Vol 4.5: #3ThingsWorthSharing: UMD Canvas Template, Accessibility Challenge, and UFIXIT

UMD Canvas Template, Accessibility Challenge, and UFIXIT

New! The UMD Canvas Template

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It's a brand new year and UMD has a brand new Canvas template that you can use for your Canvas course. Using the template, you can save time setting up your course, improve your site accessibility, and provide students with a familiar consistent course site interface. 

Questions? Find more information on the UMD Canvas Template webpage.

Accessibility Challenge: Strengthen your skills!

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Creating new habits requires repetition, teamwork, patience, and a plan.  What better way to learn new skills than in a structured, community based effort like the 10-week Digital Accessibility Challenge  Starting January 2026, participants will learn core skills, share their questions, and get expert assistance + a bonus 1000 wellbeing points!

UFIXIT

 

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Have you been using UDOIT to make your Canvas content more accessible? If so, you might have noticed UFIXIT.

While UDOIT identifies errors in pages, announcements, assignments, and documents, offering guidance,  UFIXIT provides one-click fixes or options to resolve issues without leaving the tool.  Check out UFIXIT in UDOIT today!