fix conflicting global method definitions in specs

fixes CNVS-10381

test plan:
 - run spec loading both these files. all tests should pass.

Change-Id: I6bee563088c168b8bf3e7aa59e43b94770c056c4
Reviewed-on: https://gerrit.instructure.com/28524
Tested-by: Jenkins <jenkins@instructure.com>
Reviewed-by: Jon Willesen <jonw@instructure.com>
QA-Review: Jon Willesen <jonw@instructure.com>
Product-Review: Jon Willesen <jonw@instructure.com>