No major changes are indicated in the September Canvas production release. Releases occur on the third Saturday of each month.
Accommodation Needs of Students with Disabilities: A Brief Overview
Students with different types of disabilities have needs that can be met using accessibility best practice and Universal Design for Learning strategies. This article introduces some common needs of students with visual, hearing, cognitive, and motor disabilities and basic solutions to accommodate them.
Canvas Release Highlights for August 2021
Teachers see a new tab in New Analytics displaying online “attendance” (daily activity for each student). Teachers can preview RCE accessibility notifications. Teachers can print from New Quizzes.
Canvas Release Highlights for July 2021
SMS text message notifications cease. Instructure begins scheduled maintenance windows on 1st & 3rd Thursdays in early morning hours. Small improvements come to New Quizzes, Gradebook, & HTML editor.
Canvas Release Highlights for June 2021
Teachers can save comments to reuse in SpeedGrader submission comments. New Quizzes offers improved item bank management. Feature releases come to Canvas the third Saturday of each month.
Strategies for Engaging Students with Different Learning Needs
Students learn and grow their abilities at different rates, even at the college level. We introduce the first principle of Universal Design for Learning – Engagement – and recommend strategies to motivate and encourage learners of all backgrounds and aptitudes.
Canvas Release Highlights for May 2021
Teachers can allow student annotation submissions: they choose a file that students annotate like a worksheet. Canvas releases arrive the third Saturday of each month.
Universal Design for Learning: Making Education More Equitable
When it comes to accessibility in course design, where does one start? The principles of Universal Design for Learning give a foundation in the important considerations for adapting your course to meet student needs.
Canvas Studio (on-demand)
Create, host, and organize all of your instructional videos in your own Studio media library without the worry of exceeding your course’s 2GB file storage limit. Learn how to deliver engaging and impactful learning experiences in Studio by presenting video content that increases student engagement.
Canvas Release Highlights for April 2021
Teachers see more clearly whether their course is set to use term end dates or course-specific end dates, which they can modify. Canvas feature releases arrive the third Saturday of each month.
PowerPoint & Zoom on 2 Screens
Here are three different ways to get around PowerPoint Slide Show taking up both screens so that you can have PowerPoint slides on one (shared) screen and the Zoom video gallery on the other.
New! Introduction to Accessibility Lunch & Learn Workshop
Emory Teaching & Learning Technologies is proud to present a new Lunch & Learn workshop that addresses common accessibility concerns…