Vevox staff accounts must use the Microsoft login username@ljmu.ac.uk and LJMU password to log in to Vevox, from now on; this includes login to the PowerPoint add in. This change removes the original Vevox login option to use a LJMU email address…
Category: Blog
Blog Post: December Learning Technology Updates (Staff)
On the 19th December, both Panopto and Canvas will be updated. This weekend sees the introduction of a new course Student preview tool in Canvas and Panopto have a number of updates including the ability to tag videos, new Smart…
Blog Post: New Feedback Dashboard
The Teaching and Learning Academy have worked with Academic Staff and JMSU to create a system within Canvas that aggregates an individual student’s electronic feedback into a single Feedback Dashboard. This has now been released as a beta version for staff to use with…
Blog Post: Keep Learning with Canvas (Students)
Originally published 15/03/2020. Updated 16/11/2020 to include most recent technologies and practice. Keep Learning with Canvas This post focuses on core Canvas functionality that is available to help you with your learning. Each course is different, if you can’t find…
Blog Post: Keep Teaching with Canvas (Staff)
Originally published 15/03/2020. Updated 16/11/2020 to include most recent technologies and practice. This post focuses on core Canvas functionality that is available to all staff and students. Please read the Active Blended Learning Strategy to help you understand how Canvas…
Blog Post: Zoom, Why Webcams are Important (Staff)
It can be disheartening and demotivating to teach a row of blank screens, but we know that many students prefer not to turn their camera on during online classes. There are various reasons why this might be the case: Competing obligations: Students may juggle various demands, such as looking after younger children, during the session. Right to privacy: Students may not want…
Blog Post: Vevox Autumn 2020 Updates (Staff)
Vevox have have a number of interesting updates arriving on the 16th November. If you’ve been debating whether to include polling in your Zoom meetings, take a look at some of their new features: Dashboard In this latest update you’ll notice that the dashboard…
Blog Post: Online Learning -What’s Working (Staff)
‘What’s working?’ provides an outline of key issues raised in cross-institutional student feedback from the the BluePulse Survey. Feedback indicates that there is a lot of excellent practice right across LJMU, and that students appreciate the efforts that academic staff are making to support…
Blog Post: Tips for Using Breakout Rooms in Zoom (Staff)
Although getting students to work in breakout groups is standard practice in many areas, the experience of online breakout groups can be challenging for some students. This is particularly the case for those students who are newer to LJMU and haven’t had a chance to get to…
Blog Post: Changes to Zoom
We would like to notify you of a couple of recent changes to Zoom in Canvas, which will be effective from Monday 9th November. The visual watermark will no longer be mandatory and will instead be optional. Guidance for watermark settings is…
