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Designing for Everyone

In the evolving landscape of digital education, accessibility has often been relegated to an afterthought, something to be retrofitted rather than built into the foundation of online learning environments. Will Soward, an accessibility and user experience specialist from New Zealand, is working to change that mindset with his Neurodiversity Design System (NDS). 

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Brandon U new genai tool

The system is a result of extensive research into best approaches for navigating the new world of GenAI, which has made contract cheating less attractive with its ability to create low-level essays. Curt Shoultz, Director of BU’s Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT) led the development of the policy, which has been received favourably by BU instructors.