Accessibility Tips: Image Descriptions
In this article: * How to Add Image Descriptions * Make it Meaningful * New to Ally? Need some simple fixes to improve accessibility? The Office of Digital Learning has a collection of tips for making course content more accessible. See the full collection of accessibility guides . This tip describes ho…
Accessibility Tips: Descriptive Document Titles
In this article: * How to Add a Missing Title Adding Titles in Microsoft Word Adding Titles in PDFs * New to Ally? Need some simple fixes to improve accessibility? The Office of Digital Learning has a collection of tips for making course content more accessible. See the full collection of access…
New Quizzes Transition Timeline
In this article: * Assistance is Available * Further Resources New Quizzes is Canvas's newest assessment engine which will eventually replace "Classic" Quizzes. On October 26, 2022, Instructure, Canvas' parent company, decided to eliminate the June 2024 transition deadline . With this change, FSU faculty now hav…
Is there a way to quickly check my course site for any broken links?
In this article: * Overview * Checking for Broken Links * Further Resources Overview One of the simplest yet most impactful ways to improve the student experience is by diligently maintaining link integrity. Broken links act as digital dead ends that disrupt the flow of study, cause unnecessary frustration,…
How to post LinkedIn Learning content to your Canvas course site
In this article: * Getting Started * Further Resources You can encourage learning beyond the classroom with LinkedIn Learning — a powerful tool offering more than 25,000 expert-led courses. Use this platform to augment your teaching and guide students to dive deeper into topics. Build custom playlists and post t…
Instructors: I want my students to meet together easily without me - can they do this with Zoom?
In this article: * Step 1: Activate the Zoom navigation item in your course site * Step 2: Setup a Discussion item for students to share their meeting links * Further Resources Zoom is a great tool for facilitating synchronous communication with your students, especially for online courses. Though Zoom does …
Accessing Kaltura Media Analytics
In this article: * Overview * Viewing analytics for items shared via the Media Gallery * Viewing analytics for individual items not shared via the Media Gallery Overview Kaltura offers you the ability to view analytics for your course videos in a couple of different ways, depending on whether you are using …
Resetting Your Canvas Account Password
In this article: * Central Authentication System * Troubleshooting and Support * FSUID Account Management Central Authentication System FSU uses a central authentication system which allows users to transition seamlessly between myFSU, Canvas, and many other FSU systems. Only one set of login credentials - you…
Can I permit or deny guests/observers in my course site?
In this article: * Guest & Observer Permissions * Further Resources Guest & Observer Permissions Can I permit or deny guests and/or observers in my course site? You cannot, as the instructor, edit guest/observer role access on a course level. In Canvas this role access is reserved only for Canvas account admin…
Can I edit the course calendar?
In this article: * Managing the Course Calendar * Further Resources Managing the Course Calendar Can I edit the course calendar? Yes, you can add events to the course Calendar and make changes to existing events by dragging and dropping calendar items. Any assignment due date changes made in your Calendar ar…
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