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Students can calculate and reflect on their ecological footprint. Students identify strategies to reduce their footprint and communicate one action by designing a social media post. Lead-in/ warmer ideas (15 mins) How many Earths does your lifestyle require? Invite students to calculate their ecological footprint. Share the Global Foodprint...
Some students might require assistive technology in order to access maths and complex images. To ensure it is accessible for students who use assistive technology it’s important to be mindful of how you create maths equations, tables, arrays, matrices, graphs and other complex images. Students who are blind or...
Reading and especially writing mathematical equations by people who use screen readers has been thwart with complications and incomplete solutions. MathML has represented perhaps the most effective means of presenting equations. Tools for writing MathML efficiently remain limited and not readily available to screen reader users. MathType, available on...
Graphs, charts, and diagrams are essential to communicating chunks of data in a clear and concise manner. This allows students to quickly grasp complex information and identify patterns, trends and relationships within the dataset. When a graph, chart or diagram is inaccessible, some students miss out on key learnings...
Screen readers are a type of assistive technology used by people who are blind or have low vision, and are unable to read the content of graphs, charts or diagrams displayed as images. They can, however, read alternative text that summarises an image effectively. It’s important to write alt...
An image description refers to longer and more detailed text being available for complex images that contain substantial information. It is always recommended to keep alternative text brief and under 120 characters to benefit screen reader usability. That is why for complex images including graphs and charts, diagrams and...
The enterprise version of Microsoft Bing Chat Copilot has a ‘shield’ badge prominently displayed. When you see this badge you know that your personal and company data are protected. Microsoft will not use your data to train Large Language Models (LLMs), your text and files will remain within the...
UTS policy for Canvas roles Staff should not be granted an application role which gives them more access than necessary for their UTS staff role. Students should not be given elevated access which may give them or their cohort advantage over other students by allowing access to assessments, grades,...
Canvas offers a robust platform for educators and students to engage in interactive learning experiences. With web technologies evolving, the integration of advanced layout techniques like CSS Flexbox has become increasingly relevant. This introductory guide explores how to use HTML and CSS for compelling layout designs using Flexbox. Canvas,...
