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Home » Faculty Tutorials

Faculty Tutorials

These tutorials are for faculty members teaching distance education (online) in Texas A&M University's College of Engineering.

September 9, 2025 By Lani Draper

Updating your Canvas Home Page

Screenshot of a Canvas course with the 'Pages' navigation link highlighted.

Each semester, the Canvas template modules and pages are updated with the latest resources and information. To ensure students see the most up-to-date version, make sure you are updating your Canvas Home page each semester and removing old template pages, modules, and files from your course. Follow along with this tutorial to see what steps […]

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September 9, 2025 By Lani Draper

How to Declutter Your Canvas Course

Canvas Files area shows all folders selected and the download button highlighted on the top right next to the trashcan icon. Downloading files is the first part of decluttering your canvas course.

This tutorial presents how to declutter your Canvas course by removing old or unnecessary files that could lower the score on your Ally Accessibility Report. The “Files” section in each Canvas course can easily become a dumping ground for documents, images, and other media. A messy “Files” section can make it difficult to find what […]

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April 16, 2025 By Sandra Childers

Word Accessibility Cheat Sheet

Review this Word Accessibility Cheat Sheet when you need quick instructions on how to create accessible Word documents. Here are the basics.

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March 24, 2025 By Sandra Childers

Accessibility Fundamentals

This tutorial includes accessibility fundamentals to help make all your digital content accessible.

The goal is to create an equitable learning experience for all students, giving them an equitable opportunity to succeed in your course.

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August 6, 2024 By Gerry Pedraza

Slide Framing to Enhance your Online Teaching

Welcome to our tutorial on slide framing, an innovative approach to enhancing your online teaching. We’ll explore the impact of active learning and identify the benefits of adopting the slide-framing method. We’ll break down slide framing to help you seamlessly integrate it into your own process.

13.5-minute video by Gerry Pedraza

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February 15, 2024 By Sandra Childers

Mediasite Manual Recording in Zachry

This tutorial walks you through making an unscheduled or manual recording using Mediasite in the Zachry building.

1.5-minute video by Ted Seidel

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February 14, 2024 By Sandra Childers

Effective PowerPoint Design

Discover invaluable strategies for crafting effective PowerPoint designs and presentations tailored specifically to elevate your online course delivery.

3.5-minute video by Lani Draper

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February 13, 2024 By Sandra Childers

Course Design for Engaged Learning

In this video, we’ll cover course design techniques to ensure engaged learning for students in your online course. Learn how to structure your course content and activities and outline the key elements you should consider.

3.5 minute video by Christine Roach

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December 12, 2023 By Sandra Childers

Using the Accessibility Checker in Microsoft Word

Word's Review tab within the ribbon includes a button to Check Accessibility.

When it comes to accessibility, one of the best things about Microsoft Word is its internal Accessibility Checker. It’s never been easier to find and fix accessibility issues in your documents — especially if you have Microsoft 365!

This tutorial introduces you to how Microsoft Word’s Accessibility Checker works.

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August 10, 2023 By Sandra Childers

Opting in for Mediasite Recording

Record your lectures in Mediasite this semester! This step-by-step tutorial is your guide to opting in for Mediasite recording any (or all) courses on your schedule.

1.5-minute video by Ted Seidel

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