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 Michael Hernandez | Apr 24, 2024 | Instructional design, Pedagogy
Regardless of your stated approach to AI in your class, there are still trends and attitudes in the larger world or simply in other educational settings that stand to have an impact on the environment you want to cultivate. Norms from other classes regarding AI and...
by Thomas Keith | Apr 22, 2024 | Accessibility, Digital Accessibility, Instructional design, Pedagogy, Services, Universal Design for Learning
This post is the fourth installment in a series on how to implement the principles of critical pedagogy with digital tools. For more information, please see previous installments in this series. The author wishes to thank instructional designers Michael Hernandez and...
by Michael Hernandez | Apr 15, 2024 | Instructional design, Pedagogy
Regardless of your stated approach to AI in your class, there are still trends and attitudes in other classes or in the world outside higher education that stand to have an impact on the environment you want to cultivate. Norms from other classes regarding AI and even...
by Thomas Keith | Apr 11, 2024 | Accessibility, Instructional design, Panopto, Services, Universal Design for Learning
Accessibility (commonly abbreviated as a11y) is a vital consideration that should be at the forefront of all your course materials. As of April 9, 2024, Panopto, the University of Chicago’s video management system, has introduced updates that make it easier for you to...
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...