How you approach the rebuilding of your course units in Canvas will depend on many personal factors; the size and scale of your unit, who else is involved in the delivery, how the unit is delivered, the range and format of the materials within your course and your familiarity with Canvas and technology in general. […]
We recently hosted an event where we demonstrated how Graide software can improve marking time and feedback quality. The recording can be found here. If you would like to take part in the pilot, please…
We are excited to announce a pilot program with Graide, innovative teaching and learning assessment software designed to enhance the educational experience for both educators and students. Register for our event on 12th September to find out more.
Case Study: How Computer Sciences are using Gradescope to autograde programming assignments.
Gradescope is a tool which enables submission of programming code. This article introduces the Gradescope programming assignment and signposts to useful documentation and sources of support.
This article will compare Canvas Quizzes to Blackboard Tests. This is not intended to be a training piece; it is an overview of the features, giving you some ideas on how Canvas compares to Blackboard. Quizzes can be created in Canvas to support assessment and feedback. Quizzes can be used for formative and summative assessments […]
The CLE project team and IT Services have been working together to undertake the necessary analysis and design work to implement Canvas by Instructure as our replacement for Blackboard Learn at The University of Manchester. This page clarifies the updated timeline for the project
Peer Scholar is a peer evaluation tool. This article looks at how to manage your activity. For example, edit settings, monitor student progress in the activity, download and post grades.
Canvas Studio is a tool for uploading and sharing video content inside Canvas. Studio also has a built-in screen recording tool so you can create video messages, podcasts or any other screen recording within the tool itself. Both students and teaching staff have access to Studio. As you’d expect, Studio allows users to upload videos […]
This article takes a look at marking in Canvas and SpeedGrader (the core marking interface in Canvas).
