Tech Snacks
Tech Snacks are short, focused professional development sessions covering instructional technology, pedagogical techniques, online learning, and more—delivered in 30-minute chunks. You can download PDF handouts from this semester's Tech Snacks sessions below.
You can view an archive of our weekly Tech Snacks handouts on the Tech Snacks Archive Page!
Spring 2026
Start of Semester Faculty Check-In
February 6, 2026 — MSUN's Career Center provides a comprehensive network of employment services for students, graduates, alumni, and employers. This week we talked with Josh Gomez and Richelle Barrett about all the Career Center does to support students, faculty, and staff. We learned about Co-op Internships, Career Fairs, and Handshake. The Career Center plays a vital role in helping students forge connections between their education and employment. This session is especially valuable as advisors/faculty work with students and the Career Center to set up summer term internships.
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Using New Yuja Panorama Tools
January 30, 2026 — In recent months we have focused on accessibility as we draw closer to the April 24, 2026, DOJ deadline for web content compliance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards. To help support faculty in their course building, MSU-Northern now has access to several tools from Yuja Panorama, our LMS accessibility platform. These include AutoPilot and Structural Remediation. In addition to sharing some general strategies for making course content accessible, we demonstrated what AutoPilot and Structural Remediation can and cannot do and how to use them most effectively.
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Report from the 2026 Lilly Conference
January 23, 2026 — Jason Geer recently attended the the 2026 Lilly Conference in early January, which emphasized AI in the classroom, with sessions spanning pedagogy, ethics, engagement, assessment design, and practical classroom use. A unifying theme was balancing innovation with humanity in teaching: “Will you still respect me if I’m not overwhelmed?” He shared some of his learning from the conference, including key takeaways from keynote speakers, pointing to some helpful tools, and discussing strategies for handling AI in the classroom.