New Features Coming to Canvas Discussions
What? Several significant updates to Canvas’ Discussions feature that will be automatically updated for all Emerson Canvas users. When? Canvas will implement the change for all users on July 20th….
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Accessibility Tools in Canvas
Did you know that Emerson’s Canvas has three tools that you can use to check and improve the accessibility of your content? They are the Ally course accessibility report, the Rich Content Editor checkers, the Ally gauges for files and images, and Ally alternative formats. Read on to learn about the power these tools hold!
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Watch this on how to make your next semester less stressful
Ever feel anxious about adapting your curriculum on the fly to accommodate students who learn differently? Do you experience burn out at the end of a semester after having to…
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Student Annotation Assignments
Do you have an assignment where students need to mark up a document? Maybe you’ve been accomplishing this by printing out a document for students to write on and mark…
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Understanding Image Size: Image Dimensions Versus Image File Size
The size of an image can refer to more than one thing. Image file size refers to how big the image file is. Image dimensions refers to the height and…
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Advanced Google Docs Tips and Tricks to Make Your Life Easier
Google Docs is so commonly used these days that the time before collaborative document editing can seem like a distant memory. But I remember when a group project entailed a…
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Tips for Hosting Accessible Events on Campus
Organizing an event on campus can be complicated, but providing equitable access to it doesn’t have to be! Adding a few simple considerations to your to-do list will go a…
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Does Emerson College Have Access to Plagiarism or AI Detection Software?
We get this question a lot, and the answer is no. For AI detection, the depressing thing is that there are lots of people who are eager to make money…
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Setting Up Extra Credit in Canvas
One of the most common questions we get each semester is about how to set up extra credit in Canvas. There are multiple ways to do so, but we’ll go over the two most common methods in this blog post.
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Help Students with ADHD Keep Up with Assigned Readings and Videos
For close to eight years, I’ve been part of this great team of instructional designers and technologists who preach Universal Design Principles at every turn. It is something that has…
