Module Learning Objectives

Upon the successful completion of this module, you will be able to:

Explore and use online course features with mobile devices such as your tablet or smart phone
Use Canvas Accessibility services to customize course interface for special needs in browsing pages

Access MyCourses on Mobile Devices

You can interact with your Canvas courses on various mobile devices. Due to adherence to open web standards and very minimal use of Flash, UMHB online courses are fully supported on many smartphones and tablets. Compatible devices include platforms such as the iPhone/iPad, Android phone/tablet.

To explore your course features on a mobile device, you need to download and install the Canvas App from AppleStore or GooglePlay. Below is an example of how to use Canvas App for iPhone:

Download and install the free "Canvas by Instructure" App from AppleStore (there are a couple choices - the instructions below are for the following app):
Log into the Canvas for iOS app; enter "University of Mary Hardin-Baylor;" enter your username and password
The navigation menu is at the bottom of your screen.

From "Courses" tab, see a complete list of the courses you are enrolled in

Select any course to access specific course content, grades and other features as illustrated below:

From the "To Do" tab, view assignments not yet submitted
From the "Notifications" tab, see calendar view of assignments
From the "Messages" tab, check your course email
From the "Profile" tab, view your files, edit your profile, request learning management system help from Canvas, or Logout

Canvas Accessibility

Canvas contains several unifying accessibility features that can be found on various pages in Canvas.

Canvas provides a user experience that is easy, simple, and intuitive. Special attention has been paid to making Canvas screen-readable. The Rich Content Editor encourages users to create accessible content pages (i.e. text formatting is accomplished using styles). Canvas is designed to allow limited customization of colors and schemes to be accessible for all users.

Find more information by visiting the Canvas Accessibility Standards and the Canvas Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT).

Learning Activities

Read

For more detailed information on these topics, read the Canvas Student Guide (Links to an external site.)

Do

Download and Install the Canvas App to your mobile device(s) and test each of the course features