by Thomas Keith | Aug 26, 2024 | Accessibility, Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, Digital Accessibility, Services, Universal Design for Learning
As you prepare your Canvas sites for upcoming courses, it is important to keep digital accessibility in mind. The more accessible the materials you share in Canvas, the easier it will be for all students to use your course sites with success, which in turn can promote...
by Yue Deng | Jul 2, 2024 | Accessibility, Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, Digital Accessibility, How-tos
Introduction The academic accommodations students can receive from Student Disability Services include course flexibility, exam accommodations, note-taking assistance, alternative format conversions, and interpreting and captioning services. Thankfully, Canvas offers...
by Thomas Keith | Jun 10, 2024 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos, Instructional design, Pedagogy, Services
The author wishes to thank his colleagues on the ATS Learning Design Team for their feedback, and Digital Pedagogy Fellow Kinley LaBerge for valuable assistance in the compilation of this post. Canvas has implemented features over the past months that can provide...
by Thomas Keith | Jun 4, 2024 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos, Instructional design, Pedagogy, Services
The author wishes to thank ATS instructional designers Michael Hernandez, Joe Olivier, and Cheryl Walker, whose suggestions improved this post. Canvas Discussions and Announcements have recently been redesigned. The new designs offer improved functionality and more...
by Thomas Keith | May 7, 2024 | Accessibility, Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, Digital Accessibility, How-tos, Instructional design, Panopto, Pedagogy, Services, Universal Design for Learning
To learn more about how to make your materials accessible, please see our other posts on digital accessibility. The author wishes to thank ATS instructional designers Joe Olivier and Cheryl Walker and Emily Baker of the Center for Digital Accessibility for valuable...
by Tessa May Webb | Apr 9, 2024 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos, Instructional design
Tired of your students not being able to find assignments or submission links in Canvas? Using the same format since you started teaching? Here are some suggestions on how you can make your Canvas courses more streamlined, efficient, and interesting, to make life...