Staff A-Z of Learning Tools

Help and Support

Canvas experts are available 24/7 to help you with your Canvas queries. Click on the help icon in the Canvas menu when you are logged in to either speak to someone or chat online.

The Teaching and Learning Academy are also available to answer your queries. Please raise a ticket via helpme.ljmu.ac.uk

Accessibility

Find out more about Digital Accessibility at LJMU

 

AI

Find out about Artificial Intelligence

Ally

Learn about accessibility for Canvas with Ally

Analytics

Find out how your course analytics work

Announcements

Create Course Announcements for your students

Assignments

Create an Assignment Task for your Students

Blueprinting

Learn how to deploy content to multiple courses from one source.

Buddycheck

Evaluate your team member’s performance in a group activity.

Calendar

Learn about your Canvas course Calendar

Chat

Learn how to use the Chat tool in your Course

Collaborations

Learn how to use the Collaborations Tool

Course Copy

Learn how to copy individual and whole courses.

Course Journals

Allow your students to add private discussion entries.

Discussions

Discuss a topic in your course.

ePortfolios

Students can create and share Portfolios

Feedback Dashboard

Explore student feedback

Files (Canvas)

Learn about your Canvas Course File Space

Grades

Learn about Canvas Grades

Groups

Use groups for student collaboration.

Immersive Reader

Use Immersive Reader to read text allowed and other accessible tools.

Key Information

Learn about course key information

Mobile Apps

Use mobile apps to keep you and your students updated on the go.

Modules

Add your Content to the Modules Space

My Canvas Admin

Learn how to manage your courses

Notifications

Learn how to manage your Canvas notification settings.

Pages

Add Content to a Course Page

Panopto

LJMU's Online Video Platform

Peerwise

Student Multiple Choice Question Repository

Peer Review

Peer review enables students to provide feedback on another student's work.

Quizzes

Create and develop online quizzes

Reading List

Add a reading to your course

Rich Content Editor

Learn about the Canvas Rich Content Editor

Rubrics

Learn how to mark work using Rubrics

Speedgrader

Learn how to provide feedback for assignments and quizzes.

Student Preview

Learn how to view your course as a Student

Teams

Use Teams to collaborate and communicate

Turnitin

Use Turnitin to text match student work

Vevox

Ask students questions using live polling

Webinar Tools

Webinar tools available at LJMU.

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