We use pronouns to identify or refer to somebody when we are not using their name… “They”, “Them”, “She”, “Her”, “He”, “Him”, are some examples. You can change your personal pronouns in the account section in Canvas. Personal pronouns display…
Category: Blog
Blog post: Three teaching principles for inclusivity
Dr Miranda Melcher from City, University of London gave a recent presentation at the University of Kent’s Digitally Enhanced Education Webinar series. Here are her three key principles for support inclusivity and examples of implementation. You can listen to her full talk here and see more of…
Blog Post: Important Information about Zoom
Zoom will be replaced by MS Teams as the institutional online teaching tool on 30th July, 2022. After this, all LJMU Zoom accounts will be deleted and the tool will no longer be available in Canvas. Teams is already being…
Blog Post: Accessibility – Just do one thing [3. Accessibility Checkers]
We’re committed to making digital content accessible to as many people as possible at Liverpool John Moores University. This article is one in a series of accessibility tips to help you improve the digital environment for everyone. We would like you to…
Blog Post: Canvas Quizzes are changing
New Quizzes is both a redesign and an improvement on the underlying system that replaces the current classic Canvas quizzes in July 2022. Canvas sees this change as providing a “new assessment engine that leverages modern technologies, enhanced features and workflow improvements“. New functionality includes: New and improved question types Improved…
Good Practice Series (Staff) -Rolling forward Panopto videos
Panopto is a video recording and management tool available for LJMU staff and students to use within teaching and learning. This guidance presents the current recommended method for copying and moving process for both a single recording and for multiple…
Blog Post: Accessibility – Just do one thing [2. Alt Text]
We’re committed to making digital content accessible to as many people as possible at Liverpool John Moores University. This article is one in a series of accessibility tips to help you improve the digital environment for everyone. We would like you to…
Blog Post: Important Changes to Turnitin
There are currently two integrations between Canvas and Turnitin, the ‘old LTI’ and the ‘Plagiarism Framework’. The Teaching and Learning Academy (TLA) will be removing the ‘old LTI’ from Canvas in August 2022. This will co-inside with the removal of Turnitin’s Feedback studio where student feedback can be provided via Turnitin. Staff will need to use Speedgrader in…
Blog Post: Recent Assessment and Feedback Developments in Canvas (Staff)
This blog post will concentrate on two new assessment functionalities, which are small in themselves but offer a creative opportunity to rethink how we connect students with their feedback. Annotation assessment type The first is a new assignment type that allows your students to analyse and…
Blog Post: Changes to your Canvas Course Menu (Staff)
The TEL team are continually looking to improve the teaching and learning experience for all staff and students. Our recent exploration into consistency across multiple courses found that some students are finding it difficult to locate some resources on their…
