Tip of the Week
Each week, ODEL provides interesting and helpful posts on educational technology and online education.
Week of 12/15/2025
The Gemini App in UH Google Apps now includes LaTeX document generation, accurately handling complex mathematical notation like integrals, multi-line formulas, and Greek letters with correct LaTeX syntax.Since Gemini’s Canvas environment manages compilation and ...
Course prep and accessibility check
Week of 12/08/2025
As you prepare your Spring 2026 online courses, please make sure your content meets the WCAG 2.1 AA web accessibility standard. Providing clear, concise alt text (alternative text) for images is a key part of digital accessibility. It ensures all students, especially ...
Ensure Focus: Remove YouTube distractions
Week of 12/01/2025
Tired of the YouTube clutter surrounding your selected video content? Eliminate the risk of irrelevant, controversial, or inappropriate video suggestions popping up in front of your class. Keep your students focused and maintain professional boundaries by using ...
Making UH course content accessible
Week of 11/24/2025
The University of Hawaii is preparing for a significant change: compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Version 2.1, Level AA Standard will be mandatory by April 24, 2026. This standard explicitly includes all academic course content and the ...
Stop Hallucinating: 3 prompts that make AI a reliable partner
Week of 11/17/2025
If you're still on the fence about using Generative AI for your coursework or research—or you’ve tried it once and were burned by a so-called fact that turned out to be fiction—it’s time to utilize these worthwhile tools. The secret to safe, reliable AI use ...
Week of 11/10/2025
Lamakū offers premium content creation features, including H5P, an open-source authoring tool for developing reusable, interactive HTML5 content. Whether adapting existing materials or starting fresh, the H5P User Guide provides step-by-step instructions for ...
Week of 11/03/2025
Lumi is an AI feature in Lamakū that helps you draft quiz questions aligned with your existing materials. Here's how to generate questions from your course content:1. Access LumiGo to your course in Lamakū.Click Quizzes on the course navbar, then the Question ...
Week of 10/27/2025
Promote academic integrity in your online course, and ensure students understand your expectations, with an honor pledge. Here’s a simple way to add one to your Lamakū course.Set up the Honor Pledge QuizGo to Quizzes and click New Quiz. Title: Honor Pledge.Add a ...
Fix Your Audio: 3 Camtasia Effects You Need to Know
Week of 10/20/2025
Camtasia offers some great advanced audio effects you can just drag and drop onto your timeline to instantly fix sound problems:AI Noise Removal can clean up distracting background noise. You can even fine-tune it to keep just a little ambient sound, which can set ...
Stop grade stress with one Lamakū setting
Week of 10/13/2025
Reduce student anxiety and cut down on grade-related questions with one simple adjustment to your grade book calculations.When using a points system, make sure your Lamakū grade book is set to drop ungraded items. If not, an empty cell counts as a zero. Dropping ...