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How to Make PDF Files Accessible

Daniel Ross led a PDF accessibility webinar for one of our faculty learning groups earlier this November. His goal was to teach the simplest yet most effective ways to make PDF files accessible to all users. Daniel also focused on making the PDF accessible...

Notice to Sakai Project Site owners

Don’t forget your projects sites need to move to somewhere other than Canvas. You are under the same deadline as catalog courses, which is by noon on December 21, 2018. If you feel Canvas is the appropriate platform for your project site, complete the...

Final checklist for all Sakai users

If you are still teaching in Sakai this last semester or even if you’ve been teaching in Canvas for a while now, it’s still a good idea to double- or triple-check that you have fully completed your transition from Sakai.  Here is a list of some specific...

3 ways to make new page content accessible in Canvas

1. Headers Your content should be organized according to headings. Avoid using text styling alone to create a heading (i.e. bolding or increasing the font size manually). Instead, use predefined headings in the Canvas text editor to ensure readers clearly...

How to Use Sections in your Canvas Course

If you merged multiple sections into one Canvas course, you may be wondering how you can differentiate assets in your course based on sections. Any Canvas tool that includes assignment details will allow you to differentiate according to section, but you...

Sandra Baker: Why not to wait to transition to Canvas

Sandra Baker | Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition I just adopted Canvas and I keep asking myself, "Why did I wait so long?" I love it! I decided to jump in and give Canvas a try. I met with Shari Galgano in Faculty Commons...

Josh Enszer: Group work in Canvas

Josh Enszer | Assistant Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering I transitioned the first of many courses from Sakai to Canvas this past spring, with plans to move the rest this fall. Overall, I've preferred most of what Canvas has to offer over...

Norma Gaines-Hanks: An Enjoyable Transition to Canvas

Norma Gaines-Hanks | Associate Professor of Human Development & Family Science To be clear: I am far from a "techie." I am one of those faculty members who, after years of not using course management systems, decided to try Sakai. Although a bit...

Jennifer Graber: Embedding Videos, SpeedGrader & a Smooth Transition

Jennifer Graber | Assistant Professor of Psychosocial Nursing As I begin my preparation for the fall 2018 semester, I am happy to report that I am a proud user of Canvas for all my graduate and undergraduate nursing courses. I made my first foray into Canvas in the...

Monthly Winners

October 2017 | KC Morrison, professor in the School Public Policy

November 2017 | Jaclyn Carter, program coordinator in Professional and Continuing Studies

December 2017 | Jing Qui, Department of Applied Economics and Statistics

January 2018 | Phillip Bannowsky, adjunct professor, English

February 2018 | Juliet Dee, associate professor, Communication

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