Canvas

Digital Accessibility

The State of Colorado has implemented an accessibility law in House Bill 21-1110 which requires that all digital materials in Canvas courses must be compliant by July 1, 2024.

We have a new tool in Canvas, UDOIT, that will scan your course for accessibility issues, report them, and allow you to easily fix them by accepting the recommendations it provides. Please refer to the UDOIT Advantage Accessibility Tool in Canvas for tutorials and training sessions.

Training

• Schedule one-on-one training:
  • with Angie
  • with Brandon
  • with Chris
  • with Jackie
• Enroll in the self-paced "Growing with Canvas" course to learn how to use Canvas

Course Templates

• Remote Learning and Web-Enhanced Course Template
  • This template offers a simple, flexible, aesthetically pleasing organizational structure designed to include effective practices and ease of use. Includes: information for instructors on how to customize the template, two syllabus options, and simplified Getting Started materials
  • Self-enroll in the course to explore the template
  • Two options for employing in your course:
    • Download the Canvas Export Package and import it into your course
    • Contact frc@uccs.edu to import it
• Online/Hybrid Course Template
  • This template provides a consistent, customizable, and visually appealing course structure for active learning in online and hybrid courses. Includes: information for instructors on how to use the template, two syllabus options, customizable module pages designed for effective instructional practices, and an example of each assignment type within Canvas
  • Self-enroll in the course to explore the template
  • Two options for employing in your course:
    • Download the Canvas Export Package and import it into your course
    • Contact frc@uccs.edu to import it

FAQs

• Add the Canvas "Getting Started for UCCS Students" and the "UCCS Resources" modules to your Canvas course
• Online Quiz/Exam - Extend Time or Add Attempt (aka Moderate Quiz)
• Create Assignments/Gradebook Columns
• Create Discussions
• Create and Manage Groups
• Appointment Groups - schedule blocks of time when students can make appointments to meet with you (instructional video)

Canvas Resources

•   UCCS Canvas Beginning and End of Course Checklist (rev fall 2023)
•   Canvas Guides
  • Getting Started with Canvas
  • Instructor Guide
  • Video Guide
  •   New Quizzes Canvas Guides
    • Enabling New Quizzes in Your Canvas Course
•   Canvas Community
  • Access the same guides listed above or log in to ask a question
•   Canvas Videos for Instructors

Technology Tool Resources

• iClicker – student response system
• MS Teams Class in Canvas – create a Team and synchronize the student, instructor, and TA roles from Canvas into the Team
• Panopto – desktop video recording
• Respondus Lockdown Browser & Monitor – virtual proctoring for online testing in Canvas
• Turnitin – plagiarism detection in Canvas + Draft Coach
• Zoom – integrated into Canvas for easy course meetings

Contact frc@uccs.edu for support with the following:

• Course merges and copies
• Course enrollments – Graders, TAs, Co-instructors, et al.
• Course quota increases
• VitalSource
• Anything else you can't figure out!

Canvas Resources

•   Canvas Guides
  • Getting Started with Canvas
  • Student Guide
  • Video Guide
•   Canvas Community
  • Access the same guides listed above or log in to ask a question

• Office of Information Technology – Zoe Hyatt
• Faculty Resource Center – Chris Creighton, Jackie Crouch, Angie Dodson, Brandon Poulliot
• College of Letters, Arts & Sciences – FRC
• College of Business – Suzie Williams
• Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences – FRC
• College of Education – Cindy Brown
• College of Public Service – FRC