Welcome to our dedicated page for the Canvas transition within the Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health.
Useful links: Canvas FAQs | Canvas Microsite | Canvas 101 Introductory Video | Contact FBMH eLearning
CLE open meetings: Our journey to Canvas by Instructure from Blackboard Learn
The next CLE open meeting will take place on Monday 7 April between 12:00-1:00pm via MS Teams.
Colleagues are invited to attend for news and key updates about the move and hear what they need to do to prepare. Register your interest to the online meeting and pose questions to the panel through the following form: https://uom.link/open-meeting-april-2025
A recording of the previous CLE open meeting (23rd January 2025) is shown below.
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!
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