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Ever wonder what a screen reader says when it hits an image in your course? In this 15-minute interactive lunch and learn, we’ll demystify alt text. We’ll look at real-world examples of "good" vs. "bad" descriptions and provide a quick "how-to" on writing effective alt text that conveys meaning without the fluff.

Is your audio and video content truly reaching every student? We will focus on the essentials of video accessibility. We’ll demonstrate how to quickly add and edit closed captioning and explain the importance of audio descriptions for visual content. The session will conclude with a live Q&A and hands-on support to help you ensure your course videos meet accessibility standards.

Tired of seeing those grainy, unreadable PDFs in your course? In this short lunch and learn, we'll dive straight into the common accessibility challenges posed by scanned documents. You'll get a hands-on "how-to" on using OCR and other tools to transform those scans into screen-reader-friendly materials. We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can get direct support fixing specific problems in your own course documents.

In this issue, you'll learn how to use Gemini directly from your favorite Google tools, send announcements to students' emails directly from Brightspace, stay up to date about new changes to our faculty training Brightspace courses, navigate your courses and Harmonize discussions with ease, get information about Academic Coaching for your students, learn how Turnitin works in all undergraduate Flex courses, and read a firsthand account of what goes into revising Flex courses.

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!