March 2026

Panopto Elai Pilot Extended

Due to continued interest, the Panopto Elai pilot is now extended through June 2027. Elai is an innovative platform that leverages artificial intelligence to revolutionize the way you create and manage video content. It empowers you to generate professional-quality videos in a matter of minutes, eliminating the complexities that often accompany traditional video production processes.

Before the summer begins, register for the next webinar or schedule a consultation. This provides you with time to practice before fall. Ready now? Join the pilot today.

April 15th, 2026, 1:00-2:00pm CT

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Microsoft Copilot Beyond the Basics

Ready to go further with Microsoft Copilot? This intermediate‑level webinar helps you deepen your skills using capabilities available to Loyola users. You'll explore Copilot Chat, including how to build a web-based agent and reason over uploaded files. Along the way, you'll see practical, higher-ed examples such as creating an agent grounded in public university web pages and using Copilot Chat to analyze, summarize, and refine documents.

April 23rd, 2026, 11:00am-12:00pm CT

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Preparing for Summer Courses

Summer 2026 courses are now available in Sakai. Do you have questions about Sakai tools? How about student projects that may require the use of statistical applications? Perhaps you're looking for innovative ideas to improve the technical design of your course site or suggestions for enhancing communication with students. Both in-person and online support are at your fingertips.

Support for learning technologies, statistical advising, and course innovation is generally available Monday to Friday during normal business hours. Select a topic, expert, and a time that works best with your schedule. To book an appointment, visit Meet With Us.

Linen Bindings and Lost Thesis Statements: Wes Anderson and the Pedagogy of the Prop Book

What if the prop books in Wes Anderson’s films are more than visual quirks—what if they invite us into miniature worlds of higher education? Anderson’s characters use books as intellectual identities, personal syllabi, and symbolic thesis statements. Across films like The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore, Moonrise Kingdom, and The Grand Budapest Hotel, these fictional texts evoke hyper‑specialization, solitary research, and the tactile beauty of scholarship. Together, these carefully crafted volumes hint at a deeper story—one that unfolds fully only when you step into the article and open the covers of Anderson’s academic miniature worlds.

In Next Month's Issue

• The Learning Curve blog's latest article
• Additional Microsoft Copilot resources
• LMS transition