Learning Technologies & Innovation

June 2025

Explore the new Generative AI Feature Catalog—your go-to hub for discovering and understanding the artificial intelligence capabilities available within Loyola's portfolio of learning technologies and academic research tools. Organized by tool name, this catalog highlights practical use cases for both faculty and students across teaching, learning, research, and personal productivity contexts. Each entry includes insights into how AI can enhance your experience and details on user data and privacy policies to support informed, responsible use. To get started, visit Generative AI Feature Catalog.

Earn Your Sakai Digital Badge in Assessment Tools

This live, interactive online training will provide you with workflows, tips, and effective practices for assessment that will support every stage of learning. Assessment tools in Sakai to be explored include Assignments, Tests & Quizzes, Rubrics, and the Gradebook. Please note, this is a single 3-hour session with a 15-minute break at the halfway mark. At the conclusion, you will have met all the requirements to earn a Sakai Assessment Tools digital badge. This is the quickest way to build your credentials library! For a full session description, visit Sakai Pathways.

Wednesday, June 25th, 10:00am-1:00pm CT

Join the Elai Pilot Today!

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. With its user-friendly interface and advanced technology, Elai empowers you to render content at a whole new level. Please note this is a 1-year pilot and continued availability is contingent on user feedback and future funding. Any content created with Elai may not be available after April 30, 2026. To join the pilot, visit Panopto Elai.

Start of School Webinars

If you are new to teaching at Loyola or returning this fall, you are invited to participate in all or part of this live webinar series. Topics include Sakai, Gradescope, Top Hat, Elai, and Qualtrics. These sessions are designed to help you integrate technology into teaching and learning quickly, while gaining insights into best practices for using each tool. For full session descriptions, visit Start of School Webinars.

Interactive Learning with Top Hat

Tuesday, August 5th, 2:00-2:45pm CT

Survey Smarts: Getting Started with Qualtrics

Wednesday, August 6th, 11:00-11:45am CT

Teaching with Tech: Gradescope for Streamlining Grading and Providing Consistent Feedback

Thursday, August 7th, 10:00-10:45am CT

Introduction to Sakai for Faculty

Monday, August 11th, 1:00-2:00pm CT

Introducing Elai: Using AI for Video Production

Tuesday, August 12th, 12:00-12:45pm CT

Introduction to Sakai for Students

Tuesday, August 19th, 1:00-2:00pm CT

Important Information Regarding Your Sakai Courses

Loyola has a regular practice in place of deleting Sakai course sites that are older than two years at the conclusion of each spring semester. This clean-up process helps to keep the Sakai system running at optimal performance and avoids incremental costs for content that is no longer used. A permanent record of final grades is maintained in LOCUS. The next course deletion cycle will occur early morning on Friday, July 25, 2025. It will include the following academic terms:

Spring 2022 [1222]
Summer 2022 [1224]
Fall 2022 [1226]
Winter 2022-2023 [1228]
J-Term 2023 [1231]

Please take time to review your older courses and keep what may have future value. There are several methods you can use to download and save a local copy of course content. For step-by-step instructions, visit Sakai Retention Policies.

If you have any questions or need assistance with the instructions provided, please don't hesitate to contact the ITS Service Desk at ITSServiceDesk@luc.edu or 773-508-4ITS, or schedule an appointment using the Learning Technologies and Innovation Consultations booking page.

In Next Month's Issue

The Learning Curve July article
Faculty support for Fall 2025 details
Qualtrics Tips Video Series - Part 1