The FBMH eLearning Team provide a wide range of training sessions for the faculty. You can find out more on this page.
Our training page is currently under re-development, expect to see something new in the coming months!
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Recorded summer training
Below are the recordings of our recent webinars that you can watch in your own time. You will need to log into the video portal to view them.
FBMH eLearning Training
| Recording title and link | Further information |
|---|---|
| Marking Quizzes in Canvas | 1 hour webinar. Recording available by clicking the session link. |
| Marking Assignments in Canvas | 1 hour webinar. Recording available by clicking the session link. |
| Video Made Practical: Getting Started with Camtasia & Video Creation | 1 hour webinar. Recording available by clicking the session link. |
| Beyond the Basics: Faster, Better Video Creation with Camtasia | 1 hour webinar. Recording available by clicking the session link. |
| Rolling over your Canvas course to the new academic year | 1 hour webinar. Recording available by clicking the session link. |
Course Descriptions
Canvas Foundations is a full training programme designed to help staff use Canvas confidently and effectively in FBMH. The first half of the course focuses on building and structuring course content, while the second half of the course supports you in preparing your course for students, managing communication, and running your course once teaching begins.
The course is delivered via canvas and can be accessed here: Sign up to Canvas Foundations
Canvas Quizzes is a focused, online training course for staff responsible for creating, managing, or reviewing online tests and quizzes in Canvas. The course supports you in building and editing quizzes, applying key settings for release, marking, and checking quizzes for quality and reliability before students take them. With practical activities and worked examples, the course helps you gain confidence in using Canvas Quizzes to deliver robust formative and summative assessments.
The course is delivered via canvas and can be accessed here: Sign up to Canvas Quizzes
Marking Quizzes and exam scripts in Canvas was a 1 hour webinar designed to help you feel confident marking quiz‑based exams during the busy assessment period. The webinar covered how to access quizzes for marking, work with anonymous marking, mark by question or script, and add marks and feedback safely, with practical tips to avoid common issues that can lead to the loss of marks.
You can access the webinar recording here: Watch Marking Quizzes and exam scripts in Canvas
Canvas Assignments is a online training course for staff responsible for setting up and managing submission‑based assessments in Canvas. The course focuses on creating assignments, applying submission and release settings, supporting group work and extensions, and managing marking and feedback using Canvas tools, including the Turnitin Plagiarism Framework. Through hands‑on activities and real examples, the session helps you build confidence in running clear, consistent, and well‑managed assessment workflows in Canvas.
The course is delivered via canvas and can be accessed here: Canvas Assignments
Marking Assignments in Canvas was a webinar designed to help you feel confident marking submission‑based assessments during the busy assessment period. The session covered how to access anonymised student work, add feedback directly to scripts, use rubrics safely and effectively, and apply practical tips to help marking run smoothly and successfully.
You can access the webinar recording here: Marking Assignments in Canvas
Canvas Studio is an online training course focused on using Canvas’s built‑in video tool to create, manage, and share multimedia learning content. The course introduces key Studio features including uploading and recording video, embedding videos in Canvas courses, applying accessibility best practice, and adding interactive elements such as in‑video quizzes and analytics to support active learning.
The course is delivered via canvas and can be accessed here: Canvas Studio
Mentimeter is a online training package designed to help you introduce simple, effective active learning into your teaching using the University‑licensed Mentimeter tool. The course focuses on creating polls, quizzes, and interactive questions, running live activities with students, and reviewing responses and reports, helping you use Mentimeter confidently to increase engagement in lectures, seminars, or online sessions.
You can access the Mentimeter training via the following link, however please note that Mentimeter recently changed some of its functionality, so the training does not yet reflect these changes: Mentimeter training
Camtasia training is provided as a “beginner” and “intermediate” level. You can choose to undertake a single course or take both together as a package:
Camtasia Getting Started: This beginner‑friendly Camtasia session was designed for staff who are new to video creation or want a clear, confident starting point. The training focuses on recording, editing, and producing short, effective videos using practical, repeatable workflows, helping you create clear instructional videos quickly and with confidence.
The session was provided by Anton from Camtasia and the recording can be accessed here: Camtasia Getting Started
Camtasia: Beyond the Basics: This intermediate Camtasia session was aimed at users who already know the basics and want to work faster and create more polished videos. The training highlights newer features, improved editing techniques, audio and captioning options, and reusable assets, supporting more efficient workflows and higher‑quality video content.
The session was provided by Anton from Camtasia and the recording can be accessed here: Camtasia Beyond the Basics
Self-Led Training
Developed and curated over several years, our asynchronous training guides will help you get up to speed on online teaching best practice, how to use our supported tools and deliver teaching excellence to your students.