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  • Ally selected in LMS Accessibility Scanner RFP

    Learning Systems | October 13, 2025
    Following an evaluation during summer 2025 , the Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI) awarded the bid to Anthology for an accessibility scanning tool to be integrated with within the CarmenCanvas learning management system (LMS) and other Canvas instances. A committee of Ohio State instructional designers, faculty, staff, and students recommending adoption of Anthology’s tool Ally...

  • CarmenCanvas Archived Course Labeling

    Learning Systems | October 3, 2025
    OTDI will begin adding an “archived” label to CarmenCanvas courses from previous semesters to help instructors more easily identify current courses that must be made accessible. The “archived” label will be added during autumn break starting the evening of Oct. 15, 2025. All past courses should appear with the “archived” label by Oct. 17. Adding the "archived" label to past courses will not change...

  • CarmenCanvas: Gradebook Updates

    Learning Systems | September 26, 2025
    CarmenCanvas has had several new features added to the grading experience. In Gradebook Settings, a View Hidden Grades indicator option is now available. When enabled, instructors will see an icon marking any grades that have not yet been posted to students. In SpeedGrader, checkboxes are now available to allow instructors to filter submissions by one or more sections. This can be done by...

  • CarmenCanvas: SEI renamed to SSLE

    Learning Systems | September 19, 2025
    The Student Evaluation of Instruction (SEI) has been renamed to Survey of Student Learning Experience (SSLE) . In keeping with this, the links in the CarmenCanvas course navigation have been updated. Additional changes to the process can be found on the Registrar's site.

  • 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 your own...

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