LMS and learning technology guides and resources
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Staff guides: Canvas LMS
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User guides
Administration of the LMS
Announcements
Assignments
- Anonymous grading
- Assessment literacy tool
- FeedbackFruits in the LMS
- How do I add an assignment group?
- How do I create an assignment?
- How do I create a peer review assignment?
- How do I create rules for an assignment group?
- How do I use SpeedGrader?
- How do I weight the final grade based on assignment groups?
- Turnitin AI Writing Detection Tool advice for staff (staff only)
- Turnitin Similarity Reports in the LMS
- Turnitin Similarity Reports for non-graduate research students (staff only)
- Video assignments
- What assignment types can I create?
Calendar
Communication and collaboration
- Blogs in the LMS
- How do I create a Microsoft Office 365 collaboration as an instructor?
- How do I use the Inbox?
- Journals in the LMS
- Wikis in the LMS
- Working with collaborative documents in Canvas LMS
Communities
Discussion
- Discussion and chat tools for teaching and learning
- How do I assign a graded discussion?
- How do I create a discussion?
Editing and managing content
- Banner tool user guide
- Copyright and the LMS
- Copyright guidelines for using published materials in LMS activities
- H5P in the LMS
- How do I add and modify text?
- How do I create hyperlinks to course content?
- How do I manage alt text and display options for images embedded?
- How do I upload a document?
- How do I use the Accessibility Checker?
- How do I use the HTML view?
- How do I use the Math Editor?
- Reducing file size
- SCORM in Canvas
Exam support
- Communicating digital exam details to your students
- Exam Support (Big Blue Button)
- Importing the academic integrity module from Commons into your subject
- Setting up practice digital exams
Global navigation
- How do I use the Dashboard?
- How do I use the To Do list and sidebar in the Dashboard?
- How do I view all my subjects?
Gradebook
- Gradebook - Preparing and exporting results for StudentOne
- Grade Posting Policy in the Gradebook
- How do I enter and edit grades in the Gradebook?
- How do I hide or display grades for a Subject?
- How do I use Gradebook filters?
- How do I view assignments or students individually in the Gradebook?
- Managing online marking for digital exams
Groups
- Bulk Group Membership tool
- How do I add a group set in a subject?
- How do I allow students to create their own student groups?
- How do I automatically assign students to groups?
- How do I manually assign students to groups?
- How do I move a student into a different group?
- How do I view content and student activity within a group?
Home page
- Banner tool user guide
- How do I add a group set in a subject?
- How do I allow students to create their own student groups?
- How do I automatically assign students to groups?
- How do I manually assign students to groups?
- How do I move a student into a different group?
- How do I view content and student activity within a group?
Mobile app
Modules
- How do I add a module?
- How do I add assignment types, pages, and files as module items?
- How do I add prerequisites to a module?
- How do I add requirements to a module?
- Modules guides
- Office 365 resources within Modules
New analytics
Quizzes
- Copying quizzes to other LMS subjects
- How do I create a question bank in a subject?
- How do I create a quiz by finding questions in a question bank?
- How do I import a question bank from one subject to another?
- How do I view practice quiz results in a subject?
- How do I view a quiz log for a student?
- How do I view student results in a quiz?
- Import Quiz Content tool guide
- Once I publish a quiz, how do I make additional changes?
- Once I publish a quiz, what kinds of quiz statistics are available?
- Question types
- What quiz types can I create in a subject?
Rubrics
- How do I add a rubric to an assignment?
- How do I add a rubric to a graded discussion?
- How do I add a rubric to a quiz?
- How do I manage rubrics in a subject?
SpeedGrader
- How do I enter and edit grades in SpeedGrader?
- How do I grade group assignments in SpeedGrader?
- How do I use SpeedGrader?
- How do I view the details of a submission for a student in SpeedGrader?
Subject overview
User management
Staff guides: Banner tool
What is the Banner tool?
Our purpose-built banner tool is an easy way to generate an eye-catching banner and card specific to your LMS subject with an image of your choosing.
Find out more about the banner tool
User guides
Staff guides: Gradescope
What is Gradescope?
Gradescope is an assessment tool that supports online submission of both paper-based and digital assessments, as well as grading and feedback. It is particularly relevant for STEM subjects and other disciplines that require handwritten and hand-drawn responses from students.
Find out more about Gradescope
User guides
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Getting started with Gradescope
Gradescope is an assessment tool that supports online submission of both paper-based and digital assessments, as well as grading and feedback. It is particularly relevant for STEM subjects and other disciplines that require handwritten and hand-drawn responses from students.
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Online open book exams with Gradescope
An online open book exam can be created by linking a Gradescope assignment to a Canvas assignment. This guide outlines how to create a Gradescope assignment that presents exam questions to students and allows students to submit responses, within a controlled time period.
Staff guides: Kaltura
What is Kaltura?
Kaltura is a Video Management System (VMS) which can be used by staff to create videos and share with students directly through the LMS. Upload, manage, embed, and curate libraries of videos all within your Canvas subject site.
User guides
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Automatic transcription services
Lecture Capture and Kaltura provide an automatic transcription service. This service is automatically available in Kaltura and may need to be activated in Lecture Capture.
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Kaltura - Embed videos in Canvas LMS
This guide outlines how to embed Kaltura videos within pages in Canvas LMS.
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Kaltura - Manage media in Canvas LMS
Managing media with Kaltura.
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Kaltura – MediaSpace
MediaSpace is a media hosting and sharing platform internal to the University that enables staff to upload, create/curate media content. Collaborate with colleagues, create playlists, share and distribute your media across the entire University.
Staff guides: Lecture Capture
What is Lecture Capture?
The Lecture Capture system records lectures and events in supported venues. Recordings are made available to students as streaming video, via the LMS. Staff can also use Lecture Capture to record their own presentations to be made available to students, supported with slides and other media.
Find out more about Lecture Capture
User guides
Basics
- Getting started with Lecture Capture
- Booking and accessing public seminars and events
- Managing recordings
- Embed and link to Lecture Capture in the LMS
- Embed a Lecture Capture recording in your LMS page
- Edit a video in Lecture Capture
- Opt-out process
- Lecture Capture practice guidelines
Features and tools
- Analytics guide
- Automatic transcription services
- Browser Capture
- Confusion Flags
- Presentations, interactive activities and embedded media
- Q&A discussions
Live streaming lectures
Recording live and remote lectures
Staff guides: Microsoft Teams
What is Microsoft Teams?
Microsoft Teams is a software application that can be used to communicate and collaborate with others on a shared project or assignment.
Find out more about Microsoft Teams
User guides
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Getting started with Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams allows both staff and students to work with others on a project with a shared workspace. Create a team or use a template to get started.
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Microsoft Teams in the LMS
An integration is available allowing staff to create Teams meetings in Canvas and share these with students as an alternative to Zoom for one-on-one or small consultations.
Staff guides: Padlet
What is Padlet?
Padlet is an online tool that supports virtual brainstorming, collation and collaboration activities. This guide provides you with specific instructions, tips and inspirations for the use of Padlet at the University of Melbourne.
User guides
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Getting started with Padlet
Padlet is an online tool that supports virtual brainstorming, collation and collaboration activities. This guide provides you with specific instructions on how to access and use Padlet at the University of Melbourne.
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Padlet layout options
Different layouts and formats control the arrangements of posts on the wall. Read about suitable layout options listed by common activities and how to use Padlet walls for Zoom breakout group activities.
Staff guides: PebblePad
What is PebblePad?
PebblePad is used to develop digital portfolios (ePortfolios) and curate and manage evidence of reflection, learning, assessment and professional development.
User guides
Introducing PebblePad
- PebblePad Workbooks vs Portfolios
- PebblePad supported learning and assessment activities
- Techniques for searching in PebblePad
Using PebblePad on your desktop
- The basics: A brief introduction to Pebble+ and ATLAS
- Creating assets, including portfolios
- Template builder
- Workbook builder
Using the PebblePad ATLAS assessment tool
- ATLAS: Assignments and deadlines
- ATLAS: Reporting
- ATLAS: Setting up a workspace
- Create PebblePad workbooks or other resources and provide them to students
- Grades and feedback in ATLAS
- Options for external assessors in PebblePad
- PebblePad and ATLAS rollover for a new teaching period
- Set up your PebblePad assignment through the LMS
- Using PebblePad as an external assessor
Staff guides: Poll Everywhere
What is Poll Everywhere?
The University of Melbourne provides staff premium access to Poll Everywhere, an online tool that allows users to create and collect responses to activities. Activities can be activated and distributed in a live session and through the LMS.
Find out more about Poll Everywhere
User guides
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Poll Everywhere - Getting started
Poll Everywhere is an online tool that allows users to create and collect responses to activities. In a live session, responses can be collected by displaying a unique Poll Everywhere link belonging to the presenter.
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Poll Everywhere in the LMS
Staff can utilise various options to share and display activities and results created in Poll Everywhere with students in the LMS. Additionally, activity reports can be imported to the Gradebook for marking.
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Poll Everywhere for mobile devices
Install Poll Everywhere on your mobile device and use as another option for controlling activities during a live session.
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Poll Everywhere Slideware Plugins
Add Poll Everywhere activities to your PowerPoint, Keynote or Google Slide presentation for a more streamlined presentation.
Staff guides: Readings Online
What is Readings Online?
Readings Online is a self-service tool which allows teaching staff to create and manage reading lists in the LMS and provide students with easy access. It has been designed to help teaching staff meet the University's copyright obligations when making copyright material available to students and also enables you to embed links to readings within the LMS.
Find out more about Readings Online
User guides
Staff guides: Qualtrics
What is Qualtrics?
The University of Melbourne provides all staff and research students with access to Qualtrics Research Core, a powerful survey engine that allows users to easily create, design and distribute surveys for a variety of teaching, learning and research needs.
User guides
Staff guides: Zoom
What is Zoom?
Zoom is a high quality video and audio online conferencing tool for desktops and smartphones. It’s ideal for online classes, meetings, special events, webinars, remote working and job interviews.
User guides
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Zoom in the LMS
Zoom is a high-quality video and audio online conferencing tool. Staff can enable Zoom and manage online collaboration with students directly from their Canvas LMS subject.
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Tracking attendance in Zoom
University staff can generate reports that show detailed information about the meetings and webinars they have created and hosted, including lists of attendees.
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Student privacy in Zoom
How can I best manage student privacy when recording online teaching sessions?
Dual-delivery support resources
What is dual delivery?
Dual-delivery subjects are subjects that are taught in two modes: blended delivery (online and campus-based) for students who can attend campus, and entirely online delivery for students who cannot attend campus.
Find out more about dual delivery
User guides
Teaching dual delivery
- Blended synchronous learning quick start guide
- Advanced tips for blended synchronous sessions
- Blended synchronous learning (BSL) enabled spaces list
- Designing alternatives to campus-based learning activities for remote students in dual-delivery subjects
- Facilitating blended synchronous learning
- Video guide: Learning and teaching advice for BSL sessions
Using the equipment
Online learning advice and resources
Learning Environments has expanded our range of advice and resources to support staff in the transition to online teaching and learning. The following resources are available from our related support websites.
Resources for moving online
Guidance on moving tutorials and lectures online, creating videos for online learning, and how to establish a sense of community online.
- How do I deliver my lecture online?
- How do I deliver my tutorial online?
- How do I check in with my students to see how they are going?
- How do I record, edit and upload video and audio?
Implementing online learning quality
Guides with some straightforward options to implement or improve online learning quality including weekly videos, discussions, synchronous events and embedded quizzes.
- View the 10 options
- Seven ways to improve students’ online learning experiences in your subject
- Seven practices to avoid in online teaching and learning
- Learning Environments TEL (technology enhanced learning) framework
Digital exam options for end of semester
Step-by-step guides on how to set up each of the end of semester exam options in the LMS. Staff login required to access these guides.
Digital assessment options during semester
Practice-based advice on how to achieve assessment goals from a variety of assessment approaches. .
Video production
Guides to assist staff when self-producing video content.