This post was written by John Robison, Lecturer in Philosophy. A longer version of this post first appeared in the philosophy blog, the Daily Nous. A successful humanities course helps students cultivate critical, personally enriching, and widely applicable skills, and it immerses them in the exploration of perspectives, ideas, and modes of thought that can illuminate, challenge,… Read more »
So, you have run Ally and need to improve your accessibility score. One easy way is to get rid of old files that are cluttering up your modules and folders. If you import your course from previous semesters and just keep adding new files without cleaning up old ones, lots of old files full of… Read more »
Time for spring cleaning! Prep now and make importing your courses in the fall easier. One way to clean up your Canvas site is to use TidyUP, which will also improve your accessibility score! TidyUP gets rid of old files that are cluttering up your modules and folders (many of which may not be accessible… Read more »
I did a consultation recently where an instructor asked me some great questions about how to implement using generative AI in the classroom, so I thought I would share some of the key points of that discussion here: There’s a lot of hype about what AI can and cannot do flying around the interwebs, and… Read more »
Along with recording your lectures in PowerPoint, you can alternately automate recording your live lectures to keep it simple. You can use the Kaltura Lecture Capture system to easily share the recordings with your students via Canvas. There are several reasons why you might want to save your lectures: to share with students who are absent, to… Read more »
Before you start recording your lectures to PowerPoint, future proof your slide decks by making sure they are fully accessible. Open your PowerPoint and click on the Review tab. Next, look for the “Check Accessibilty” button in the Review tab ribbon. Go on, click it! It will open a panel on the right-hand side of… Read more »