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Canvas Training Oct. 27-28, Nov. 15-16

October 24, 2022

Welcome back from Fall Break! In case you missed the pre-break announcement, we have several updates now available in Canvas. All University Registrar Spring 2023 courses are now available to instructors listed in ConnectCarolina and all instructors who taught a … Read more

Canvas Updates for Spring 2023

October 13, 2022

As you all have likely heard and as we announced back in July, Canvas became available to all instructors starting in Fall 2022. We’re happy to share that all Spring 2023 Registrar courses are now available in Canvas as well, … Read more

Spring 2023 Rosters are in Sakai

October 13, 2022

Believe it or not, but we are already past the halfway point of this fall semester. Spring will be here before you know it, so there’s no time to hang around! Get a head start on the spring by creating … Read more

Gradescope Training Oct 3-4

September 30, 2022

Interested in learning about Gradescope? Gradescope allows instructors to administer and grade online or digitized paper-based homework, quizzes, and exams with open-ended or multiple-choice questions. This means instructors no longer have to read their students’ written responses to grade their … Read more

Digital Accessibility in Course Design Training

September 28, 2022

Finishing up our blog series on digital accessibility in courses is an invitation to you. We invite all instructors and support staff to take the DAO’s training on Digital Accessibility in Course Design! The University’s Digital Accessibility Office now offers … Read more

Add Captions to Panopto Videos

September 23, 2022

In our last blog post on digital accessibility, we talked about making Zoom sessions accessible. This includes adding live captions in your Zoom meetings and cleaning up the auto-generated transcript in your recordings. All Zoom Cloud recordings are automatically sent … Read more

Accessibility in Zoom

September 21, 2022

So many of us now meet through Zoom. It’s a convenient way to have class meetings, hold review sessions, and gather people who need to chat. With so many opportunities to meet online in Zoom, it’s important to keep accessibility … Read more

Use the Canvas Accessibility Checker

September 15, 2022

Similar to the Sakai Accessibility Checker, we recommend using the Accessibility Checker in Canvas, which is also built right into the Rich Content Editor! As always, look for the accessibility icon (person in a circle). As you enter content into … Read more

Use the Sakai Accessibility Checker

September 13, 2022

Continuing our EdTech Blog series on digital accessibility, let’s look at how we can make our content accessible in Sakai. There is an Accessibility Checker built right into the text editor that will quickly scan your content for potential issues! … Read more

DAO’s Top 10 Tips for Digital Accessibility

September 9, 2022

This month we are featuring a blog series on digital accessibility in your courses. All digital content must be accessible to all users, and proactively making accessibility integral to course delivery will contribute to more equitable student access. To kick … Read more