Category: Blog (page 11)

Digital Learning Champions The Digital Learning Champions network met for the first time on the 27th of Jan 2020. the aims of this group are to: Jim Turner introduced the aims of the group and key current TEL projects. Heather Thrift…

Assessment support We have been working with Student Advice and Well-being to consider how to help students submitting assessments. Some students find it difficult to understand an assignment brief, they can struggle with uploading the document and find feedback confusing.…

Technology can often be used to save time and improve processes. Delivering online feedback in Canvas is just one way you can save time and provide consistent and engaging feedback. In this post you’ll find lots of useful tips on…

Your students are expected to conduct themselves appropriately and in accordance with the LJMU academic misconduct policies. Academic misconduct covers all deliberate attempt(s) to gain an unfair advantage in assessments, including cheating, plagiarism and unauthorised collusion. This resource can help…

Audio Headsets and Webcam Project This blog post reports on a short project to support academic staff to produce videos at their desks and communicate via online webinars. A number of LJMU staff were provided with webcams and headsets. The…

Over the next few weeks, you’ll be able to access marks and feedback provided by your tutor in Canvas. There are many types of assessment tools and ways to provide feedback; so its important you know where to find it.…

Canvas updates happen every four weeks, some are bug fixes or minor enhancements and others are background changes to improve the flow of data in Canvas. We check the releases before and after the upgrade to ensure everything is working…

OBS recording studio is open source software for video recording and live streaming. It is a very popular tool for video bloggers and youtubers. It allows you to create very sophisticated video content with cut scenes and overlays. What is…

Miracast Pilot This page is about the small scale pilot of Microsoft miracast dongles with academic staff. This system allows any staff to using their mobile phone, tablet or laptop and ‘screen cast’ these to the projector. This will improve…

It’s officially that time of year and for some modules you will be asked to submit your coursework electronically via Canvas. It’s important that you stay positive and allow sufficient time to prepare and submit your online assignment before the…