What is Canvas? Canvas is LJMU’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). If you haven’t used a VLE before, it is a place where you will find your course learning materials, submit coursework and collaborate with others to achieve your learning goals.…
Year: 2019 (page 2)
Blog Post: Reading List Tool (Staff)
Reading lists are a really useful way of delivering core reading material in a consistent way to students. There are many benefits to reading lists and this really useful blog post, compiled by colleagues in Library Services will take you…
Blog Post: Your Canvas Grades Area is Changing (Staff)
Canvas grades is changing! The grades area has been revamped with improved intuitive workflows allowing you to quickly access and mark student work. There are a number of guides available on the Canvas Community pages to help you get started. These changes only affect staff; students…
Blog Post: Changes to Accessibility Regulations
There have been some recent changes to Digital Accessibility Regulations. The new Digital Accessibility Regulations became law in September 2018: Accessibility Regulations 2018. These regulations are designed to improve access to Further and Higher Education, and contribute to the Government’s…
Good Practice Series: Active Learning, Inclusive Learning Cultures and ‘in-class’ learning technologies (Staff)
This good practice post explores how specific in class technologies can be used to improve active learning in your course. Lets look at some of the terms: Active learning is the participation of students in teaching activities, in contrast with…
Blog Post: TEL Review of Online Feedback Systems
The TEL team have recently undertaken a review of online feedback processes. Canvas was implemented in 2017 and has now been available for two consecutive academic years, which makes a review of online feedback processes really timely. How effective are…
Canvas Release 17/08/2019
In this update, there have been some changes to the student mobile app on both iOS and Android devices. Assignments Details Redesign (Student Android and iOS devices v6.6) The Assignment Details page has been redesigned to display all assignment information,…
Blog Post: Organise course content using the Blueprinting feature in Canvas (Staff)
An introduction to Blueprinting Sometimes it may be required to share common materials across several Canvas courses. One example might be when students across several courses are required to have access to the same series of lecture materials and that…
Blog Post: Key Module Information Area (Staff)
Important Please Note This information and guidance has now been replaced by the ‘key information’ course menu item. The ‘Key Module Information’ area was recently introduced into the ‘Modules’ section of your Canvas course replacing Module Guide Templates. The new…
Blog Post: New Open Courses in Canvas
New Open courses in Canvas It’s now even easier to access information about Libraries, IT Services and many other University departments right within Canvas. The Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) team want to make it easier for you to access content…