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Please note, on Saturday, August 15, Panopto will be making a number of updates to the Cloud infrastructure to improve performance and scalability. These updates will require downtime for Panopto. We expect up to 3 hours of downtime, with a target…

Canvas have been busy updating features within Canvas and the recent file upload improvements help you to add files to your course much more quickly and easily. 1) Import Content from your home page (Course Copy) You can now import…

The Teaching and Learning Academy have been a bit quiet on the blog for the last couple of weeks. We have been really busy preparing for new academic year and are very excited to tell you about some new developments:…

The Teaching and Learning Academy have developed a Course Checklist and Minimum Specification to help you develop your course for the new academic year. It offers guidance and recommendations about Module Information, Course Access, Course Content and Assessment, but don’t…

Canvas have fast forwaded the release of several features to help improve access to important activities within your course during this unprecedented period. Course publishing improvements is just one of these features; it allows you to publish courses from your…

This document outlines recommendations and guidance for running online exams.  Key Principles  Here are some key principles to help you design your online exam. Issues  Guides for Online Exams using Canvas Quizzes The following are suggested guides to read while setting up, invigilating and…

Canvas are working really hard to release meaningful features faster. In light of Covid-19 restrictions and the suspension of face-to-face teaching, more people than ever are now using technology, which is why the Teaching and Learning Academy are really excited…

Rubrics are a great way to apply consistency to marking and also save you a ton of time. But understanding how they work can get confusing pretty quickly. Here are 3 different ways to use rubrics, starting off at the…

On April 30, 2020, Turnitin will require an emergency maintenance window from 0800-1300 BST as one of our third-party network providers is performing maintenance on their circuits. During this time, there may be an interruption to our services. This may not require the…