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siouxgeonz · ‎01-23-2020

It's longer than that. It's why snce I have a choice, I don't use Canvas -- both that I can't duplicate questions and ... they can't/won't address this. Please don't think it's ever going to happen -- it's been promised rather often.

siouxgeonz · ‎07-11-2018

I did a little search and found this: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2016788/ It concludes that because all caps makes the actual size of text bigger, it improves legibility for folks w/ low vision, or when text is small.

siouxgeonz · ‎01-15-2018

Thanks for posting this so I can know to keep going with other projects and let Canvas be..... I'm not sure people understand that what is a "workaround" for some is a genuine barrier for others. Perhaps they do but... they've got enough basically satisfied folks to keep doing what they're doing. Wish they would stop pretending about the Quiz Engine!

siouxgeonz · ‎09-28-2017

laurakgibbs‌ You are my go-to person for keeping me thinking about those connections and creative ways to grow them

siouxgeonz · ‎09-28-2017

I am so glad these awesome folks are getting recognized. They help people like me navigate Canvas' sometimes unpredictable waters and have so many amazing ideas that they share freely. Now, if Canvas would only make it possible to copy quiz questions ... and fix bugs instead of insisting they are features!

siouxgeonz · ‎09-26-2017

So... The *syllabus* isn't scaffolded -- the course content in that syllabus is. Makes a lot more sense I was picturing some kind of scaffolding from attendance policy to schedule... Thanks!

siouxgeonz · ‎09-26-2017

I come back and browse to see if they've gotten past "soon! It'll be great! Soon!" ... there are two projects I'm doing in other venues because I just don't have time to wade through the workarounds, and there are just enough student interface issues that I don't want to inflict on students. So, I've stopped struggling with the issue. I'm hoping to be able to learn enough to make things work in Canvas eventually.

siouxgeonz · ‎09-26-2017

I'm confused about what "scaffolding" from one topic to another in a syllabus means. THere is a link that says it is an example, but it is a link to information about scaffolding educational content.

siouxgeonz · ‎09-22-2017

I don't think standardization is the answer, but a simple reality is that many online experiences exclude learners who get lost trying to navigate them. It is excruciatingly easy to create something that "everybody" knows how to use and not remember/realize that ... well, actually, they don't.

siouxgeonz · ‎08-18-2017

I just remember the 2016 excitement -- and it makes me wonder about priorities. The "well, we didn't actually promise anything that you can make us stick to!" makes me groan. The people of some consequence are not *at all* what brings me to Canvas...

siouxgeonz · ‎08-16-2017

Thanks! Any year now! It's like our Rails to Trails project...

siouxgeonz · ‎08-15-2017

I'm making really simple questions with numerical answers for learning math facts... but I'll be going further... Should I be using an equation editor for accessibility even at this level? I am thinking as soon as division and fractions happen that that will be necessary...

siouxgeonz · ‎08-15-2017

My attempt to make a little "you grew up and never learned your math facts?" course ... I dream of being able to have a practice deck -- two from this group, three from that group, two from the other... now let's scramble them! Do it again Looking for "mindful mastery" as opposed to "mindless rote..." and recognizing that it probably really honestly doesn't matter if the quiz is in a predictable order so BACK TO IT... Still wish I could ... you know..."save and keep this copy to edit" so I could make lots of similar questions quickly. My hour combing for "where's all tha tnew stuff with quizzes they were going to unveil at the conference" ... no gold... And good grief!!!!! To change order of questions in a quiz... I "can" grab and drag them. Oops, no I can't, if they have to go beyond a screen. I either have to click "move to" and say where it's going or ... shrink my zoom. Getting into MacGyver All Day zone ... And no, if I pick the wrong group (I don't want the ones with pictures)... too bad so sad, you can't edit that. Do it over! Of course I can't do it over where it is -- no, I'm going to have to make a new question and then move it. I love open but if it's going to take more time than I have then... I'll be going to other resources. I already tabled this once.

siouxgeonz · ‎08-15-2017

Really?

siouxgeonz · ‎08-15-2017

Me too me too me too but I'm feeling the utter silence about 'quizzes next.' I'm thinking something imploded ...

siouxgeonz · ‎08-15-2017

I'm coming back after a summer break from Canvas... making things in D2L where "Save and Copy" is a one click option for when I want to have lots of very similar math questions. I was looking for updates on quizzes and... looks like I've found 'em -- "Not yet..."

siouxgeonz · ‎08-03-2017

This is good for "Universal Design for Learning" It also helps me focus on no, really, what do I want them to *learn* and how can they express it?

siouxgeonz · ‎08-02-2017

I'm also interested in this (just started on a little thing)... I'll share anything I dredge up or glom together. Weaning to stuff that does the interactivity we need, accessibly is an awesome goal

siouxgeonz · ‎08-02-2017

If it's a home-made video one could have one question be a small clip of the video and it has to be answered before moving on.

siouxgeonz · ‎08-02-2017

I'm no expert but based on what people have said in the thread, yea. (I'm a "Free for Teachers" user for the most part, so it's not an issue at all for me!)

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Use equation editor for math facts? I'm making really simple questions with numerical answers for learning math facts... but I'll be going further... Should I be using an equation editor for accessibility even at this level? &...	08-15-2017	572	3
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Links and thinking ahead... In my mind and heart, "accessibility" is a lot more than fulfilling legal requirements and captioning. I want to make learning accessible, not just information or "content." These guide...	05-31-2017	351	1
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Newbies, shoaling When a bicyclist approaches a traffic light and passes the cars to sneak up to the front, it's called "shoaling." Canvas Community has turned its "gamification" over and I had enough points t...	03-11-2017	612	1
It's a community thing ;) So here I am in my tutoring lab, and our Dean in charge of Things Tech and Learning Support comes in ... with none other than @kona with a swag bag. I've got student...	03-08-2017	504	6
WHat's the status of things? I'm taking BlendKit2017 on Canvas ... and hoping to use some of the stuff I'm playing with here, there (tho' it's with my "parkland college" identity b/c I know I'll still have a job for the next fiv...	03-06-2017	715	1
I've embedded! I found iFraming in Canvas and used it to embed a game from the NCTM illuminations math exercises into my little course. I'll also provide a link so that students can go ther...	02-14-2017	757	3
Exploring Question Banks I'm trying to make a module for learning the addition facts. I work with grownups who discreetly are still counting (either on their fingers or in their heads) or using calculators for e...	01-10-2017	2101	0
I hit publish... Back when this "service learning" course I'm wrapping up was active (it ended 12/6, but we can finalize our submissions and submit 'til 12/31) I tried to let another person peek at the Canvas course ...	12-24-2016	646	0
Working on first quiz! Easily found the nice How do I create a quiz with a question group to randomize quiz questions? and I like that the "alt tag" is right there on the front to prompt me to write what ...	11-13-2016	793	1
Why are our emails displayed to public? Why are our emails visible as our identifier to the entire un-logged-in world, but get masked for people who are logged in?	11-11-2016	540	3
Figuration release from CAST Got this on my twitter feed the other day Release v1.3.1 · cast-org/figuration · GitHub which clued me into this article about it http://www.chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/cast-figu...	11-08-2016	334	0
Our emails displayed: why? Why are our email addresses displayed to the entire not-logged-in world instead of our display names?	10-27-2016	379	1
Adaptive quizzes? On www.mathisfun.com there's a set of pages for "training" including this one for addition: Math Trainer - Addition . It's programmed so that if a person mi...	10-22-2016	881	0
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