Design & Technology

Using Sensus Access to Make Inaccessible PDFs More Accessible

Posted March 10, 2026 in Accessibility

What is Sensus Access? Sensus Access enables users to remediate documents for improved accessibility or to convert them to alternative media formats (including audiobooks, e-books, and digital Braille). Sensus Access works best for converting inaccessible files (like scanned PDFs, as they are image-based documents, not text-based documents that a screen reader can read) to a more accessible file. It also works best for converting… continue reading

Alternatives to Respondus Lockdown Browser & Monitor

Posted October 20, 2025 in Assessments, Canvas

Providing online exams for college students is becoming increasingly complex, especially as AI tools grow more powerful and accessible. These technologies can easily assist in generating answers or completing assessments, challenging the very notion of what an exam measures. As AI capabilities continue to evolve, ensuring that online exams authentically reflect a student’s understanding may… continue reading

New for Fall 2025: Faculty Reading Group

Posted August 27, 2025August 27, 2025 in Events

Faculty are invited to participate in a new reading group this fall, exploring how to thoughtfully address AI while maintaining academic integrity. This IDT-led reading group will explore the text The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI. Through participation in this reading group, instructors will: The group will meet to participate in guided… continue reading

IDT Summer Course Refresh Program

Posted May 23, 2025 in Events, Teaching Strategies

IDT is excited to announce our new Summer 2025 Course Refresh program, designed to help you revitalize your courses in ways that directly boost student achievement. This flexible, self-paced program offers faculty the choice between two focused areas for course improvement that significantly impact student success. Participants in the Summer Course Refresh program can expect… continue reading

Lunch & Learn event: Assessment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Posted April 7, 2025 in News

Join us on Tuesday, 4/8, for an information-packed session filled with tips and options for approaches to assessment—whether you want to ensure that students are completing assessments without the use of AI, fully integrating AI into your assessments, or anything in between. Please attend in person if you are able, but a Zoom option will… continue reading

Changes to ADA Title II Requirements

Posted January 7, 2025January 27, 2026 in Accessibility

In April of 2024, the Department of Justice released a final rule with updated regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This ruling provides new digital accessibility requirements for public institutions, including public higher education institutions, such as Rutgers University-Camden. What does this mean for me as a faculty member? These… continue reading