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Canvas allows Northwestern instructors and students to deliver course materials, submit assignments and tests, view grades, and create learning activities.

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2025 Canvas Hall of Fame Winners

TEACHxperts: Conversation with Canvas Hall of Fame Winners

Thursday, September 4 | Noon - 1 p.m. | Online

Join the 2025 Canvas Hall of Fame winners to discuss their insights for building effective Canvas courses. From big picture course goals to the details of building content in Canvas, this conversation will center practical and student-focused strategies for building award-worthy courses. Find more details and register.

Events

Oct
2
2025

Using AI to Help Write Alt Text for Complex Images

1:00 PM
All alt text for images should be based on the context of the image and what is being portrayed to the user. Writing app...
Oct
3
2025

Stylish and Accessible - Using Divs to Format your Canvas Site

10:00 AM
Using tables to format a page is not an accessible approach to page design. Not to mention it makes it very difficult fo...
Oct
7
2025

Using AI to Evaluate the Accessibility of Third Party Tools

1:00 PM
According to Northwestern’s Digital Accessibility Policy as well as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), all softw...