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In the coming weeks, we will be auditing Canvas courses to see how well they adhere to accessibility standards and guidelines. The term accessibility refers to enabling access to the web and other systems for people with disabilities. The Teaching…

Microsoft Teams has all the tools you need for live, online teaching sessions.  As we switch online teaching from Zoom to Microsoft Teams, this blog highlights that Teams has many of the features that are associated with Zoom.  As with…

This blog tells you about digital accessibility and the resources and events we have to help you. It also highlights Global Accessibility Awareness Day on the 19th of May. This is an important event to help promote good accessible design…

The default time in a new Canvas Assignment will be 1PM (13:00)  Why is this change happening?   Previously the default for a Canvas assignment was 23:59. Completing and submitting assignments are probably the most anxious times for students. Although there…

Enhanced Gradebook Filters is a new feature available in the Canvas grades area. You can create new filters in the grades area to filter assignments or students by: Assignment Group Modules Student Group – show only students in a selected group…

What is fair dealing? This week is the UK Fair Dealing Week. This blog will help you understand what fair dealing means and why it’s important for you to know about it. Copyright is an intellectual property right that automatically…

This blog highlights a TLA inspire story that discusses Will Jackson & Anne Hayes from the School of Justice Studies who have been using the feedback dashboard to support tutees.

At Liverpool John Moores University, we’re committed to making digital content accessible to as many people as possible. This article is one in a series of accessibility tips to help you improve the digital environment for everyone. We would like…

We use pronouns to identify or refer to somebody when we are not using their name… “They”, “Them”, “She”, “Her”, “He”, “Him”, are some examples. You can change your personal pronouns in the account section in Canvas. Personal pronouns display…

Dr Miranda Melcher from City, University of London gave a recent presentation at the University of Kent’s Digitally Enhanced Education Webinar series. Here are her three key principles for support inclusivity and examples of implementation. You can listen to her full talk Teaching inclusively to…