To download Canvas Outcomes data from a Canvas subject site, you must first enable the Learning Mastery Gradebook. To do this, navigate to your Canvas course settings and select the ‘Feature Options’ tab. Look for the Learning Mastery Markbook row. In the ‘State’ column, ensure that the enabled button...
Navigate to the Canvas SpeedGrader, click on the submission you want to mark and then click on ’View Rubric’. Mark the submission using the rubric. Click on the corresponding CILO or PLO to record a student’s level of achievement of this learning outcome. Click ‘Save’ to record marks.
Navigate to the Canvas Question Bank containing the questions you will use in your exam. At the bottom of the right-hand menu, you will see ‘Align Outcome’. Choose the Outcome being assured in your quiz from those listed. (To learn how to import Outcomes see Importing CILOs or PLOs...
After navigating to the Assignments section of Canvas and clicking on the assessment you want to work on, you can create a rubric by clicking on ‘+ Rubric’. For more information, see this LX.lab guide to rubrics in Canvas. To add the CILOs or PLOs that have already been...
To import CILOs or PLOs into your subject site as Outcomes, click the ‘Outcomes’ link in your subject’s navigation menu. In the ‘Setting up Outcomes’ box that appears, click ‘Find’. Click on ‘Account Standards’. Click on your Faculty name. You will then see all of the folders containing the...
Outcomes can be aligned with Canvas assignment rubrics to track student learning. When a student’s work is marked using a rubric, their achievement of an aligned UTS learning outcome can be recorded at the same time. Outcomes can also be attached to Canvas quizzes via a Question Bank. In...
Some students might experience barriers when accessing content in your subject. Adding content to your subject sites and learning materials in a certain way can help remove these barriers and create an inclusive and accessible learning environment. We asked our Digital Accessibility Ambassadors – UTS students with lived experience of...
A clear and logical structure is a basic foundation of accessible digital content. Structure refers to the layout and format of your content. Well-structured content benefits all of your students and is critical for students who have cognitive or learning disabilities, students who use screen readers, students who only...
Ensuring that you use clear language in your subject is important for all students – and critical for some who might find it harder to fill in the gaps. We asked our Digital Accessibility Ambassadors – UTS students with lived experience of disability about why using clear language in your...
Alternative text, or “alt text” is a short description or tag added to images found online or in documents. It’s a way of describing images for people who are unable to see them, usually because they have a vision-related disability. It’s generally not visible on the page like a...
