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Tag: HUIT
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Nation & World
Harvard Digital Accessibility Policy revised, expanded
As part of its ongoing efforts to ensure the accessibility of its digital systems and communications, Harvard University is revising its Digital Accessibility Policy, which will go into effect June 1.
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Nation & World
When it comes to online learning, safety first
The Harvard Ed Portal and Harvard University IT partnered on a free Zoom event meant to address teachers’ and parents’ concerns about how much time in front of a computer is too much, how can people stay engaged while social distancing, and whether we should worry about children’s safety on the internet.
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Nation & World
Increasing digital accessibility
As part of its ongoing efforts to ensure the accessibility of its digital systems and communications to persons with disabilities, Harvard University today announced the adoption of a new, University-wide Digital Accessibility Policy. This policy is intended to increase the accessibility of Harvard’s public-facing websites and web-based applications, as well as the digital content that…
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Nation & World
Keeping up with the weather
CIO Bryson Koehler outlined the Weather Company’s data-driven overhaul in his keynote at the Harvard IT Summit.
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Nation & World
Grasping with the eyes
A symposium on data visualization brought together experts from campus and beyond to show how technology in the arts, sciences, and humanities is helping people think in new ways.
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Nation & World
Weather doesn’t affect ice cream consumption
As July — National Ice Cream Month — winds down, the National Weather Service shows Cambridge’s temperatures going back up, so chances are you’ll find someone from the Harvard community dipping into a frozen delight. At Harvard, ice cream is a year-round staple.
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Nation & World
Exploring edX 1.0
MIT’s Anant Agarwal, who is the first president of edX, shared early results from the new online education venture’s first pilot course at the second annual Harvard IT Summit.
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Nation & World
A step up through Year Up
In the Year Up program, high school graduates and GED recipients are provided with six months of training in professional skills and education, followed by six-month internships at their corporate partners, including Harvard.
