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DESCRIPTION:Event Title: Canvas Accessibility Workshop:&nbsp\;\n\n\n\n\n\nA
 \nHybrid Workshop for FacultyZoom Link:&nbsp\;https://illinois.zoom.us/j/8
 3654389365?pwd=ZwHMuxMnfy2miYjRRqGXcutbrn7rgf.1In-Person Location:&nbsp\;E
 ducation Building Room 22&nbsp\;Event Description:Join us for an interacti
 ve hybrid workshop designed for faculty in the College of Education to lea
 rn how to create accessible content in Canvas. This session will focus on 
 essential strategies to ensure your course materials are inclusive and mee
 t accessibility standards\, providing equitable learning experiences for a
 ll students\, including those using assistive technologies.Session Highlig
 hts:Assess Canvas Course Accessibility: Learn how to evaluate your Canvas 
 course for accessibility and identify areas for improvement.Organize Conte
 nt with Accessible Structure: Discover how to use headings\, lists\, and p
 roper formatting to enhance screen reader compatibility.Create Accessible 
 Links and Media: Learn best practices for adding meaningful hyperlinks\, c
 aptions\, and transcripts to improve navigation and engagement.Add Alterna
 tive Text for Visuals: Gain skills in adding alternative text to images\, 
 charts\, and media files so all content is accessible.Leverage Canvas Acce
 ssibility Tools: Explore Canvas' built-in accessibility checker and other 
 tools to identify and fix common issues.Learning Outcomes:By the end of th
 is workshop\, participants will be able to:Evaluate and improve the access
 ibility of their Canvas courses.Apply accessible structures\, links\, and 
 media to course content.Utilize Canvas tools to ensure materials meet the 
 needs of all learners.This workshop is ideal for faculty looking to create
  inclusive and accessible Canvas courses. Join us in person or virtually t
 o enhance your skills and promote equitable learning opportunities for all
  students.&nbsp\;If you cannot make the event recordings of all trainings 
 are available online in Media Space here:&nbsp\;https://mediaspace.illinoi
 s.edu/channel/Education%2BBuilding%2BAccessible%2BCourses/359240392.&nbsp\
 ;
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SUMMARY:Canvas Accessibility Workshop: A Hybrid Workshop for Faculty
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Event Title</strong>: Canvas Access
 ibility Workshop:&nbsp\;\n\n\n\n\n\n<span>A\nHybrid Workshop for Faculty</
 span></p><p><strong>Zoom Link:&nbsp\;</strong><a href="https://illinois.zo
 om.us/j/83654389365?pwd=ZwHMuxMnfy2miYjRRqGXcutbrn7rgf.1" data-auth="NotAp
 plicable" title="https://illinois.zoom.us/j/83654389365?pwd=ZwHMuxMnfy2miY
 jRRqGXcutbrn7rgf.1" data-outlook-id="62539ec6-ae69-4630-9584-e701fa62fbe3"
 >https://illinois.zoom.us/j/83654389365?pwd=ZwHMuxMnfy2miYjRRqGXcutbrn7rgf
 .1</a></p><p><strong>In-Person Location:&nbsp\;</strong>Education Building
  Room 22</p><p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p><p><strong>Event Description:</
 strong><br>Join us for an interactive hybrid workshop designed for faculty
  in the College of Education to learn how to create accessible content in 
 Canvas. This session will focus on essential strategies to ensure your cou
 rse materials are inclusive and meet accessibility standards\, providing e
 quitable learning experiences for all students\, including those using ass
 istive technologies.</p><p><strong>Session Highlights:</strong></p><ul><li
 ><strong>Assess Canvas Course Accessibility:</strong> Learn how to evaluat
 e your Canvas course for accessibility and identify areas for improvement.
 </li><li><strong>Organize Content with Accessible Structure:</strong> Disc
 over how to use headings\, lists\, and proper formatting to enhance screen
  reader compatibility.</li><li><strong>Create Accessible Links and Media:<
 /strong> Learn best practices for adding meaningful hyperlinks\, captions\
 , and transcripts to improve navigation and engagement.</li><li><strong>Ad
 d Alternative Text for Visuals:</strong> Gain skills in adding alternative
  text to images\, charts\, and media files so all content is accessible.</
 li><li><strong>Leverage Canvas Accessibility Tools:</strong> Explore Canva
 s' built-in accessibility checker and other tools to identify and fix comm
 on issues.</li></ul><p><strong>Learning Outcomes:</strong><br>By the end o
 f this workshop\, participants will be able to:</p><ul><li>Evaluate and im
 prove the accessibility of their Canvas courses.</li><li>Apply accessible 
 structures\, links\, and media to course content.</li><li>Utilize Canvas t
 ools to ensure materials meet the needs of all learners.</li></ul><p>This 
 workshop is ideal for faculty looking to create inclusive and accessible C
 anvas courses. Join us in person or virtually to enhance your skills and p
 romote equitable learning opportunities for all students.</p><p>&nbsp\;</p
 ><p>If you cannot make the event recordings of all trainings are available
  online in Media Space here:&nbsp\;<a href="https://mediaspace.illinois.ed
 u/channel/Education%2BBuilding%2BAccessible%2BCourses/359240392" title="ht
 tps://mediaspace.illinois.edu/channel/Education%2BBuilding%2BAccessible%2B
 Courses/359240392" data-outlook-id="974b6291-97c5-4849-9887-451740d8da5c">
 https://mediaspace.illinois.edu/channel/Education%2BBuilding%2BAccessible%
 2BCourses/359240392</a>.&nbsp\;</p>
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