For those unfamiliar, Buddycheck is an online peer assessment tool integrated into Canvas that helps instructors manage groupwork. Students can review their teammates’ contributions, providing a weighting factor to adjust individual grades based on participation and effort. This enhances the…
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Blog Post: Accessibility – Just do one thing [1. Headings]
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 adopt these tips as part of your practice. There are some simple steps you can take…
Blog Post: 5. Accessibility – Just do one thing: Using Colour
At Liverpool John Moores University, we’re committed to making digital content accessible to as many people as possible. This article is one in a series of accessibility tips to help you improve the digital environment for everyone. We would like…
Blog Post: Communicating across multiple courses using your Canvas inbox (Staff)
Sometimes, information needs to be shared across a number of your Canvas courses. You may want to highlight shared resources or notify your students of up-coming events that might be useful for these courses. The inbox can be used to…
Blog Post: What makes a good accessible home page? (Staff)
At Liverpool John Moores University, we’re committed to making digital content accessible to as many people as possible. To help meet this objective, this article aims to help you create an accessible Canvas course home page for your students. What…
Welcome New and Returning Students!
Welcome to the LJMU learning technology help site. If you’re a new student, you may not yet be able to see your courses. Courses appear after you complete your enrolment, in September. We also have some open courses – feel…
Blog Post: Introducing Vevox PowerPoint Plugin Update -For PC & Mac (Staff)
Vevox is the institutional classroom voting system. Vevox integrates with PowerPoint to allow seamless voting during a presentation. Vevox has updated and released a BETA version of this new connection.
Blog Post: Using Microsoft Teams as a shared communication space for your students
Within a Canvas course you can use discussion boards to create a space where students can communicate around a theme, topic or question. Discussion boards allow students enrolled on that course to engage by posting and viewing comments and replies. …
Blog Post: Preparing for Student Induction (Staff)
For new students, university is an unfamiliar environment and many will not fully understand what it means to be a University student. The purpose of induction is to help new students make a successful transition into undergraduate or postgraduate study. …
Blog Post: 12th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)!
The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion. The Teaching and Learning Academy (TLA) and the Web Content team have been working on a number of projects to help improve access…