October 2025 Newsletter and Table of Contents Image by Freepik Overview - Autumn Momentum 🎃🍂📚 October brings crisp mornings, colorful leaves, and the start of Part of Term 2, in addition to the steady rhythm of the full…

 

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Overview - Autumn Momentum 🎃🍂📚

October brings crisp mornings, colorful leaves, and the start of Part of Term 2, in addition to the steady rhythm of the full semester. Midterms, projects, and new ideas are taking shape as faculty and students push forward with energy and focus. Amid the busyness, it’s also a season for reflection, connection, and maybe a pumpkin-spiced break to recharge. ☕

This month’s newsletter brings you updates and ideas to support you. We’re offering a new Accessibility Checklist and a strategy for approaching course accessibility work using UDOIT. You’ll want to check out the update on Canvas session timeouts and learn how they affect you. For inspiration, we’re sharing highlights from a podcast on building kindness and community in online classrooms, and we’ve got the scoop on the new peer review feature in Harmonize that makes peer-to-peer feedback more engaging. If you’ve taught in the 8-week format and want to help others make the leap, consider joining the Elev8tors faculty support network. On the practical side, don’t miss a quick 3-minute demo of the Cidi Labs Insert/Embed Image app in Canvas.

Table of Contents

• New Accessibility Checklist + UDOIT Strategy
• Canvas Session Timeout Update: What You Need to Know
• Building Kindness and Community in the Online Classroom
• New Peer Review Feature in Harmonize
• Step Up and Support Your Peers: Join the Elev8tors
• How to Use the Cidi Labs Insert/Embed Image App in Canvas