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Dana Lee Baker, Instructional Designer / Developer from California State University Islands, under the mentorship of Danna Lomax developed canvas course homepage and key heading resources in Spanish. Additional elements of multilingual support are communicated in both English and Spanish. The resources are intended to expand and enhance belonging as well as emphasize that multilingualism is an individual and collective strength.

Dana Lee Baker, Instructional Designer / Developer from California State University Channel Islands, developed a bilingual course homepage under the mentorship of Danna Lomax. These resources allow multilingual students to access headings and key course resources in their primary language. The hope is to create a sense of belonging and normalize difference as an individual and community strength.

Juvenal Caporale, Instructor from California State University, Stanislaus, used Canvas announcements to share important goals, course topics, recorded lectures, materials, readings, resources, and reminders while also addressing common student questions. This approach ensured consistent communication, kept all students informed (including those who were absent), and provided helpful task reminders.

Yamini Bellare, Assistant Professor from California State University Stanislaus, created To Do Lists for each Module in the course. Each To Do List included direct links to the assignments to be submitted and their due dates. This page serves as a Welcome and Orientation page to each Module.

Kristin Jordan, Instructor from California State University Channel Islands, implemented bilingual translations in Canvas for a Sociology of Education course where information on the Canvas home page, in the welcome/start here module, and major headings/buttons are presented in both English and Spanish. This initiative ensures that information displayed on the Canvas home page, within the welcome/start here module, and major headings/buttons is accessible in both English and Spanish. By providing simultaneous translations, students gain direct exposure to essential concepts and research covered in the course, such as community cultural wealth, linguistic capital, and bilingual education. Additionally, this approach fosters a more inclusive environment, both linguistically and culturally, within our class. Importantly, the adaptability of these bilingual translations makes them applicable to various courses, regardless of content alignment.