WHAT’S INSIDE THIS ISSUE? Accreditation Forum: Distance Learning & RSI New Accessibility Tool in Canvas! Alternative Formats Easier Access to Canvas Support Discussion Alternative: Perusall + OpenStax Texts Blog Spotlight: Pope Tech – Expand your Accessibility Arsenal Appointments for Instructional Design Help In Case You Missed It 1. ACCREDITATION FORUM: DISTANCE LEARNING & RSI Join…Continue Reading News Bytes Weekly | Issue 5
WHAT’S INSIDE THIS ISSUE? Find out Fridays! OER Workshop 10/14 DEI Workgroup Opportunity FCLT News Bytes Blog Blog Spotlight: Want Students to Watch Your Videos? Appointments for Instructional Design Help In Case You Missed It …Continue Reading News Bytes Weekly | Issue 4
WHAT’S INSIDE THIS ISSUE? Find out Fridays! FCLT & LIEAL Workshops DEI Workgroup Opportunity Student Chromebook Users Appointments for Instructional Design Help Tech for Student Support In Case You Missed It 1. FIND OUT FRIDAYS! By Katie Datko The FCLT and the Library Initiative for Equitable and Affordable Learning (LIEAL) will have a series of…Continue Reading News Bytes Weekly | Issue 3
What is SensusAccess, AKA Alternative Formats in Canvas? SensusAccess is a new tool recently integrated into Canvas, joining our current suite of accessibility tools such as UDOIT and Pope Tech. SensusAccess is integrated into our Canvas instance under the name “Alternative Formats” and like many tools within Canvas, it is accessed through the course navigation…Continue Reading SensusAccess is Here! Alternative File Formats in Canvas!
You spoke. We listened. In our Spring 2022 faculty survey, the most common way that you wanted to receive communications from FCLT was via short weekly emails. Voilà! We’ve created this newsletter to serve that purpose. We’ll provide an overview of FCLT happenings, blog post highlights, and other helpful info. We promise to keep things…Continue Reading Welcome to News Bytes Weekly
What’s inside this issue? New Weekly Newsletter Dark Mode Accessibility Issues Managing Multiple Courses in Canvas Self-Care Tips for YOU! In Case You Missed It…Continue Reading News Bytes Weekly | Issue 2
Managing Multiple courses in Canvas is easy! Did you know that Canvas gives you a Global TO-DO List? This is your one-stop for grading multiple courses in Canvas! If you need to add or update Canvas course content, there is a relatively new feature that makes this super easy – Direct Share. With 2 clicks,…Continue Reading Easy Steps to Manage Multiple Courses in Canvas
Welcome to Fall 2022! Here are just a few helpful resources and reminders to get you started this semester: Ready to Publish your Canvas course? Double check with our Course Prep & Start of Term Checklist. Need Canvas Help? Contact the Canvas 24/7 helpline: 1 (833) 345-2892. Want Instructional Design Help? Book an appointment with the FCLT…Continue Reading News Bytes Weekly | Issue 1
It can be a challenge to think of specific things we can do using educational technology to ensure success for our impacted students as well as Gen Z. High-Impact Practices (HIPS) are tried and true means for engagement that can push the needle forward for student achievement. Here are just a few resources that can…Continue Reading Equity Resources: Teaching from the ‘HIPS’ (High Impact Practices)
Last week was the second annual Peralta Equity Conference*. For those who might not know, Peralta Community College is one of the leaders when it comes to thinking about the ways in which we can make any online content to support our teaching more equitable. They have lead the charge by creating the widely-adopted Peralta…Continue Reading Instructional Tech through an Equity-Centric Lens