The ICT Digital Education Services team offers a variety of training courses to help you get the most from our centrally supported digital education tools and platforms.
Whether you're looking to enhance your teaching practice or develop new digital skills, you can browse our current training catalogue below.
Additional training sessions are available via Faculty EdTech Labs, please see the information below for booking on to training sessions:
- Faculty of Engineering:
- Faculty of Natural Sciences: Training sessions, bespoke workshops and 1-1’s
- Faculty of Medicine: Training sessions can be booked via and weekly every Wednesday at 10am
- 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Business School: Book an
- For teams/departments being supported by Learning Experience Futures (formerly IETL) i.e. non-Faculty teams – training opportunities and schedules have now been shared directly with key stakeholders. If you have any queries regarding training, please get in contact with Habeeb Mustafa and Ewan Frances.
Introduction to Canvas
Introduction to Canvas
This practical workshop provides an introduction to Canvas, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Learning Management System (LMS). It is aimed at academic and professional services staff who are responsible for creating content and managing courses in Canvas.
Learning Outcomes
- Navigate the Canvas environment and access support resources
- Design, organise and customise courses
- Create, add and manage a range of learning materials
- Manage user course enrolments and groups membership
- Review and publish course content.
Canvas Assessments
This practical session is designed for academic and professional services staff responsible for creating, managing, and grading assessments in Canvas.
Learning Outcomes
- Distinguish between different assessment types in Canvas and select appropriate tools for their delivery, including Assignments, Quizzes, and external tools (LTIs).
- Configure and organise assessments using 51³Ô¹ÏÍø naming conventions, Assignment Groups, weightings, and grading rules.
- Manage assessment settings, deadlines, extensions, and differentiated due dates to support a range of assessment requirements.
- Use the Gradebook, SpeedGrader, and related feedback and grade posting tools to manage and evaluate student submissions.
- Review assessments from the student perspective and identify when more complex assessment scenarios require additional support.
Canvas and accessibility
Canvas Drop-in Support Sessions
These short, one-to-one appointments provide personalised guidance on any aspect of Canvas. Staff can submit their query when booking to help ensure the session is focused on their needs.
Learning Outcomes
- Receive tailored support for a specific Canvas query or challenge
- Resolve issues relating to course content, assessments, Gradebook, or enrolments
- Develop confidence in using Canvas features and workflows
- Identify relevant resources, training, and support services for further assistance
Format
- Online delivery
- 15-minute one-to-one appointments
- Advance submission of queries encouraged
- Up to 16 bookable sessions available each Wednesday afternoon
Digital Accessibility in Teaching and Learning
This workshop introduces the principles of digital accessibility and explores practical approaches to creating more inclusive teaching and learning experiences for all students.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the key principles of digital accessibility in teaching and learning
- Recognise how to support students and colleagues with digital accessibility needs
- Use Anthology Ally to review and improve the accessibility of course content
- Explore ICT-supported accessibility tools and resources
- Identify accessibility requirements, statements, and good practice for inclusive course design and delivery
Training delivered in partnership with the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Educational Development Unit.
turnitin/feedbackfruits
Turnitin Workshop
This workshop introduces Turnitin and its integration with Canvas, covering assignment setup, submission management, grading workflows, and the interpretation of originality reports.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the purpose and key features of Turnitin within Canvas
- Create and configure Turnitin assignments
- Manage submission settings and student submissions
- Use Turnitin Feedback Studio for marking and feedback
- Interpret originality reports and text-matching results
Feedback Fruits Workshop
This workshop introduces FeedbackFruits, a peer assessment and collaboration tool that supports group, peer-to-peer, and self-assessment activities within Canvas.
Learning Outcomes
- Create and configure FeedbackFruits assessment activities
- Develop rubrics and rating scales to support assessment and feedback
- Monitor and review peer feedback and student participation
- Track student progress throughout assessment activities
- Interpret assessment results and understand grade adjustment calculations
panopto / questions
Panopto & AV Equipment
This hands-on workshop introduces Panopto and the AV equipment available in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø teaching spaces, helping staff create, edit, and share recordings for teaching and learning.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the key features and uses of Panopto for teaching and learning
- Create and manage recordings using the Panopto recorder
- Edit and organise recordings within Panopto
- Manage folders and sharing options for recorded content
- Gain practical experience of AV equipment available in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø teaching spaces
Training delivered by ICT Digital Education Services and AV Support teams.
Questions about our training?
If you have any questions about our training or about any of our other services please contact the ICT Service Desk.
Other services the Digital Education team support include: