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In this issue of the Flex Gazette, learn tips and tricks for using and navigating Google Gemini AI, get the latest notes on Eastern's AI policy, discover new tools and resources for faculty that make adopting textbooks and incorporating AI into your workflow easier, unlock more insights about your Zoom meetings with the new Zoom AI Companion, and support students through the advising process with the all new CRM Advise platform.

Learn to build custom Gems & Agents and discover how you can use Google Apps Script to automate tasks across Forms, Docs, and Sheets by having Gemini write simple code scripts for you. No experience required!

September 24, 2025 Sue Yavor will guide you through the essentials of Brightspace and Grade Center, helping you set up, manage, and simplify your course grading. This session will give you the tools and confidence to move from Brightspace beginner to Grade Hero in no time.

Presented by: Americo Stellato, Peter Atsaves, and Kimberly Pulda This session will go over the idea of faculty and staff working...

Presented by: Laura Thapa and Rebecca Gidjunis Eastern University is making Google Gemini and AgentSpace available for all faculty, staff...

Presented by Greg Longo, Kirstie Richman, Jennifer Hennessy-Booth, Jamie Andrews As AI tools like ChatGPT have become widely adopted by...

In this issue of the Flex Gazette: see what data has to say about what makes a great online lecture, learn how to stay informed about new technologies, learn from Eastern faculty member, Julie Moore, on The What and Who of EDU podcast, and get familiar with the new features in Brightspace's Content.

Check out our May Faculty workshop, including the presentation from Dr. C. Edward Watson from the AAC&U on AI in education. Table of...

In this issue of the Flex Gazette: see what data has to say about what makes a great online lecture, learn how to stay informed about new technologies, learn from Eastern faculty member, Julie Moore, on The What and Who of EDU podcast, and get familiar with the new features in Brightspace's Content.

Join us for an introductory session on our report-generating software, CROA. We’ll cover how to use existing reports, adjust parameters, and understand our sometimes quirky data labels in order to better analyze trends and plan ahead.

The session focuses on the changing demographics of our student population, within the context of larger higher ed trends and current projections.

Learn about the Flex Gazette, LifeFlex development, building community in Flex courses, and Honorlock.

Join our reps from Honorlock to understand how it works to make test proctoring seamless.

Learn about Harmonize, the interactive, multimedia discussion tool in Brightspace, plus its new features, including polls and annotations.

Sarah Todd and Rebecca Gidjunis cover how to use MyEastern to help your advisees search, plan, and register for classes.

Eastern University introduces a far-out new add-on for Google Forms!

Create an assessment that covers the material in your class, reduces academic dishonesty and doesn’t take hours.

(03/20/24) Use MyEastern to help your advisees search for classes, add them to their plan, get them approved, and register.

In this session, we’ll teach you how to transform your course evaluations to meet the unique needs of your discipline and classroom.

This session covers how to copy courses and videos in Brightspace from one semester to another without unnecessarily duplicating items.