Articles By: Thomas Garbelotti

Introducing HumConnect

Published: December 4, 2024
Introducing HumConnect

With the Fall 2024 quarter nearing its end, this is a great time to introduce our new Event Planning Committee—HumConnect. Composed of Genevieve Johnson (Administrative Officer), Erika Snell (Instructional Technologist),…

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Meet our new Instructional Technology Manager!

Published: August 1, 2024
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We are pleased to announce the appointment of Jordan Galczynski as our new Instructional Technology Manager at Humanities Technology! Jordan began her career at UCLA as a Ph.D. student focusing…

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AI as my Copilot – Improved ALT-text

Published: May 3, 2024
a serene beach scene with clear blue skies and a few clouds. In the foreground, there are two large sea turtles on the sand. One is closer to the water’s edge, and another is further back, with distinct tracks in the sand leading from the water to the turtle further up the beach, indicating its path of movement. The ocean appears calm with gentle waves, and in the distance, there is a visible island or hill rising from the sea.

Creating accessible web-based content is important for everyone , whether we’re creating public-facing web pages or uploading instructional content. A fundamental aspect of web accessibility involves providing ALT-text for images…

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Job Openings for Humanities Graduate Students

Published: March 20, 2024
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Humanities Technology and the Digital Research Consortium are seeking Research and Instructional Technology Consultants (RITCs) for 2024-25 Deadline for Applications: Extended to May 17, 2024. Are you looking for a…

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The New Faces of Humtech!

Published: March 4, 2024
UCLA Campus

Over the past few months, we’ve had a number of staffing changes, and we’ve been busy recruiting and building a new team to help support you with your instruction and…

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RITC Call 2023-2024

Published: April 3, 2023

Humanities Technology is now seeking Research and Instructional Technology Consultants (RITCs) for Academic Year 23-24 Deadline for Applications: May 5, 2023 Are you looking for a job that offers fee…

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Small Bytes Workshops return for Spring!

Published: March 22, 2023
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The Small Bytes workshop series returns in the spring of 2023! We look to introduce a new instructional or research tool (or topic) on a weekly basis. These are not…

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Getting the best out of AI

Published: February 14, 2023
robot working

Although artificial intelligence (AI) tools have been around and in use for some time, the rise of ChatGPT, the latest AI entrant, has dramatically increased attention in higher ed and…

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Learn Bruin Learn!

Published: November 24, 2021
bruin learn

Since early Fall Quarter 2021, UCLA has been transitioning online teaching and learning content from CCLE to its its new home on Bruin Learn (built on Canvas).  Canvas has become…

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