Sticky post
Up until late last semester, one of our Artificial Intelligence (AI) subscription services—Gemini—didn’t allow us to share the bots we create. Gemini calls these “Gems”. With the Appropriate text alternatives for images Gem we created using AI, you, too, can … Continue reading Using AI, you, too, can create better alt text!
Did you know that NSF supports programs to connect researchers with mentors and graduate students who can provide guidance for a range of computational projects? Research projects, regardless of discipline, require increasingly robust computational approaches and complex data workflows, and … Continue reading MATCH and CAREERS: NSF Programs Offering Personalized Guidance for Computational Research
Are you a student who’d like your PDF to be more accessible? Are you a faculty member who is unsure how to make the material you scanned pass the Moodle Accessibility File Scan? Making PDFs more accessible can be easy. … Continue reading Making PDFs more accessible
As 2023 comes to a close, it is worth reflecting on ways in which Strelka remains the focus of Swarthmore’s research computing infrastructure. Our flagship high-performance computing cluster has undergone substantial upgrades to its capabilities, and has also been used … Continue reading Strelka: The Year in Review
On June 20th, 2023, the Accessibility@Swarthmore—including the summer student workers—visited Temple University’s Charles Library. We learned about the various Assistive Technology (AT) initiatives situated throughout the campus. Let’s take a look at how technology is assisting learning at Temple University. … Continue reading How is technology assisting learning at Temple University?
As we return to Swarthmore to teach and learn, Accessibility@Swarthmore has released a new KB article titled the “‘Fast Five’ Essentials to Preparing Materials.” When I present, I often speak about web-based materials and word processing documents with the same … Continue reading “Fast Five” essentials to preparing materials
