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 Joe Olivier | Jun 28, 2024 | How-tos
Gradescope is a powerful online feedback and assessment tool that is integrated in UChicago Canvas and supports many types of assignments, from paper-based to digital. In this post, we’ll be taking a closer look at Programming Assignments. If you’re new to Gradescope,...
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 Mohammad Ahmed | May 14, 2024 | Accessibility, How-tos, Instructional design, Services, Universal Design for Learning
This post is the second installment in a series on Universal Design for Learning. For more information, please see previous installments in this series. When you are designing assignments to help your class practice new concepts, you can set up your students for...
by Joe Olivier | May 9, 2024 | How-tos, Pedagogy, Try IT
If you’re looking for ways to boost active learning and meaningful discussion in your course, Ed Discussion is a powerful tool worth exploring. During a workshop hosted by ATS last quarter, Borja Sotomayor, Senior Instructional Professor in the Department of...