Accessibility is an important issue in online education. Canvas contains several features to help instructors make their content accessible for all students. This workshop guides instructors through the basics of accessibility. Topics include: using the accessibility checker in Canvas, alt-text for images, alt-text in documents and PowerPoints, and video captioning…
Canvas is developing a new Gradebook. This Gradebook contains features unavailable in the current version of the Gradebook, like automatic deductions for late assignments. While this Gradebook is still in beta testing, instructors can use it within their courses rather than the current Gradebook version. This workshop walks instructors through…
Open Lab Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 am and 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. An Open Lab is an open training session that spans multiple hours and has no defined topic. Two support personnel from the Office of Online Learning are available in a specific location to answer questions and…
The University of Southern Mississippi Office of Online Learning is hosting the Applying the Quality Matters Rubric workshop for online faculty. Limited space is available. Learn the underlying principles behind the QM Rubric and the critical elements of the QM quality assurance process. Learn about drafting helpful recommendations as you…
Accessibility is an important issue in online education. Canvas contains several features to help instructors make their content accessible for all students. This workshop guides instructors through the basics of accessibility. Topics include: using the accessibility checker in Canvas, alt-text for images, alt-text in documents and PowerPoints, and video captioning…
Accessibility is an important issue in online education. Canvas contains several features to help instructors make their content accessible for all students. This workshop guides instructors through the basics of accessibility. Topics include: using the accessibility checker in Canvas, alt-text for images, alt-text in documents and PowerPoints, and video captioning…
The University of Southern Mississippi Office of Online Learning is hosting the Applying the Quality Matters Rubric workshop for faculty. Limited space is available. Learn the underlying principles behind the QM Rubric and the critical elements of the QM quality assurance process. Learn about drafting helpful recommendations as you apply…
Canvas is developing a new Gradebook. This Gradebook contains features unavailable in the current version of the Gradebook, like automatic deductions for late assignments. While this Gradebook is still in beta testing, instructors can use it within their courses rather than the current Gradebook version. This workshop walks instructors through…
Canvas is the Learning Management System (LMS) subscribed to by The University of Southern Mississippi. All online classes are required to go through Canvas but face-to-face instructors may also use the product, if they choose. The platform looks complex. This workshop is a crash course in the platform focused on…
Yuja is a video management platform that allows online instructors to capture and store video within a cloud-based streaming and storage environment. Yuja also connects to the Canvas learning management system, which allows instructors to share captured and stored videos with his/her classes. The following training is designed to introduce…
