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  • Digital Accessibility Resources for Faculty
    by Cheri Madewell
    September 2, 2026
    Ball State faculty can access resources to remediate course content to align with ADA Title II digital accessibility requirements in our Digital Accessibility site, part of the Teaching Innovation Team Public Resources Canvas Community. What is the ADA Title II New Rule? Read a detailed discussion of the updated New Rule accessibility requirements in this… Read more: Digital Accessibility Resources for Faculty
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    Canvas Updates You May Have Missed This Summer
    by Mac Clark
    August 19, 2026
    Looking to stay up to date on Canvas? Here are the highlights of new Canvas features from this summer. For a comprehensive list of Canvas updates, see Instructure’s Canvas Releases page.   New Quizzes SpeedGrader and Assessment Enhancements  Interface and Course Settings  Security Share Your Feedback on Canvas Features   Participate in the Instructure Community and share your Canvas feedback, ideas, collaborate with others, and find answers… Read more: Canvas Updates You May Have Missed This Summer
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    Accessibility Changes Toolkit
    by John Carter
    April 29, 2026
    Ball State faculty can find updates to the May 11 ADA Title II compliance deadline in our Digital Accessibility site, part of the Teaching Innovation Team Public Resources Canvas Community. As you prepare your course for accessibility, access resources to remediate your content to align with the updated requirements. What is This New Rule? What… Read more: Accessibility Changes Toolkit
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    Understanding and Applying Peace-Centered Pedagogy
    by John Carter
    April 15, 2026
    Learn how to foster student agency and connection by integrating peace-centered pedagogy into your classroom. When I first began teaching, my father passed along an influential piece of advice he had received from my mother: “Be the teacher you wish you’d had.” What do our students need today? What does the world need from our… Read more: Understanding and Applying Peace-Centered Pedagogy
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    Ball State Joins a National Effort to Rethink Curriculum Design with AI
    by Oksana Komarenko
    April 1, 2026
    Learn about how Ball State University’s Teaching Innovation Team is joining a multi-year research study to examine the use of AI in curriculum design. Ball State University’s Teaching Innovation Team, part of the Division of Online and Strategic Learning, was recently selected to participate in the QM+iDesign Human–AI Collaboration in Online Program Design initiative, a national, multi-year research study led by Quality… Read more: Ball State Joins a National Effort to Rethink Curriculum Design with AI

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