The Secret to Embedding a YouTube Link You Probably Don’t Know
When it comes to embedding a video on your Canvas page, you’ve got choices. However, you may not realize that when the video embed displays as a thumbnail image, it […]
Category Archives: Rubric Section D
Posts arranged under this category demonstrate practices that align with Section D: Accessibility of the OEI Course Design Rubric.
Why We Love the Pope Tech Tool
Accessibility checker tools for our CA Community College system: PopeTech available free to all CA community colleges UDOIT – open source (free) OR cloud-based (premium) The free open-source version of […]
The Most Effective Way to Elimate Barriers to Students’ Learning
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework for thinking about teaching and learning that offers flexibility in the ways students access course material, engage with it, and show what […]
Starting with Accessibility: Reflections from an Online Math Instructor
Accessibility is an important part of teaching online and, at times, it can benefit students, as well as faculty. Early on in my career at MiraCosta, I recall watching a […]
Pages vs. PDFs: The Simple Way to Cure Accessibility Headaches
The HTML environment (meaning pages in a Canvas course) is the most user-friendly for both screen reader devices and mobile devices. On top of that, remediating Word, PowerPoint and PDF […]
When We Empower Students to Become Experts
Join Chelsea on a tour of this assignment in the 4-minute video above. How might you blend research, group work, video creation, and friends and family into an empowering and […]
Canvas Speedgrader + Your Voice = A Win for Students
Please click the play button below to listen to Don Carlisle reflect on how and why he records audio feedback in Canvas to enrich his online students’ learning. Or read the […]
Making Your Tables Accessible–In 15 Seconds (or Less)
Tables can be a useful way to organize certain types of content visually. But tables add an extra layer of complexity for students using a screen reader device which means […]
When We Talk About Accessibility
When you hear about accessibility, what comes to mind? In community colleges, do we think of accessibility as a core individual value, a fundamental aspect of how we enact our […]
Check Your Links!
Hate getting messages from students about broken links in your course? With Canvas’ link validator tool, you can verify what’s working and what’s not before you publish your course each […]
Drinking From the Fire Hose… Or Making it Real: In Support of Accessibility in Online Education
Hello! We are Liezl Madrona and Jayme Johnson, and we support faculty with accessibility in the Online Education Initiative. We are happy to bring you the first in an ongoing series […]
Video Captioning Conundrum
Captioning instructional videos can be a time-consuming process. But it doesn’t have to be! Here are a couple of “What if…” scenarios with some solutions to help you create an […]