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February 15, 2023 By Sandra Childers

Intro to Accessibility: The What, Why, and How of Accessibility

Welcome to the Intro to Accessibility tutorial!

We will discuss the what, why, and how of accessibility: what it is, why it’s important, and how we do it.

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January 19, 2023 By Sandra Childers

Bulk Edit Assignment Dates

Learn how to bulk edit the dates in your Canvas course instead of manually changing each and every date. Then, simply verify and edit when needed.

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December 6, 2022 By Sandra Childers

Getting Ready to Record at Home

This tutorial includes everything you need for getting ready to record at home.

We will discuss sound and visual quality, thus improving your students’ learning experience. Lastly, we’ll discuss scripting and rehearsing, recording in PowerPoint, and submitting your content.

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September 27, 2022 By Gerry Pedraza

Possible Time Issues in Canvas Quizzes

In Canvas, the exam availability window is absolute and overrides all other time settings—including quiz timers and individual accommodations. Learn how to properly configure “flex time” and set up extended windows for proctored exams to prevent students from being unexpectedly cut off.

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September 6, 2022 By Sandra Childers

Using Categories in New Quizzes

Canvas offers a variety of tools to support creative teaching practices in online and face-to-face courses. New Quizzes is no exception, offering four novel question types, Hotspot, Ordering, Stimulus, and Categorization, to move assessment beyond multiple choice questions.

Categorization questions are a great way to engage students with the material and creatively measure their understanding.

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March 8, 2022 By Sandra Childers

Import Content into Your Canvas Course

Importing your previous semester’s section in Canvas to your new section makes it easy to start your semester. This tutorial will help walk you through a simple set of steps to transfer content from one Canvas course to another.

4-minute video by Lani Draper

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February 24, 2022 By Sandra Childers

Clean Up Your Canvas Dashboard

Have trouble finding your current courses? Want a faster way to get to the courses you need most?

Clean up your Canvas Dashboard in 3 easy steps; save yourself time every time you log in.

1.5-minute video by Lani Draper

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January 14, 2022 By Sandra Childers

How to Upload a Syllabus to Canvas

Learn how to upload a syllabus to Canvas and link to it within your TAMU Canvas course. In the end, your students will see your syllabus linked directly on the Canvas home page.

2-minute video by Christine Roach

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September 29, 2021 By Sandra Childers

How to Create an Accessible Word Document

Follow this guide to help you create an accessible Word document for all your students.

Use the accessibility fundamentals and Word’s internal Accessibility Checker together to ensure you create accessible course materials for your students. This helps ensure every student has an equitable chance of succeeding in your course.

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September 1, 2021 By Sandra Childers

How to Convert a Word Document to an Accessible PDF

This tutorial provides instructions for how to convert a Word document to an Accessible PDF. Use the Save As of Save a Copy feature only, as the Print to PDF and Save as Adobe PDF features will not produce an accessible PDF file.

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