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CATL Weekly
September 12, 2025
In the September 12, 2025 issue
- SAVE THE DATE.
- WORTH READING.
- ANNOUNCEMENT.
- CANVAS TIP.
- DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY.
- ABOUT THE CATL WEEKLY.
SAVE THE DATE.
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CATL Mini-Conference
- 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10
WORTH READING.
Thinking about assessing participation? A recent short article in Harvard's Inspiring Minds newsletter, Make the Invisible Visible in Student Group Work: Strategies for a Fairer Approach to Assessing Participation, suggests an approach that the author adapts in week 2 of class.
(Note: You may need to create a free educator account to access this article. But, once you have an account you can select or deselect newsletters you want to receive, and have access to many helpful articles.)
ANNOUNCEMENT.
The application window is now open for Community Engaged Learning (CEL) course designations for the Spring 2026 semester. Funding opportunities are also available. Apply before September 15, 2025.
CANVAS TIP.
If you plan on having students use tools/integrations such as Respondus Lockdown Browser, Zoom, or Kaltura, make sure they (and you) have the latest updated version for the semester. Most often, the easiest way to update is to re-download the tool and it'll give you a prompt to update!
Also, when it comes to using Respondus, have your students take a practice exam, either in your course or the Canvas Student Orientation, to mitigate issues and stress on a big exam day.
DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY.
In addition to UDOIT, be sure to review the built-in accessibility checker in Canvas. Take note of what the checker asks you to fix so you can use that insight to help you build more accessible content moving forward.
ABOUT THE CATL WEEKLY.
Sent weekly during the academic year to all instructors, The CATL Weekly provides information, resources, insight, and reminders. The CATL staff works hard to ensure the information is relevant and timely. We appreciate your time scanning the newsletter each week and digging in further as you wish. You can always contact CATL for more information.