Making sure your documents follow guidelines for optimum contrast is helpful for all students but especially for those with visual impairments like color blindness. Good contrast makes content easier to view when it's projected in class or on low-quality monitors. It also makes viewing content easier on a mobile device...
Though we have both [Canvas Conferences][1] and [Zoom][2] web-conferencing tools available at FSU, we strongly recommend using Zoom for virtual office hours because it is well suited to both of the meeting types in this support article. ## Facilitating regular, scheduled office hours that all students can join This t...
Please Note: Microsoft Teams meetings do not directly integrate with our Canvas system. As a result, we only recommend using a Microsoft Teams meeting to facilitate a virtual course meeting for your class in the event that both [Zoom][1] and [Canvas Conferences][2] are unavailable for use. 1. [Install the Microso...
We have integrated FSU's ACE Tutoring with Canvas, which means that you can now add an ACE Tutoring link to your Canvas course navigation menu. Simply follow the directions for enabling a navigation item in the Canvas article [How do I manage Course Navigation links?][1]. [1]: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/D...
The FSU Course Evaluation Module is designed to provide tips and resources that will help instructors engage students in the evaluation process and, ultimately, increase their course evaluation response rates. Students who opt out of course evaluations cite a variety of reasons. As an instructor, you play a critical ro...
To increase the security of your course Zoom meetings, you can now restrict your course meetings to only allow FSU students, staff, and faculty to join. Instead of joining your course meeting anonymously or from a personal Zoom account, your students will instead be required to [login to their FSU Zoom accounts to join...
Wondering how to increase end-of-course evaluation response rates without compromising student anonymity? Consider giving the entire class extra credit if the response rate reaches a certain percentage, such as 70%. Then challenge your students to reach that goal! Use the Watermark Course Evaluations & Surveys (CES) Re...
If you've ever imported modules (like the [FSU Emergency Module][1] or the [FSU Course Evaluation Module][2]) into your course site from Canvas Commons, you may want to know how to update them with the latest information. Follow these steps to check for, read about, and import updates available to Canvas Commons resour...
![decorative image][1] Need some simple fixes to improve accessibility? The Office of Digital Learning has a series of tips for making course content more accessible. Other tips in this series: [Easy Fix #1 - Image descriptions][2] [Easy Fix #2 - Optimum color contrast][3] [Easy Fix #3 - Descriptive document titles...
![decorative image][1] Need some simple fixes to improve accessibility? The Office of Digital Learning has a series of tips for making course content more accessible. Other tips in this series: [Easy Fix #1 - Image descriptions][2] [Easy Fix #2 - Optimum color contrast][3] [Easy Fix #3 - Descriptive document titles...