Published: 15 Apr 2021 under Feature update
Feature update: Student participation settings in subject
A visual update on the Subject Settings page in the LMS offers better clarity on how student participation is managed in a subject.
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Guides and support resources
These resources will take you from getting started with the LMS and setting up your subjects, through to communicating with students and providing assessment tasks and feedback.
Workshops and training
Learning Environments are providing an extensive set of workshops and resources to support staff teaching with the LMS. These are available to both teaching and professional staff and are designed to be practical and linked to your teaching needs.
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Live and recorded webinars
Our live Zoom sessions give you the opportunity to interact with the presenter from the comfort of your desk. We also offer a series of recorded webinars available online 24/7.
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Online learning modules
Enrol in this LMS subject, specifically designed for those of you who learn best at your own pace, and in your own time and place. This training offers an in-depth look at the LMS including assessment and feedback, quizzes, and more.
Copyright
The following resources provide staff with advice and requirements regarding copyright for readings and other types of materials delivered in the LMS.
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Readings Online
Readings Online enables staff to add, organise and control their subject readings and ensures copyright compliance in their subjects.
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Copyright and the LMS
This page outlines the steps that you can take to ensure that the materials being used in a subject comply with the University's copyright requirements.
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University Copyright Office
The University Copyright Office works with staff and students to maximise the permitted uses of copyright material for education and research.
LMS updates
What's been happening in the LMS? View the latest notable feature releases, updates and integrations that have been deployed in Canvas at the University of Melbourne, as well and known and resolved issues.
Published: 13 Apr 2021 under LMS integration
LMS integration: H5P
H5P is now available in the LMS for new assignments.
Published: 31 Mar 2021 under Feature update
Feature update: Qualtrics
The Qualtrics user interface has gone through a visual enhancement.
Published: 19 Feb 2021 under Feature update
Media Button removal in the Rich Content Editor (RCE)
To meet copyright requirements and provide access to students with diverse learning needs, the media upload button will be removed from the Rich Content Editor (RCE) in the LMS on 22 February 2021.
Published: 18 Feb 2021 under Feature update
Feature update: Perusall now updated so that LMS Groups are now recognised
Perusall automatically groups students in the ‘Perusall course’ into smaller discussion groups to discuss readings or texts you assign to them in Perusall.
Published: 18 Feb 2021 under Feature update
Feature update: Gradebook - View Ungraded as Zero
The Gradebook View menu includes the View Ungraded as 0 option, which is a visual change only and does not affect any grades.
Published: 17 Feb 2021 under Feature release
Readings Online button now added to the Rich Content Editor (RCE) in the LMS
The RCE for the LMS now has a handy button to easily embed Reading Online content anywhere the RCE is.
Published: 17 Feb 2021 under Feature release
Lecture Capture (Echo360) Embed button now added to the Rich Content Editor (RCE) in the LMS
The RCE for the LMS now has a handy button to easily embed Lecture Capture(Echo360) content anywhere the RCE is.
Published: 19 Jan 2021 under Feature update
New and updated features for FeedbackFruits
FeedbackFruits have released new features that are now available to all users.
Published: 18 Dec 2020 under Feature update
Feature update: Individual Page - Student View
This change will go live on Saturday, 19 December
Published: 17 Nov 2020 under LMS integration
LMS integration: FeedbackFruits
FeedbackFruits is now available in Canvas for new assignments.
Published: 08 Oct 2020 under Feature release
New features: Cadmus
The University of Melbourne Cadmus version has been updated.
Published: 23 Sep 2020 under Feature release
Feature release: New Analytics downloadable reports
New Analytics provides downloadable CSV files for missing assignments, late assignments, excused assignments, the class roster, and subject activity data.
Published: 23 Sep 2020 under Feature update
Feature update: Menu bar content button selection
The New Rich Content Editor Content buttons are split to allow users to quickly access the default selection of uploading content. If a specific content item is needed, the menu option still allows users to access those content types.
Published: 15 Aug 2020 under Feature release
Feature release: View previous Canvas global announcements
LMS users can now view all active and previous announcements in the new Global Announcements area.
Published: 15 Aug 2020 under Feature update
Feature update: Delete multiple Pages at once
Staff can now delete multiple Pages at once while in the View All Pages area.
Published: 12 Aug 2020 under Feature update
Feature update: Rich Content Editor enhancements
The placement of the External Apps (plug-in) icon in the Rich Content Editor toolbar has moved, and the menu bar now displays to all users by default.
Published: 22 Jul 2020 under Feature release
Feature release: Staff Roles tool
The Staff Roles tool has been developed to provide staff with greater visibility and control over the staff members enrolled in their subjects and communities, and to ensure the data integrity of Subject Coordinators listed in StudentOne.
Published: 01 Jun 2020 under Feature release
Feature release: Microsoft Immersive Reader
Canvas is trialing Microsoft's Immersive Reader to enhance the reading experience by improving accessibility and boosting reading comprehension. Navigate to the Pages area in your Subject and select Immersive Reader in the top right corner to try it out!
Published: 20 May 2020 under Feature update
Feature update: Sections Tool enhancements
A new version of the Sections Tool (formerly Student Sections Enrolment Tool) has been deployed to Canvas.
Published: 27 Apr 2020 under Feature update
Feature update: Limit assignment submission attempts
Staff can now determine the number of allowed submission attempts in a Canvas Assignment, rather than leaving it as default of unlimited.
Published: 22 Apr 2020 under Feature release
Feature release: Enrolment Change Log
The Enrolment Change Log allows staff to view a record of students as they enrol or withdraw from their Subject in the LMS.
Published: 29 Mar 2020 under Known issue
Known issue: Kaltura Video Assignments
We have identified a critical issue whereby students could potentially alter video assignment submission AFTER it has been submitted.
Published: 09 Mar 2020 under Known issue
Known issue: Kaltura Interactive Video Quizzes (IVQs)
We have identified a critical issue where the grade return of student actions and scores back to the LMS Gradebook from Interactive Video Quizzes (IVQs) is unreliable due to intermittent syncing errors
Published: 24 Feb 2020 under LMS integration
Handbook-Canvas integration: Intended learning outcomes
The intended learning outcomes published in the Overview section of the Handbook are now automatically populated in Canvas, and will appear in the Outcomes link of the subject navigation menu.
Published: 13 Feb 2020 under LMS integration
Handbook-Canvas integration: Assessment weightings now appear as Assignment Groups in Canvas
Assessment activities published in the Handbook are automatically created in Canvas as weighted assignment groups. These weighted assignment groups appear as columns in the Gradebook and are used for calculating the total mark for a subject.Staff are able to edit the assignment group titles if required, see instructions below.
Published: 12 Feb 2020 under Feature release
Feature release: Direct share of Canvas content
The Direct Share feature enables staff to copy or send individual items (such as assignments, discussions and content pages) to another subject or community, or to other staff users.
Published: 12 Feb 2020 under Feature update
Feature update: Creating and editing using the Rich Content Editor
The editing toolbar (also known as Rich Content Editor or RCE) has been updated to include buttons with additional options for links, images, documents and new apps.
Published: 04 Feb 2020 under Known issue
Known issue: Lecture Capture (Echo360) access issues in Safari
The Echo360 team have identified a bug with the latest version of Safari that prevents users from accessing the Lecture Capture system.
Create your own custom subject banner
Use our updated Banner Tool to create welcome banners that can be added to your LMS subjects and communities.