Canvas Essentials: Assignments
This article will compare the Assignment tools within Canvas to Blackboard. This is not intended to be a training piece but a overview of features to give you some idea as to how it differs from Blackboard.
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Canvas Essentials: FSE CLE Implementation Group
In September 2025, the University will move to a new CLE. To support this activity, FSE has created an Implementation group led by Co-Leads for the Digital and Flexible segment of FSE Teaching College.
Improving our student experience
Despite positive teaching feedback, the 2024 National Student Survey shows no significant improvement in overall student experience. The University has identified 15 actions to enhance performance, particularly in Assessment & Feedback and Student Voice, to be implemented across all levels.
Join our Graide Pilot to explore how AI can improve marking times and feedback quality in STEM
We are excited to announce a pilot program with Graide, innovative teaching and learning assessment software designed to enhance the educational experience for both educators and students. Register for our event on 12th September to find out more.
Finding this year’s Course Units in Blackboard
This post will outline a way you can quickly identify the course units you will be needing to access in the upcoming academic year.
Using Gradescope to Autograde programming assignments
Case Study: How Computer Sciences are using Gradescope to autograde programming assignments.
What is Slate?
Slate is a new course unit information management system, intended to replace the existing course unit information publishing system called CUIP. Designed and developed in FSE by James Marsh and Steve Pettifer.
Peer Scholar – Overview
Peer Scholar is a peer evaluation tool. This article provides an overview of the different types of evaluation activity that you can build in Peer Scholar and what the workflow process looks like for students.
Blackboard Spring Clean
In this article, we will outline why you should undertake a thorough ‘spring clean’ of your Blackboard course units, what elements you should focus on and why it’s essential to prepare now for the move to Canvas.