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  • Updated on: Mar 04, 2019

    How can I make tables more accessible?

    Users of screen readers cannot read tables the same way sighted users do. Sighted users can tell at a glance what column and row a given cell is associated with, but a screen reader user needs a properly coded table. To make tables usable, additional steps will need to be taken to make them accessible.

  • By default, only you will be able to access the question pools you create, but you can share your question pools with other instructors from within the system.

    You can only share a question pool with a user who has permission to create assessments, and you must share the question pool from a site for which both you and the other user have such a role; it does not have to be the site where you created the pool.

    Once someone shares a question pool with you, you can then access the pool from any site in which you have the ability to create assessments, unless the creator of the pool revokes access.

    Pool owners will see the names of everyone with whom they've shared the pool on the Share Pool screen in all of their own sites. If someone with whom a pool has been shared is not a member of the site the pool owner is viewing, that person will be listed under Site Members with Access with the role of anonymous_access.

    Removing a user from a site does not remove access to any question pools you've shared with him or her; you must revoke access using the instructions below.

  • Updated on: Feb 18, 2019

    How can I make links accessible?

    Assistive technology users use link lists to navigate content. This means they cannot rely on context to tell what a link does. Each link needs to be uniquely descriptive of what it does. The best place to uniquely identify a link is in the link text. Good examples are: "View Assignment 34," "Visit Entomological Society of America," etc.

  • Updated on: Feb 13, 2019

    How do I submit an assignment?

    This article describes how to submit an assignment in the Assignments tool.  Note that some instructors may prefer to receive assignments via the Drop Box tool.  For instructions on submitting an assignment to Drop Box, see How can students and site members add items to their Drop Boxes?

    Manual Site Tools
  • Updated on: Feb 13, 2019

    How do I create wiki pages?

    Manual Site Tools
  • Manual Site Tools
  • Updated on: Feb 12, 2019

    How do I create a messages folder?

    Folders can be created within the Messages tool to aid in organization.

    Manual Communication
  • You can embed an image from an external web page in a text box using the Rich-Text Editor.

    Note: Your image may be located on a non-secure server.  A non-secure server has http:// in the link.  (A secure server has https:// in the link).  If your image is located on a non-secure server, depending on their browser settings, your site participants may experience issues with mixed content.  Mixed content issues are caused by a browser trying to display both non-secure and secure content at the same time.  By default, many browsers block mixed content as a security precaution.  In order to view an image located on a non-secure server within UVaCollab, participants may need to select an option in their browser to allow mixed content.

    Tip: If you are adding content in the Lessons tool, you may also insert images directly as individual items on the page, rather than within the Rich-Text Editor. See the articles on Lessons for more information on embedding and linking items on a lesson page.

  • Updated on: Jan 25, 2019

    How do I access messages?

    Manual Communication