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  • CarmenCanvas: YouTube Overlay Update

    Learning Systems | September 16, 2025
    Beginning September 22, YouTube videos embedded in your Canvas courses may begin to display ads. This is due to a change made by YouTube. In response, Instructure (the vendor for CarmenCanvas) will display an overlay message warning users that ads may appear. This message will appear before a video plays and must be clicked through by each user. If the YouTube content in your course is...

  • Differentiation Tags

    Learning Systems | August 20, 2025
    CarmenCanvas now has Instructure's new Differentiation Tags feature enabled. This option allows users to configure specific tags to group the participants in their courses. You might use Differentiation Tags to:Identify students who have accommodations through Student Life Disability Services, so you can more easily set a longer availability window.Identify graduating students so you can cal...

  • Carmen Files Redesign

    Learning Systems | July 22, 2025
    The Carmen Files page has been redesigned for greater accessibility, intuitiveness and streamlined usage. This change applies to course files and user files. A temporary toggle allows users to switch between the new and the old interface.Key updates include:A "Select All" checkbox and Individual file selection checkboxes are available. This replaces the need to use Ctrl+ and Shift+ shortcut...

  • Canvas Update - Permalink for Discussion Entries

    Learning Systems | June 6, 2025
    In Discussions, each reply now includes a copyable permalink allowing users to share a direct link to that specific reply. If the reply is part of a thread, the thread will expand to reveal it. ...

  • LMS Scanning Tool RFP Now Open

    Randi Honkonen | June 5, 2025
    The Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI) is leading a Request for Proposals (RFP) for an accessibility scanning tool to be integrated within the CarmenCanvas learning management system (LMS) and other Canvas instances. This application will enhance digital accessibility initiatives to improve accessibility to course content led by the ADA Digital Accessibility Center and OTDI's Digital Accessibility Services.

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