Using Teams Live Events in Large Cohort Lectures
By Dr Danielle McConville, Senior Lecturer Education, QMS This post is based on my experience of using a Teams Live Event for a 50 minute lecture to 360 students in my level one, non-specialist Accounting module in the last academic year. Last year, MS Teams…
Video content – don’t Lose it, Re-use it!
Many of you will have created video content during the move to online teaching as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic. This content may well be re-usable in the current academic year. If you do want to use some of the videos that you…
Canvas System Update – 18 Sept 2021
These are the latest Canvas system updates that will become available from 18 Sept 2021. Please click on an update to expand and view the information. If you have any questions please submit a support ticket via the help menu in Canvas.
Canvas System Update – 21 Aug 2021
These are the latest Canvas system updates that will become available from 21 Aug 2021. Please click on an update to expand and view the information. If you have any questions please submit a support ticket via the help menu in Canvas.
The Virtual Year Abroad: Facilitating Online Linguistic and Cultural Immersion of Modern Languages Students in a Global Pandemic
Submitted by the Year Abroad Team for Modern Languages: French, Spanish and Portuguese (Dr Dominique Jeannerod, Dr Karol Valderrama-Burgos & Dr Tori Holmes) Introduction: In the context of the global pandemic prohibiting travel abroad, we faced an urgent need to provide an…
Canvas System Update – 17 Jul 2021
These are the latest Canvas system updates that will become available from 17 July 2021. Please click on an update to expand and view the information. If you have any questions please submit a support ticket via the help menu in Canvas.
Introducing Canvas
A number of resources are available to support teaching staff when introducing Canvas to new students and to aid communication, which is driven by schools at the start of every term, The Canvas Introduction Slide Deck (PowerPoint slides) is the primary resource available, supported by…
Canvas System Update – 19 June 2021
These are the latest Canvas system updates that will become available from 19 June 2021. Please click on an update to expand and view the information. If you have any questions please submit a support ticket via the help menu in Canvas.
Blackboard Ally and Canvas
What is Blackboard Ally? Blackboard Ally is a tool that integrates seamlessly with Canvas to make your digital content more accessible. It has been available in all Canvas courses from January 2021. It automatically checks course materials against WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards. It gauges the accessibility of…
Canvas System Update – 15 May 2021
These are the latest Canvas system updates that will become available from 15 May 2021. Please click on an update to expand and view the information. If you have any questions please submit a support ticket via the help menu in Canvas.
Canvas System Update – 17 Apr 2021
These are the latest Canvas system updates that will become available from 17 April 2021. Please click on an update to expand and view the information. If you have any questions please submit a support ticket via the help menu in Canvas.
Scanning with Microsoft Lens
The following helpful guide and video instructions have been developed by Dr Dan Corbett in School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. VIDEO GUIDANCE: STEP BY STEP GUIDANCE: Step 1: Getting Started Ensure that you have the Microsoft Lens app installed on your phone –…