Canvas Commons is a repository of digital resources that allows users to share and import content into a course site. The RTL Core Template is available in Canvas Commons to UC Berkeley users in the Instructor, TA, or Designer roles.
Follow the steps below to import the template to your new course site.
Quality Assurance (QA) is the process of checking the technical components of your course site before students have access to it. This process includes confirming all links function correctly, materials are fully accessible, and materials you'd like students to access are published, or conversely, materials you'd like hidden until a certain date are not visible to students. There are two key tools available in bCourses that help streamline QA: Course Link Validator and Ally Instructor Report. Additionally, DLS has developed a bCourses...
Check for Accessibility with the Ally Instructor Report
The Ally tool in bCourses identifies if images and files in your course site are formatted for accessibility. It then provides guidance on how to edit materials that are currently not in accessible formats, a process called remediation. As you add links to documents or embed images on your weekly landing pages, you may notice the green, orange, and red meters next to the files identifying if the materials are fully, partially, or not accessible, respectively. The Ally tool indicates the problem when you...
This workshop goes over integrating your laptop/mobile device in a variety of Berkeley classrooms. We will also explore how to implement Zoom features in any classroom.
In this interactive workshop, we will consider how people learn and use the 5E learning cycle model as a tool to understand and align teaching choices.
In this interactive workshop, participants will collaboratively explore considerations for selecting active learning strategies for different teaching and learning goals.
