The FBMH eLearning Team has developed a training plan tailored to your role and current Blackboard use. Learning pathways are designed for Unit Coordinators, Teaching Staff, and PS Staff, offering scheduled training and “just-in-time” support to meet your needs. This page contains the details of the upcoming training and any available booking forms.
Please note that we offer some designated sessions for staff in the same division, so that they can work together when attending a workshop. However, this does not restrict anyone else from attending if that date is most convenient.
Navigate down the page for more information on each training workshop.
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Unit Construction Workshops
Unit Construction Workshops are designed for Unit Coordinators. These sessions help organise Blackboard-migrated content into Canvas Modules.
By the end, you’ll have a structured course ready for further development. More details are available on the Unit Construction Workshop booking form.
Essential Information
- It is essential that you book onto the session at the correct time, as Full Year and Semester 2 units will not be available to move to Canvas until July.
- Semester 1 Unit Coordinators should try to book in June, where possible.
- Semester 2/Full Year Unit Coordinators should book from July onwards.
- These sessions have essential pre-work to ensure your unit is able to transfer.
- When booking, please add your course code into the comment section.
- If you share coordination of a unit with another staff member, please book onto the same session.
These sessions will run in the morning; however, you will have the chance to remain in Canvas Central to continue working on your unit (with support).
Although not fully replicable online, we also offer an asynchronous version of this training which you can complete at your own pace. You can request access via the button below.
Who
Unit Co-ordinators
When
Semester 1 Units:
June – July (slots available to book)
Full Year Units:
7th July – 28th July
Semester 2 Units:
July 7th – September 2025
Where
Canvas Central: 1.060 – 1.063 Stopford Building
Canvas Basics
Designed for any FBMH staff member who do not coordinate units, but who need to use Canvas in their role. This session will cover:
- How to navigate Canvas
- The differences between Canvas and Blackboard content
- How to create and edit Modules in Canvas
- How to create accessible content pages in Canvas
- How to copy content between courses
We recommend that Unit Coordinators attend “Unit Construction Workshops” (above) before encouraging teaching staff to join Canvas Basics. This will ensure that there is a course to build content in.
More details are available on the Canvas Basics booking form.
These sessions will run in the morning; however, you will have the chance to remain in Canvas Central to continue working on your units (with support).
We also offer an asynchronous version of this training which you can complete at your own pace. You can request access via the button below.
Who
All FBMH staff with UoM accounts are welcome
When
June – September
Where
Canvas Central: 1.060 – 1.063 Stopford Building
Creating and Managing Assignments in Canvas
This session is designed for Unit Coordinators, teaching staff, and PS staff who are responsible for setting up and managing file-submission assessments. It will help you understand how to create assignments, apply submission settings, manage marking processes, and use the Turnitin Plagiarism Framework.
This session will:
- Outline your role in delivering assessment at the University and within Canvas
- Show how to use Canvas Assignments functionality to set up file-submission assessments and apply submission settings
- Show how to use Canvas Assignments functionality to manage assessments
Who
Teaching and PS staff involved with the set up and management of submission style assessments.
When
July – September
Where
Canvas Central: 1.060 – 1.063 Stopford Building
Quizzes and Testing in Canvas
This session is designed for Unit Coordinators and teaching staff who are responsible for creating, editing, or managing online tests and quizzes. It will help you understand how to work with migrated Blackboard tests and how to build new assessments using Canvas’s quiz functionality.
The session will:
- Cover the process of adding your old Blackboard Tests (already moved into Canvas) into your course unit
- Introduce you to the Canvas Quiz system
- Look at imported and new question types
- Cover how to add feedback and marks
Who
Teaching and PS staff involved with setting up Quizzes or Tests in Canvas.
When
July – September
Where
Canvas Central: 1.060 – 1.063 Stopford Building
Canvas Studio
Designed for any staff member who is interested in maintaining their own personal video library or running assessment via video. This session will cover:
- Uploading video to Canvas Studio
- Adding Canvas Studio hosted videos into courses
- Managing your video library
- Adding questions or comments to videos
If you want a taster to Canvas Studio, please review the recording of our recent one-hour Digital Discovery webinar: Digital Discovery Series: Canvas Studio
Who
FBMH staff with UoM accounts are welcome
When
July: 2nd July, 16th July
August onwards TBC
Where
Canvas Central: 1.060 – 1.063 Stopford Building
Unit Deployment Workshops
As we come closer to September and the release of Canvas, the ‘Unit Deployment Workshops’ are designed to bring together everything you have learned, make sure that your course is ‘Student Ready’ and ‘Publish’ the course ready for teaching to begin.
More information (and booking) will be available soon.
Personal Training Plans
Choose what type of staff member you are using the table below to learn more about the most appropriate training pathway:
- Staff Type
- I will be a unit coordinator in the 25-26 academic year
- I am teaching in the 25-26 academic year but am not a unit coordinator
- I am a member of PS Staff and may need to use Canvas (have used Blackboard in the past)
Training
Use the tabs shown here to choose the type of staff member that best represents you. This will present your personal training pathway. Information includes details of both advised and optional sessions available to you.
As there are over 2,500 staff to train in Canvas, you will be invited to one of only a handful of specific slots that cover similar unit types. You will be expected to prioritise this training wherever possible. This is to ensure that the Faculty is prepared to start teaching with Canvas in September 2025. Units that have no activity will have unit coordinators contacted throughout the Spring and Summer months.
Support
Throughout this training and transition process, you will have access to in-person support where you can ‘drop in’ to work alongside a member of the eLearning team. We will also offer bespoke appointments via a booking form for those staff with unusual or non-standard courses.
As a unit coordinator, you must ensure that content migrated from Blackboard to Canvas (via IT Services) is well-organised, functional, and accessible.
Canvas offers improved navigation, but re-organising the transitioned content is essential. Your training includes:
- Online Pre-Work – Familiarise yourself with Canvas layout and verify content migration.
- Canvas Unit Construction Workshop – Learn the Canvas structure and begin organising your course.
- Ongoing Support – You will then be able to revisit the workshop asynchronously and attend in-person drop-in sessions with eLearning staff.
- Summer Training – Attend courses relevent to your needs in Canvas: Canvas Basics (optional) as a refresher. Canvas Assessments is split into two (one for transitioning your Blackboard Tests and the other for Creating submitable assignments for students), and Canvas Studio (optional).
- Later in the summer, you’ll attend the Canvas Unit Deployment Workshop to finalise and deploy your unit for the 2025-26 academic year, ensuring it meets teaching standards.
If you collaborate closely with teaching staff, they are welcome to join you in both the Canvas Unit Construction and Canvas Unit Deployment Workshops.
Semester 1: Follow the training pathway from April through summer to prepare for September.
Semester 2 & Full Year Units: Attend Canvas Basics and Canvas Assessments in summer. Workshop dates for Unit Construction and Deployment will be available from July to mid-winter.
If you need to use Canvas for uploading materials, managing assessments, or communicating with students, follow this training path.
If you’re heavily involved in course structure and management, consider attending the Unit Coordinator pathway with your coordinator.
Canvas Essentials Series (Summer Training)
- Canvas Basics (Essential)
- Navigating Canvas at UoM
- Creating and publishing content
- Adding videos and links
- Canvas Assessments: There are two courses available:
- Canvas Quizzes and Tests: Learn how to move your old Blackboard Tests into new Canvas Quizzes and set them up ready for students
- Creating and managing assignments in Canvas: Learn how to create file submission assignments for a range of assignment types
- Prerequisite: Basic Canvas knowledge
- Canvas Studio (Optional)
- Managing a personal video collection
- Embedding videos in courses or as interactive assignments
Prerequisite: Basic Canvas knowledge
As PS staff, you’ll likely assist students and staff with Canvas. This training will equip you for day-to-day tasks and support needs.
Early Spring: Orientation to Canvas
- Navigate Canvas and understand content structure
- Add basic content
- Learn UoM’s Canvas deployment goals
- Practice organising migrated content to anticipate common queries
Summer Training
- Canvas Basics (Optional) – Recommended if you need a refresher or missed orientation. Covers:
- Navigation and course structure
- Creating and publishing content
- Adding videos, links, and student communication tools
- Canvas Assessments: There are two courses available:
- Canvas Quizzes and Tests: Learn how to move your old Blackboard Tests into new Canvas Quizzes and set them up ready for students
- Creating and managing assignments in Canvas: Learn how to create file submission assignments for a range of assignment types
- Prerequisite: Basic Canvas knowledge
- Canvas Studio (Optional) – For those managing video collections or using video assessments.
Further information
- Enrol on to the Getting Started with Canvas self-paced course.
[Select: ‘Enrol in Course’, then ‘Go to the Course’] - Transitioning from Blackboard Learn to Canvas in FBMH
- Canvas ‘tools taster’ – 2 minute videos on what Canvas has to offer