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As fall approaches with an increased focus on online course delivery, Teaching and Learning Technologies has added new tools that build on the flexibility of Canvas and make it easier for instructors to design and build robust, accessible online and hybrid courses. The tools below are available for all courses, and documentation, support, and training can be found at the links provided.

UDOIT to check content accessibility

One of the constant challenges for anyone creating online content is ensuring that the materials provided are as broadly accessible as possible. Emory has licensed the UDOIT Cloud Accessibility Checker in Canvas, which provides a one-click assessment of Canvas courses to identify many common accessibility errors. The tool will provide course builders advice and suggestions on how to correct accessibility problems.

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To add the tool to a course, go to Settings / Navigation, and move the Accessibility Check menu option from the hidden tools area to the active navigation elements area and save. Students will not see this navigation element. Then simply click the Accessibility Check link, choose which areas to scan and follow the prompts.

Additional UDOIT documentation can be found here — https://cidilabs.instructure.com/courses/2433— and Teaching and Learning Technologies is available to answer questions or provide training. You can by email us at classes [at] emory [dot] edu or schedule a 1-on-1 Zoom consultation with us at it.emory.edu/canvasappointments.

Respondus LockDown Browser, used for testing environment in Blackboard. – (Student can do before arriving to campus) Go to, download and install: http://www.respondus.com/lockdown/download.php?id=947241074. LockDown Browser resources: overview of key features, and go here for instructor resources; Tip: Create a Practice Exam – Have students take a practice exam with Respondus Monitor to ensure their computer, webcam and Internet are working properly. Allow students more than one attempt on the quiz so they can try the practice exam whenever. Exams will occur in Canvas using the Respondus Lockdown Browser. Students must install and maintain updates of the browser on their computer. Details are provided on how to install it here. There are two synchronous/in-class exams. Questions may include but are not limited to multiple choice, true/false, matching, and fill-in-the-blank. LockDown Browser resources: overview of key features, and go here for instructor resources; Tip: Create a Practice Exam – Have students take a practice exam with Respondus Monitor to ensure their computer, webcam and Internet are working properly. Allow students more than one attempt on the quiz so they can try the practice exam whenever. Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor. Uses a specialized browser, web cam and video technology to record exam sessions and flags suspicious behavior for later viewing by your professors. Introduction to Respondus LockDown Browser for Students (video: 2 minutes) Respondus Lockdown Browser Student Guide.

Respondus Monitor for video proctoring

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Respondus Monitor was rolled out in a limited manner during the spring semester and is now fully-licensed for a university-wide pilot during the 2020-21 school year. Monitor uses the RespondusLockDown Browser application integrated with Canvas to provide automated video proctoring for Canvas quizzes. Students using Monitor show an ID prior to taking a quiz and can then be recorded for later instructor review. A webcam and high-speed internet connection are required for students to use Monitor.

Teaching and Learning Technologies will be evaluating the usage of Monitor during the fall and spring semesters to determine if long-term licensing is appropriate and viable. We recommend that you consult instructional support within their school prior to using Monitor. Additional information is available here — https://canvas-support.emory.edu/keepteaching/essentials/respondus-monitor.html — and Teaching and Learning Technologies is available to answer questions or provide training. You can by email us at classes [at] emory [dot] edu or schedule a 1-on-1 Zoom consultation with us at it.emory.edu/canvasappointments.

Respondus 4.0 for quiz creation

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Respondus 4.0 is a Windows desktop application designed to ease the creation and management of exams and quizzes, either on paper or for direct publishing into a Canvas course. Respondus allows instructors to import quiz questions in bulk from Word documents or import from question banks provided by certain publishers.

Respondus 4.0 has been licensed for all Emory instructors and can be downloaded from Software Express (https://software.emory.edu/express). Quick start and user guides can be found at the Respondus Web site — https://web.respondus.com/he/respondus/resources/ — and Teaching and Learning Technologies is available to answer questions or provide training. You can by email us at classes [at] emory [dot] edu or schedule a 1-on-1 Zoom consultation with us at it.emory.edu/canvasappointments. You can also reach out to us for help if you’re interested in Respondus 4.0 but are not a Windows user.

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TidyUP for course site cleanup

TidyUP is a simple tool for Canvas that allows instructors to run content reports on their courses to find material which isn’t being used, like extra files, folders, pages or assignments that aren’t linked. Once the course is scanned, redundant or unused content is presented and can be viewed, exported and/or deleted to keep the course structure tidy.

To add the tool to a course, go to Settings / Navigation, and move the TidyUP menu option from the hidden tools area to the active navigation elements area and save. Students will not see this navigation element. Then simply click the TidyUP link, choose which areas to scan and follow the prompts.

Additional TidyUP documentation can be found here — https://cidilabs.instructure.com/courses/2854 — and Teaching and Learning Technologies is available to answer questions or provide training. You can by email us at classes [at] emory [dot] edu or schedule a 1-on-1 Zoom consultation with us at it.emory.edu/canvasappointments.

DesignPLUS to make courses look great

DesignPLUS is a series of tools for instructors and course builders to create more robust and flexible Canvas pages. The tools are activated through a key combination while using the Rich Content Editor, and can be customized per user preference. They are designed for intermediate-to-advanced content builders, and the tools allow for a variety of structured pages, boilerplate content and theming for multiple courses.

To invoke the tool from any Rich Content Editor within Canvas, whether in pages, assignments, discussions, or the course syllabus, select ALT+SHIFT+D. The tools will pop out on the right side of the screen and can be further customized. We recommend reading the documentation below thoroughly before using DesignPLUS, as the tools’ flexibility can make them challenging to adopt for those new to Canvas.

Additional DesignPLUS documentation can be found here — https://cidilabs.instructure.com/courses/102 — and Teaching and Learning Technologies is available to answer questions or provide training. You can by email us at classes [at] emory [dot] edu or schedule a 1-on-1 Zoom consultation with us at it.emory.edu/canvasappointments.

The new Rich Content Editor (RCE) is active by default for Summer 2020 and Fall 2020 courses at Emory. Please read about this important change if you have yet to do so in my previous post, “Canvas Release May 16, 2020 + New RCE is Here”.

Instructure will release updates to our Canvas environment Saturday, June 20, 2020. Highlights of the June 20 release are:

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  • All users can customize their preferences for most types of notifications in each course. The course notification settings includes preferences for course activities, discussions, scheduling, and conferences but not for conversations, groups, or alerts. Users’ account-level notification preferences work as defaults that they may customize in each course. Once a notification preference is changed at the course level, any additional changes for that notification type must continue to be managed within the course.
  • Teachers can edit multiple assignment due dates and availability dates in their course with the new Edit Assignment Dates option. (We are activating this feature at Emory on June 20.)

Click here to view the full Canvas release notes for June 20, 2020. The full notes contain more details about these and other changes, a link to a screencast explaining some of the changes contained in the release, a comments section, and role-specific user summaries. You can join in the discussion if you log in to the Canvas Community.

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Production feature releases arrive on the third Saturday of each month. Click here to view release notes on Canvas Community. Instructure also lists noteworthy changes planned for future releases.

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