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Accessibility Features and Updates in Canvas

Accessibility Features and Updates in Canvas

by Maria Rodriguez Camacho | Oct 17, 2025 | Accessibility, Canvas, How-tos

Canvas has introduced new accessibility features designed to make the platform more inclusive, user-friendly, and equitable for everyone—especially those using assistive technologies. These updates include a new dyslexia-friendly font option as well as improvements to...
Specifications Grading: A Powerful Way to Reflect What Students Learn

Specifications Grading: A Powerful Way to Reflect What Students Learn

by Maria Rodriguez Camacho | Jul 28, 2025 | Canvas, How-tos, Pedagogy

Linda Nilson argues that our current grading system is fundamentally broken—it fails to reflect what students actually learn, burdens faculty with time-consuming and subjective decisions, and fuels stress and grade disputes. In Specifications Grading (2014), she...

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