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New CSUN Canvas Template Now Available

December 22, 2022

CSUN Canvas Template Course Image

Getting your course Canvas ready takes a lot of time, but you can give yourself a headstart with the CSUN Canvas Template. This semester we are Beta testing a shell that you can import to your Canvas course to begin with a beautiful homepage, student resources module and consistent course structure. Did you know that according to the 2022 IT Student Survey, 79% of students said that their learning would improve if all courses were structured similarly? New CSUN Canvas Template Now Available

Accessibility Tip - Student and Faculty Training

December 22, 2022

Student and Faculty Accessibility Training

In 2021-22, the Universal Design Center (UDC) conducted a pilot with select departments to train their student employees in making documents accessible. The pilot was a success, so for 2022-23 we are pleased to offer this program to all CSUN departments. 

The Universal Design Center (UDC) will train your department’s student employees to help make documents and other course materials accessible. This new session starts in February 10th, and there are only 34 seats left. Sign your department’s student employees up today! Read More About Accessibility Tip - Student and Faculty Training

Lecture Recording Made Easy with Panopto

December 20, 2022

Lecture Recording with Panopto

Lecture Recording is one of the most convenient ways to save and distribute your course lectures. With Panopto, you can enhance your lectures and PowerPoint presentations by making them easily accessible and searchable, which will give your students a much richer experience. If the name sounds familiar, that’s because all Zoom Cloud recordings are automatically added to Panopto. Read more

Accessibility Tip on Dashes and Hyphens

November 17, 2022

The Mysterious Dash or Hyphen preparing your content for Screen Readers

A screen reader is an assistive technology that helps people with vision impairment to access and interact with websites or applications through touch or audio. However, there are some limitations with screen readers. For example, screen readers do not know what the – symbol represents, whether it is a minus sign, hyphen, en dash or em dash, and will not read it. So, when you are creating content for your courses, it is always a good practice to spell out the word and any abbreviations or make a reference to your abbreviation when used for the first time.  Read More About Accessibility Tip on Dashes and Hyphens

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