Teaching Tools

Artificial Intelligence and Teaching and Learning

Purpose This guidance supports staff in using Generative AI (GenAI) responsibly and effectively in teaching and learning. It aligns with the University of Manchester policies and promotes academic integrity, digital fluency, and inclusive education. This article covers: Core Principles for Using GenAI To achieve best practice when using GenAI, you must adhere to the below […]

Canvas Early Bird Case Studies

The FSE Canvas Early Birds are unit leads who have volunteered to start the Canvas rebuild process as soon as possible. The Early Birds give us a clear opportunity to test our approach to moving from Blackboard to Canvas, ensuring that the provided support is appropriate. Early Bird staff get a bit of extra eLearning […]

Canvas Early Bird

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. […]

Gradescope Programming

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.

Canvas Essentials: Quizzes

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 […]

Canvas: Project Timeline

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