CCE CCE Data Privacy, Accessibility & Compliance 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which U.S. federal law governs the privacy of student educational records and applies to Canvas course data?
- HIPAA
- COPPA
- FERPA (Correct answer)
- CIPA
Correct answer: FERPA
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) protects student educational records, including grades and personally identifiable information stored in Canvas.
Question 2: Under FERPA, which of the following is generally prohibited without student or guardian consent?
- Sharing directory information already made public
- Disclosing a student's grades to an unauthorized third party (Correct answer)
- Allowing the student to review their own records
- Reporting aggregate, de-identified data
Correct answer: Disclosing a student's grades to an unauthorized third party
FERPA prohibits disclosing personally identifiable information from student education records to unauthorized parties without proper consent.
Question 3: What does WCAG stand for in the context of Canvas accessibility?
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (Correct answer)
- Worldwide Canvas Accessibility Guide
- Web Compliance and Grading Criteria
- Wireless Content Accessibility Goals
Correct answer: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
WCAG stands for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, the international standard Canvas follows to ensure content is accessible to users with disabilities.
Question 4: Which Canvas tool helps instructors check whether course content meets accessibility standards before publishing?
- SpeedGrader
- UDOIT or Canvas Accessibility Checker (Correct answer)
- Modules prerequisites
- New Analytics
Correct answer: UDOIT or Canvas Accessibility Checker
Canvas's built-in Accessibility Checker (and third-party tools like UDOIT) scans pages and assignments for accessibility issues such as missing alt text or poor color contrast.
Question 5: According to WCAG 2.1 AA standards, what must all meaningful images in a Canvas course have?
- A hyperlink to a larger version
- Alternative (alt) text describing the image content (Correct answer)
- A minimum resolution of 1080p
- A caption visible only to screen readers
Correct answer: Alternative (alt) text describing the image content
WCAG 2.1 AA requires all non-decorative images to include descriptive alt text so screen reader users can understand the image's meaning.
Question 6: An instructor uploads a lecture video to Canvas. What accessibility requirement must be met under Section 508?
- The video must be under 10 minutes
- Accurate captions or transcripts must be provided (Correct answer)
- The video must be embedded in a Page, not a File
- The video file size must not exceed 500 MB
Correct answer: Accurate captions or transcripts must be provided
Section 508 requires that audio-visual content be accompanied by accurate captions or transcripts to ensure access for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
CCE CCE Data Privacy, Accessibility & Compliance 1
Which U.S. federal law governs the privacy of student educational records and applies to Canvas course data?