Academic Technology

A commitment to equitable teaching must extend to students with disabilities. In this session, we will discuss why you should not wait until you receive an accommodation request to design a learning experience that is inclusive of students with visual, hearing, motor, and cognitive disabilities. You will have an opportunity to practice identifying and addressing potential accessibility barriers in Word documents, PowerPoint slide decks, and Canvas pages. We will also introduce UDOIT Advantage, a tool for scanning your Canvas site, finding and addressing accessibility barriers, and even providing alternate formats for your course materials.

Digital accessibility is not only a best practice for inclusive teaching, it is the law. By April 2026, all electronic materials provided by state and local government entities must meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. In other words, your Canvas site and all materials you offer must be accessible, even if you have not received a request for accommodation. Join us to learn more about what this means and how you can prepare.

This 3.5-hour comprehensive session includes everything you need: Activating Annotation, Annotating Your Syllabus, Modeling Annotations, plus workshop time to apply what you've learned. Summer Intensive sessions require registration with a minimum of eight participants.

Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) content poses unique challenges for digital accessibility, but students in these disciplines need that support to learn and succeed. In this session, we will cover accessibility for complex images, data visualization, and equations. We will also look at tools that can help you address barriers in your existing content and create accessible content going forward. 

This 3.5-hour comprehensive session includes everything you need: Activating Annotation, Annotating Your Syllabus, Modeling Annotations—plus workshop time to apply what you've learned. Summer Intensive sessions require registration with a minimum of eight participants.

This session covers the basics of setting up your Canvas course shell. Topics covered in this session include:

• Account & Notifications Settings
• Editing the Course Navigation Menu
• Understanding the difference between Modules, Pages, and Files
• Basics of using Discussions
• Assignments and Grades
• Editing the Syllabus
• Student view

This session covers the basics of setting up your Canvas course shell. Topics covered in this session include:

• Account & Notifications Settings
• Editing the Course Navigation Menu
• Understanding the difference between Modules, Pages, and Files
• Basics of using Discussions
• Assignments and Grades
• Editing the Syllabus
• Student view

This session covers the basics of setting up your Canvas course shell as well as a dive into Assignments, Quizzes and Grades. Topics covered in this session include:

• Global Nav Menu: Account (Notifications) / Courses / Inbox / Help
• Dashboard ("To Do" list)
• Inside the Course: Editing the Course Navigation Menu
  • Understanding the difference between Modules and Files
  • The Syllabus Tool
  • Basics of using Discussions
  • Basics of using Assignments
  • Grades Overview
  • Student view
• assignment submission types
• assignments for integrated tools
• creating quizzes
• allowing extra credit
• grading on a curve
• grade book sorting and organization
• using Speedgrader
• understanding the student view of grades

This session covers the basics of setting up your Canvas course shell as well as a dive into Assignments, Quizzes and Grades. Topics covered in this session include:

• Global Nav Menu: Account (Notifications) / Courses / Inbox / Help
• Dashboard ("To Do" list)
• Inside the Course: Editing the Course Navigation Menu
  • Understanding the difference between Modules and Files
  • The Syllabus Tool
  • Basics of using Discussions
  • Basics of using Assignments
  • Grades Overview
  • Student view
• assignment submission types
• assignments for integrated tools
• creating quizzes
• allowing extra credit
• grading on a curve
• grade book sorting and organization
• using Speedgrader
• understanding the student view of grades

Have questions about implementing Hypothesis? Want to collaborate and learn from other instructors using Hypothesis at their institutions? Pop in to Office Hours with our success team to ask questions and engage with peers about social annotation with Hypothesis.

Have questions about implementing Hypothesis? Want to collaborate and learn from other instructors using Hypothesis at their institutions? Pop in to Office Hours with our success team to ask questions and engage with peers about social annotation with Hypothesis.