Welcome to our dedicated page for the Canvas transition within the Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health.
Useful links: Canvas FAQs | Canvas 101 Introductory Video | Contact FBMH eLearning
Canvas Open Meetings – FBMH
The eLearning team, academics and a panel of FBMH leaders ran school-based meetings in June/July, to provide staff with Canvas updates and information on how to prepare for the rollout of Canvas by September 2025.
Recordings and slides are available below.
SMS – Monday 30th June: Session recording | Session slides
SBS – Tuesday 1st July: Session recording | Session slides
SHS – Tuesday 1st July: Session recording | Session slides
Canvas Training
The FBMH eLearning Team has developed a training plan tailored to your role and current Blackboard use. We will be offering both scheduled training and ‘just-in-time’ support (such as drop-ins and Live Chat support) to meet your needs.
Further information is given below.
Canvas training
We offer learning pathways for Unit Coordinators, Teaching staff and PS staff, with workshops covering Canvas basics, course building, assessments and more.
Getting Started with Canvas
Instructure’s self-paced, asynchronous course on Canvas’s core tools. Click on the button below to self-enrol. You will be taken to Canvas and then asked to ‘Enrol on course’.
Access your Canvas sandbox
Log in to Canvas, select ‘Courses’ in the Global Navigation Menu, followed by ‘All courses’ to find your sandbox from the list. Sandbox titles are:
[your initials]’s Sandbox ([your staff ID]) #1
Canvas support
If you have any questions or concerns relating to the transition, we are on hand to provide you with all the help you need. We will be providing drop-in support at ‘Canvas Central’, as well as our usual LiveChat and appointment options.
5 Things We Like About Canvas
As part of a ‘taster’ for some of the tools that come with Canvas, we’ve put together 5 short videos on our favourite features. These are 2-3 minutes in length:
Using Modules to create a learner-centered journey
Facilitate student meetings with the Scheduler tool
Uploading and embedding videos from Canvas Studio
Creating video assignments within your course
Adding comments and timestamps to your videos
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