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January 8, 2026
Accessible PDF Basics
PDF is one of the most frequently used types of documents in higher education, and one of the most complicated to make accessible. Learn how to use the automated tools Adobe provides to evaluate and modify your documents to be more accessible, often with just a few clicks!
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January 8, 2026
Six Essential Steps for Digital Accessibility
Get an overview of the six areas that have the greatest impact on making your online content more accessible. Learn how to avoid adding unintentional barriers to learning and understanding by correctly formatting:
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January 8, 2026
ELMS-Canvas Accessibility Tools
Get an overview of the available tools for improving the accessibility and usability of content in ELMS-Canvas.
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January 8, 2026 - to January 9, 2026
USM Digital Accessibility Spring Cleaning
Start the spring semester strong by ensuring that course materials, workplace documents, and student organization content are accessible to all learners, colleagues, and peers.
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January 9, 2026
Digital Accessibility Zoom Drop In Hour
Drop in to this online "office hour" with your digital accessibility questions. No appointment needed!
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January 9, 2026
Six Essential Steps for Digital Accessibility
Get an overview of the six areas that have the greatest impact on making your online content more accessible. Learn how to avoid adding unintentional barriers to learning and understanding by correctly formatting:
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January 9, 2026
Overview of the Ally ELMS-Canvas Accessibility Tool
Join us for this overview of Ally, the ELMS-Canvas accessibility tool. This powerful tool provides accessibility features for both you and your students.Topics will include:
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January 12, 2026
Six Essential Steps for Digital Accessibility
Get an overview of the six areas that have the greatest impact on making your online content more accessible. Learn how to avoid adding unintentional barriers to learning and understanding by correctly formatting:
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January 13, 2026
Beyond the Basics of PDF Remediation
Please Note: While all are welcome, participants are encouraged to attend or view a recording of the PDF Basics Webinar before attending Beyond the Basics. Learn how to go beyond automated tools for a more accurately accessible PDF!
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January 14, 2026
Create, Style, and Scale Your ELMS Course Content: Learn to Use DesignPLUS and Templates
Instructors, take your course to the next level with DesignPLUS! Join this webinar to learn how DesignPLUS, an ELMS-Canvas plug-in, can help you build and design high-quality courses to enhance engagement and accessibility.
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January 14, 2026
ELMS-Canvas Accessibility Tools
Get an overview of the available tools for improving the accessibility and usability of content in ELMS-Canvas.
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January 15, 2026
Create, Style, and Scale Your ELMS Course Content: Build Your Own DesignPLUS Templates
Instructors, join us for this webinar and learn how to use the advanced features of the CidiLabs DesignPLUS sidebar.This session was previously titled "Upgrade Your ELMS Course with DesignPLUS (Advanced)."By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
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January 15, 2026
Overview of the Ally ELMS-Canvas Accessibility Tool
Join us for this overview of Ally, the ELMS-Canvas accessibility tool. This powerful tool provides accessibility features for both you and your students.Topics will include:
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January 16, 2026
Make Your Panopto Videos Accessible with Captions and Audio Description
Did you know that you can enable and edit automatic captions for your Panopto videos? Or that you can add audio descriptions to videos to be more accessible for visually impaired users?
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January 20, 2026
Organize, Merge, and Manage Your Courses: Your Guide to EMT
Do you teach multiple sections and need to split and combine your ELMS-Canvas course space? Join us for this webinar and learn about the ELMS Management Tool (EMT). We will demonstrate the different tools you can use in EMT.
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January 20, 2026
Accessible PDF Basics
PDF is one of the most frequently used types of documents in higher education, and one of the most complicated to make accessible. Learn how to use the automated tools Adobe provides to evaluate and modify your documents to be more accessible, often with just a few clicks!
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January 20, 2026
Master the Basics: Essential Skills for a Smooth Course Launch
This webinar covers all of the essentials for preparing and publishing your ELMS-Canvas course space. We will demonstrate the basics of using ELMS-Canvas, including how to upload files, manage notifications, create announcements, and manage your course menu.
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January 21, 2026
Take Control of Your Grades: Mastering the ELMS-Canvas Gradebook
Join us for this webinar and learn about the ELMS-Canvas Gradebook and everything that goes into the management and creation of your course.This session was previously titled "Efficient Grading and Gradebook Best Practices in ELMS."
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January 21, 2026
Six Essential Steps for Digital Accessibility
Get an overview of the six areas that have the greatest impact on making your online content more accessible. Learn how to avoid adding unintentional barriers to learning and understanding by correctly formatting:
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January 22, 2026
ELMS-Canvas Accessibility Tools
Get an overview of the available tools for improving the accessibility and usability of content in ELMS-Canvas.
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January 22, 2026
Maximize Student Engagement: Tools for Every Interaction in ELMS-Canvas
Instructors, join us for this webinar and learn how to engage your students in ELMS-Canvas. Tools and features we will cover in this session are: New Quizzes, Discussions Redesign, Panopto, and Lucid.This session was previously titled "Engage with ELMS-Canvas."
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January 22, 2026
Explore the Academic Technology in Your Classroom - VIRTUAL
Are you teaching in any of our 333 General Purpose Classrooms? Join the DIT Classroom Support team to “kick the tires” of the classroom AV systems before the semester begins.
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January 22, 2026
Explore the Academic Technology in Your Classroom - IN-PERSON
Are you teaching in any of our 333 General Purpose Classrooms? Join the DIT Classroom Support team to “kick the tires” of the classroom AV systems before the semester begins.
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January 22, 2026
Make Your Panopto Videos Accessible with Captions and Audio Description
Did you know that you can enable and edit automatic captions for your Panopto videos? Or that you can add audio descriptions to videos to be more accessible for visually impaired users?
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January 23, 2026
Canvas Portfolio Informational Session
Join this session for a brief presentation on the new Canvas Portfolio and its features, and for an open Q&A.
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January 27, 2026
Beyond the Basics of PDF Remediation
Please Note: While all are welcome, participants are encouraged to attend or view a recording of the PDF Basics Webinar before attending Beyond the Basics. Learn how to go beyond automated tools for a more accurately accessible PDF!
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February 2, 2026
ELMS-Canvas Accessibility Tools
Get an overview of the available tools for improving the accessibility and usability of content in ELMS-Canvas.
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February 4, 2026
Overview of the Ally ELMS-Canvas Accessibility Tool
Join us for this overview of Ally, the ELMS-Canvas accessibility tool. This powerful tool provides accessibility features for both you and your students.Topics will include:
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February 4, 2026
Organize, Merge, and Manage Your Courses: Your Guide to EMT
Do you teach multiple sections and need to split and combine your ELMS-Canvas course space? Join us for this webinar and learn about the ELMS Management Tool (EMT). We will demonstrate the different tools you can use in EMT.
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February 11, 2026
Six Essential Steps for Digital Accessibility
Get an overview of the six areas that have the greatest impact on making your online content more accessible. Learn how to avoid adding unintentional barriers to learning and understanding by correctly formatting:
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February 11, 2026
Master the Basics: Essential Skills for a Smooth Course Launch
This webinar covers all of the essentials for preparing and publishing your ELMS-Canvas course space. We will demonstrate the basics of using ELMS-Canvas, including how to upload files, manage notifications, create announcements, and manage your course menu.
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February 18, 2026
Take Control of Your Grades: Mastering the ELMS-Canvas Gradebook
Join us for this webinar and learn about the ELMS-Canvas Gradebook and everything that goes into the management and creation of your course.This session was previously titled "Efficient Grading and Gradebook Best Practices in ELMS."
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February 25, 2026
Maximize Student Engagement: Tools for Every Interaction in ELMS-Canvas
Instructors, join us for this webinar and learn how to engage your students in ELMS-Canvas. Tools and features we will cover in this session are: New Quizzes, Discussions Redesign, Panopto, and Lucid.This session was previously titled "Engage with ELMS-Canvas."
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February 26, 2026
Six Essential Steps for Digital Accessibility
Get an overview of the six areas that have the greatest impact on making your online content more accessible. Learn how to avoid adding unintentional barriers to learning and understanding by correctly formatting:
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March 4, 2026
Create, Style, and Scale Your ELMS Course Content: Learn to Use DesignPLUS and Templates
Instructors, take your course to the next level with DesignPLUS! Join this webinar to learn how DesignPLUS, an ELMS-Canvas plug-in, can help you build and design high-quality courses to enhance engagement and accessibility.
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March 11, 2026
Create, Style, and Scale Your ELMS Course content: Build Your Own DesignPLUS Templates
Instructors, join us for this webinar and learn how to use the advanced features of the CidiLabs DesignPLUS sidebar.This session was previously titled "Upgrade Your ELMS Course with DesignPLUS (Advanced)."By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
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