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Guide: Creating a Video Assignment in Canvas

This guide walks you through setting up a video-based assignment in Canvas, including important considerations for University of Manchester and FBMH staff. 1. Create a New Assignment 2. Add Assignment Instructions In the Rich Content Editor, include all key information

Kate Hilton April 2, 2026April 2, 2026 Uncategorized Read more

Guide for Staff Running Assignments with Moderated Grading in Canvas (Moderators & Unit Coordinators)

This guide is part of a series on the Moderated Grading tool in Canvas. Other guides in the series are: This guide is for staff who are responsible for managing assignments that use Moderated grading in Canvas.This may include: It

Kate Hilton April 2, 2026April 2, 2026 Uncategorized Read more

Guide for Markers/Graders: How to Mark Assignments When Moderated Marking Is Enabled in Canvas

This guide is part of a series on the Moderated Grading tool in Canvas. Other guides in the series are: This guide explains how markers should access and complete marking in Canvas when moderated grading is active. This guide is

Kate Hilton April 2, 2026April 2, 2026 Uncategorized Read more

Moderated Grading: Setup & Considerations

This guide is part of a series on the Moderated Grading tool in Canvas. Other guides in the series are: Guide: Understanding and Using Moderated Marking in Canvas Moderated marking in Canvas can work in very specific circumstances, but it

Kate Hilton April 2, 2026April 2, 2026 Uncategorized Read more

Have your say: T&L Focus groups

Help Shape the Future of Digital Teaching and Learning in FBMH Now that the faculty has fully transitioned to our central learning environment, Canvas, we want to hear about your experiences and what you think the next steps should be

Kate Hilton March 19, 2026March 24, 2026 Uncategorized Read more

Reading a Similarity Report

Overview The Similarity Report provides an overall similarity breakdown for each submission to the iThenticate database. This breakdown determines the percentage of similarity between a submission and content existing in the database of the text comparison tool, iThenticate. The database

jill November 3, 2021November 13, 2025 TurnItIn, Uncategorized Read more

Preparing for Delivery of Semester 2 Assessments – Useful Materials

Preparing for Delivery of Semester 2 Assessments – Useful Materials

In preparation for the delivery of Semester 2 examinations, we have gathered several useful resources that will aid your preparation for the exam period. Accessing support Every course on Blackboard has a link in the left-hand menu entitled ‘Support for Staff’

liam April 16, 2021November 13, 2025 Uncategorized Read more

1 Minute Tip: Making Blackboard Content Available/Unavailable Quickly

If you need to hide content on your course at a moment’s notice (or reveal currently something hidden) and need help on how to do so, take a look at the video below:

Kate Hilton October 6, 2020January 19, 2021 Blog, Quick Tips, Uncategorized Read more

Marking Exams on Canvas: Locating and Marking Your Exam Scripts and Questions

This guide explains how to access exam scripts in Canvas, use SpeedGrader, manage anonymous marking, and mark either full scripts or individual questions. You can choose how to interact with this guide. We have 3 video demonstrations to choose from,

Kate Hilton September 14, 2020January 23, 2026 Blog, Quick Tips, Uncategorized Read more

Lecture Recordings

If you need an alternative to face-to-face lectures, your options are: Make last year’s lecture podcast available in this year’s Blackboard space Here is a video guide to making a lecture capture podcast from a previous year available in the

Kate Hilton June 17, 2020October 9, 2024 Uncategorized Read more
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