Office of Educational Technology
June 2018 OET Newsletter
Sakai Help Session Scheduled
Faculty Commons staff will hold a drop-in help session for CEHD faculty and staff in Alison Hall 220 on Wednesday, June 27, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Staff will be available to help faculty migrate their courses from Sakai to Canvas, learn about Canvas, and answer questions related to course design. For project sites, Google Drive or OneDrive are file destination options. Sakai is set to retire on December 21, 2018.
Cyberduck is the tool that the Faculty Commons recommends to download files from Sakai. A brief tutorial video demonstrates how it works. In the meantime, virtual consulting and information on how to migrate course content is available on the Transition to Canvas (T2C) site. Also, you can contact OET with questions.
Enroll Your Apple Device in Jamf
The Office of Educational Technology uses a University Jamf server for device inventory and remote management that is now required on CEHD-owned Macintoshes (OS) and iPads (iOS).
Some devices may already have been set up with Jamf, if we worked on them over the last months. If so, you may have noticed the Jamf Self Service app on your Mac or iPad. If not, this summer is the best time to connect your device with the Jamf server, so that OET can help you with updates for security and programs on these devices. Contact OET for enrollment links for Macs and iPads. The enrollment will download a package to your device and set up a remote management profile. Contact OET, if you want help with the enrollment process or if you have questions.
Digital Products and Services Accessibility Requirements
The UD Procurement Advisory Committee reported last week on new accessibility requirements for the purchase of digital products and services. These products include but are not limited to local software, websites, web services, and digital assets such as online training content or platforms, videos, and files. New and renewed products and services must meet the accessibility standards of the latest versions of the Web Accessibility Content Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, Level A and Level AA, and Web Accessibility Initiative Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA).
Vendors must submit a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template 2.0 (VPAT) or proof of an external review by a third-party auditor of the product’s or service’s accessibility compliance, along with a clause or addendum on accessibility compliance included in the final purchase order or contract.
The University’s Digital Accessibility Steering Committee must review purchase orders for digital products or services that do not comply with UD’s accessibility standards, at the time of purchase or renewal. The Digital Accessibility Steering Committee will determine if a product or service qualifies as an exception to the accessibility standards or if the product or service must be made accessible.
If a product or service must be made accessible, the requesting unit must consult with the Digital Accessibility Steering Committee and the vendor to develop a remediation plan and timeline.
Look for the following future updates in support of the new requirements, according to the Committee:
- an update to policy 5-01, Procurement Policy
- purchasing procedures posted on the procurement website and a web accessibility website
- VPAT/accessibility language in any new request for proposal (RFP), request for quotation (RFQ), or contract
- Campus-wide distribution of a memo from general counsel