Did You Know: Canvas Lets You Update Files!
Updating your Canvas course semester to semester can be exciting. It can also be tedious when it comes to tasks like deleting old, inaccessible files, and uploading the new accessible…
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Canvas and AI
We are hearing a lot from faculty about AI, and wanted to let you know how Canvas is dealing with it. First, some refreshing news! They are NOT doing this:…
Demystifying the Canvas Link Validator
Broken links in Canvas are somewhat of an enigma. What exactly are broken links and where do they come from? How do we fix them (and prevent them in the future) so that students can access the things they need? Read on to find out!
Resources for Wrapping Up Your Semester
It’s (almost) a wrap! This semester is coming to an end, and ITG is here for you for those last few items on your to-do list before break. Final grading…
Please Don’t Make ‘Fake Headers’
Check out this wonderfully short and informative video on how to make accessible headers in Canvas. Spoiler alert: Making a header is not the same as making the title bigger…
Resources on Accessibility in Canvas
Accessibility is a big subject, but we have lots of resources for you! For a broad overview of the hows and whys of accessibility, check out Digital Accessibility Resources at…
Simple Tips for Getting in the Habit of Creating Accessible Content from the Start, Part 2: Images and Visual Content Styling
In the previous post in this series, Simple Tips for Getting in the Habit of Creating Accessible Content from the Start, Part 1: Text-Based Content, I discussed some tips on…
Simple Tips for Getting in the Habit of Creating Accessible Content from the Start, Part 1: Text-Based Content
When life gets overwhelming, it can be very difficult to initiate new ways of doing things. Looking into ways to cope with this led me to Atomic Habits by James…
13 Things You Can do in Canvas to Make Your Life Easier
As an instructional technologist, one comment I often hear from faculty is “I never knew you could do this in Canvas, I wish I knew about this earlier.” Here’s our list of Canvas hidden gems that will make your life easier as an instructor. Tik Toks courtesy of Lauren Burlison aka @canvaslmsqueen!
What Students Say In Their Course Evaluations About Canvas
Every semester students are asked to complete course evaluations. ITG asked the Office of Institutional Research about trends in what students say about Canvas. They anonymized the data and shared…