by Thomas Keith | May 7, 2025 | Accessibility, Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, Digital Accessibility, How-tos, Services, Universal Design for Learning
The typesetting system LaTeX (pronounced “lah-tech”) is widely used in academia, especially (though not exclusively) in STEM fields, to represent content in an organized and visually appealing fashion. One of LaTeX’s great strengths is its ability to format...
by Thomas Keith | Feb 20, 2025 | Canvas, Health and Wellness, Pedagogy
College can be an exciting and enjoyable time, but it can also bring with it various stresses. Heavy workloads, looming deadlines, worries over financial aid – these can be a great enough burden even without external stressors, such as family difficulties,new...
by Thomas Keith | Dec 13, 2024 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos
By default, students enrolled in a Canvas course are able to view a grade distribution graph (GDG) for an assignment once five or more students have submitted that assignment. The GDG, which shows mean, high, and low scores for the assignment, is displayed when the...
by Joe Olivier | Nov 22, 2024 | Canvas, How-tos
It’s no secret that college is expensive. Tuition, room and board, fees: these costs add up. So, too, do the costs of textbooks. For example, one popular chemistry textbook sells between $185 and $350 brand new. All told, the average cost of books and supplies for...
by Thomas Keith | Oct 31, 2024 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos, Updates
The author wishes to thank ATS instructional designer Joe Olivier for helpful suggestions and advice in the writing of this article. He also wishes to thank Instructional Technology Assistant Kinley LaBerge for assistance with screenshots. Earlier this year, Canvas...