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
Faculty Open Meeting: Replacing Blackboard with Canvas for 25/26
This meeting is open to all FBMH staff!
📅 Date: 26th February 2025 (15:30-16:30)
📍 Location: Michael Smith Lecture Theatre & Online (Hybrid)
For further information, including the topics to be covered and how to sign up, please visit: Faculty Open Meeting: Replacing Blackboard with Canvas for 25/26.
CLE open meetings: Our journey to Canvas by Instructure from Blackboard Learn
The most recent CLE open meeting took place on 23rd January 2025 at 12pm. A recording of this meeting is shown below. Answered questions from this meeting have been added to the following document: Your questions answered.
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.
You’ll receive details on how to book on your courses at the right time, but if you have any questions about this process, please get in touch.
Preparing for the Move to Canvas
Although your 2025/26 courses aren’t available in Canvas just yet, it’s crucial to start preparing yourself and your courses for the upcoming transition. We recommend beginning with a thorough cleanup of your existing Blackboard courses to ensure they are in optimal condition for the move.
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
Get Support with the Migration of Legacy Resources – Don’t Miss Out!
As part of the transition of teaching materials from Blackboard to Canvas there may be pre-2020 resources, created with unsupported applications, that require updating. Our team can help identify and transfer these materials to Canvas or suggest alternatives if transfer isn’t possible.
If your course includes such resources, please complete the form below, and we’ll follow up to discuss the next steps. Please bear in mind that we don’t have long to go!
Project Timeline
