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Now is the time to set up practice online exams for students so that they can gain experience before the end of semester.

Which online exam type should you choose for your subject? Join a seminar to review the options.

Dr Kate Howell from the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences (FVAS) shares her experience of using a 'weekly video mailbag' in her subject to enhance online learning.

The next LMS roadshow will take place on Tuesday 29 September 2020.

Workshops now available with information on how to write open-book exams.

The SmartSparrow platform will shut down at the end of 2020. Learn how you can use H5P as an alternative for creating rich and complex interactive learning activities in the LMS.

The latest updates in the LMS are available by clicking the 'What's new' button!

Some quick, helpful tips on using Pages in the LMS.

Resources are available to help you transition to online teaching. Learn more about how to prepare and where to start!

Melbourne InnovatEd is offering an online Bootcamp and the opportunity for seed funding of up to $25,000!

The Student IT team continues to operate as a virtual service, providing students with IT help to get setup and connected, ready for online learning.

As of Semester 2, 2020, Blackboard is no longer being used for teaching and learning at the University of Melbourne.

Use the 'Anonymous grading' feature to hide the identity of students during the marking process.

A new peer review and feedback tool is now available in the LMS.

How to add subjects to your Dashboard in the LMS.

The Staff Roles tool is now available in the LMS. Read on to learn more about its benefits and how to use it.

A range feature updates and bug fixes are scheduled for this week, including better visibility of subject status, improved control of email notifications and bulk editing assignment dates.

Subjects in Semester 2 (SM2 and S2E) teaching deliveries will automatically be made available to students on Friday 24 July 2020.

Supplementary examinations 23-30 July: information for staff

A comparison of the features of four assignment types in the LMS.

What to expect over the coming months regarding Blackboard staff and student access removal.

Staff teaching in Semester 2 are invited to attend a Zoom drop-in with the Migration team.

How to prepare your end of semester marks in Gradebook for StudentOne.

Access to Blackboard ‘Institution Folders’, ‘Personal Folders’, and Playpen will no longer be available from early September 2020.

The Library has updated Re:Cite to reflect the changes to the APA citation style in the 7th edition of the Publication Manual.

Vote to choose which subject proposed by students should be made a reality!

Some tips on how best to manage your online marking for the end of semester.

New resources now available for the 'Improving online learning quality' Learning and Teaching Initiative (LTI).

A useful keyboard shortcut in Canvas to bring up the editing menu at any time.

Staff teaching in July and Winter are invited to attend a Zoom drop-in session to prepare their Canvas subject for teaching.

Learn how to use Canvas speedgrader and gradebook to make your grading more efficient.

LTI grants for Round 2, 2020 are now open. Contact Learning Environments to discuss your application.

Drop-in sessions are now available for students to check their Zoom setup ahead of online exams.

How to encourage student interaction in live online classes.

A new feature is now available for your LMS assignments where you can choose how many attempts students can make.

Microsoft Teams support resources now available.

Staff must update to the latest version of Zoom before 30 May.

A new version of the Sections tool with additional features is now available .

How to incorporate readings, lecture slides, PDFs, PowerPoint presentations, videos, images (and more!) in your LMS subject space.

Link directly to an individual reading using the updated Readings Online.

View and edit Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) transcripts in Lecture Capture.

Support for students to record, edit and upload video assignments.

Gradescope support resources now available to staff and students.

How to review and support student engagement using analytics in Canvas.

Learn how to use Cadmus to support students in their written assignments.

Monitor your student enrolment changes with a new tool in Canvas.

How to create group assignments, and what to watch out for!

How to ensure your Zoom meetings are secure.

Daily online support drop-in sessions available from Thursday 16 April to Friday 1 May.

Online workshops and webinars, additional online resources, and new daily drop-in sessions.

Ally accessibility tool now available in the Canvas LMS.

A range of software licensing conditions have changed to support your students studying remotely.

Some top tips and tricks from Learning Environments on how to get the most out of Zoom sessions.

Create interactive learning activities such as 'drag and drop' for students with H5P.

Learning Environments has launched a new home page with additional resources targeted to adapting teaching to an online environment.

The next Project Evolve Roadshow will be held virtually via Zoom rooms starting from 2.00pm on Tuesday 7 April 2020.

A new virtual tech-support service is now available to assist your students to study remotely.

Gradescope allows for paper based assessment to be made digital and allows students to submit handwritten or hand-drawn responses! Training available next week.

Use Sections in Canvas to target communications, due dates, and resources to particular subsets of students within your subject.

Make use of the Canvas Grade Posting Policy and other settings to choose when students see their grades.

Jo Blannin, Digital Learning Leader from the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, shares her insights on the move to Canvas.

Create podcasts, interviews, and more!

New 'Library' and 'Study Skills' buttons provide staff and students with direct access from Canvas to essential information.

Students can now purchase eTextbooks through the LMS.

Matt Dyki, Teaching Fellow in the Department of Accounting (FBE), shares his experience as one of the first subject coordinators to jump onboard the Canvas LMS Pilot, and the new learning design opportunities.

Dr Mark Green reflects on his Canvas LMS Pilot journey from training and migration to an early adopter end user for one of his subjects.

A busy month ahead for Project Evolve in our final preparations for the big Semester 1 launch!

A new tool to facilitate subject and community merges will be available for division representatives soon.

Contact Learning Environments now to ensure your learning tool integration is adequately prepared in time for Semester 1.

Are you ready for Semester 1? The following checklist can help!

A new tool 'Ally' is now available in the LMS to improve students' access to online material.

How to use Modules and other elements to improve students' learning experience in your Canvas subject.

The way Turnitin is used at the University will change as of Semester 1, 2020.

Busy preparations are in progress for our Semester 1 launch of Canvas for all 2020 subjects!

Some helpful resources to support your transition to using Canvas in 2020, Semester 1.

Subjects in Semester 1 (SM1) and Year Long (YRL) teaching deliveries will automatically be made available to students 10 days before the Study period start date in StudentOne.

After a busy year of preparation, we are now ready to launch all subjects in Canvas for semester one, 2020!

Do you have an idea about how to use video and multimedia in your subject? Learning Environments can help!

The high demand continues for podcasting, flipped classroom development and more at the new self-service recording pod!

How to transfer grades from your LMS subject to an Excel spreadsheet for Student One.

Project Evolve November update: A range of self-paced, face to face and online workshops are now available for staff to learn about Canvas before the end of the year.

Learning Environments hosts a workshop where participants play with and learn more about immersive media and its application in education.

University alumni reflect: how does place impact people's lives?

How to choose which subjects appear on your Canvas dashboard.

What is the LTI grant process, and how do I get assistance to apply?

Project Evolve October update: a call to staff to complete their Migration Questionnaire as soon as possible.

The first of Learning Environments' video and media self-help resources is now available covering some handy hints on producing your own video.

How to get the most out of your Subject Experience Survey.

Project Evolve September update: The migration of all subjects to Canvas is beginning with an important questionnaire seeking feedback from staff.

A project to introduce more formative, continuous, student-centred and peer-based assessments.

Self-paced, online modules now available to learn about Canvas. Enroments are now open!

The Semester 2 SES runs from Monday 14 October to Sunday 3 November.

Project Evolve August update: Moving towards full migration of all subjects to Canvas for 2020, with new support features available to staff.

Create professional looking banners for your Blackboard or Canvas LMS subjects and communities with our new banner tool!

A new 'presenter' app makes using Poll Everywhere even easier!

Project Evolve July update: Canvas pilot is live, with access and workshops available to all staff.

Professional development opportunities available for July and August.

Ensure your Blackboard subject is ready for Semester 2 with some helpful tips and a checklist!

Be part of a new educational technology program 'Melbourne InnovatEd' with the opportunity for seed funding of up to $25,000!

Learning Environments showcases video and media opportunities at the Events Expo.

Seeking information and support for designing your subject? Visit the new Learning Environments page!

Learning Environments is available to discuss and support your FlexAp project!

Video storytelling evenings, and hot chocolate: a sure-fire way to beat the Melbourne winter.

Project Evolve June update: upcoming 'roadshow' information sessions for all staff, as well as a monthly informative newsletter.

The Video and Media team at Learning Environments receives award for documentary: 'It started in the Sunderland'.

The Subject Experience Survey for Semester 1 has now closed, with reports to be made available to faculties shortly.

Learning Environments launches an updated site with new information and resources for staff and students to support learning, teaching and assessment.

Project Evolve update for May: Subjects involved in the pilot phase of Canvas are being prepared and staff beginning professional development.

New sessions on the 'flipped' classroom and video storytelling available for June.

Indigenous Online Resources: a suite of video interviews with Indigenous leaders, developed by the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health and Learning Environments.

New extensions to the Community Risk Reduction website enable students to experience community engagement via field research.

Join us for the first of our video storytelling evenings on Thursday 16 May, 4.30-6pm. The opening session topic is: video on social media, what do the metrics say?

Canvas pilot subjects confirmed and professional development opportunities to begin soon!

New workshops available including Peer Review and Presenting to Camera. Book in now to avoid missing out!

With the SES fast approaching, it's now a great a time to begin preparations including setting aside time in class for students to complete the survey later in the Semester.

Learning Environments produces video to promote completion of Western Edge Biosciences project.

Progress towards the new LMS, Canvas, is underway. Read more about the project planning and preparation.

The LMS and other educational technologies continue to grow in their use by staff and students.

Cadmus: an online assignment space where students can write their assignments and have access to relevant resources and writing-style suggestions.

The Flexible Academic Programming (FlexAP) project is now underway

Book Lecture Capture recordings and check the existing schedule anytime you need using the new Lecture Capture self-service tool!

Find out what is happening with FlexAP and how you can get involved

After an extensive program of work that commenced in March 2018, the Project Steering Group that has undertaken the LMS review is pleased to announce the outcome of the review and tender process.

New sessions added! Register for upcoming staff professional development sessions on using technology in teaching and learning

Make audio and screencast recordings in a new self-service recording pod in the Baillieu library.

Time to clear out last year’s data!

A new Academic Skills page has now been launched to replace AIRport and lead to a better experience.

Ensure your Lecture Capture link is available to students in time for semester 1.

iThenticate - a new tool for researchers to check their writing - is now available to all University researchers, graduate researchers and their supervisors.

The University's new video management system will be Kaltura.

When will 2019 LMS subjects be made available to students?

Learning and Teaching Initiatives 2019, Round 1 now open

LMS drop-in sessions Monday 25 February to Friday 1 March

The LMS maintenance on Friday 14 December 2018 was completed successfully.

Update your Respondus software now in time for 2019

Learning Environments’ Ben Loveridge presents a new project at QUESTnet, one of the leading forums for technology professionals in higher education.

Learning Environments  recently had the pleasure of hosting two successful workshops as part of the Researcher@Library week.

Learning analytics made accessible with the 'Loop' tool

Our thanks to the University community for encouraging student participation in the SES.

Learning Environments partners with Counselling and Psychological Services on a promotional video to encourage students to ask for help when struggling with their mental health.

Registrations now open for the 'Digital Literacy Show and Tell' event

The LMS will be unavailable between 7am and 5pm on Friday 14 December for maintenance work.

The Learning Environments-supported project 'Music Therapy in Virtual Environments' has been recognised as a finalist at the national iAwards event in the Infrastructure Platforms and Innovation of the Year category.

Interested in a different way to engage students in learning? Join the expanded pilot phase of BluePulse!

Some helpful information on how to promote the SES to your students during this survey period.

Add the element of friendly rivalry to your students' learning with Poll Everywhere's new feature: ‘Competitions’

Using video in teaching: the theory, research and practice.

What are the intellectual property rights of students at the University?

Need help making a decision between Blackboard and Turnitin Assignments? Read on for a useful table that compares the features of the two assignment types.

The LMS review and related VMS project are in their closing stages with vendor negotiations underway.

CrowdCARE, a collaborative project between Learning Environments and the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, has won the 2018 MDHS Award for Program Innovation.

Learning Environments lent their expertise to a video celebrating the launch of the Australian School of Urban Forestry.

LMS vendor submissions are now under consideration with an announcement due in October.

How best to prepare for the SES and promote the survey to students.

Join the pilot program for a new online polling tool.

An innovative staff training program created by Learning Environments and Counselling and Psychological Services.

Register your interest in a pilot of a new service 'ALLY' that improves the accessibility of content in the LMS for students.

Do you have practical examples of incorporating digital technologies and developing students' digital literacy skills from your teaching?

Learning Environments and MDHS researchers have built a new resource to introduce researchers to qualitative research.

Learning Environments had the honour of contributing to the exhibition of a visual response to the iconic long-form poem The Universe Looks Down at the Baillieu's Noel Shaw Gallery.

It is sometimes necessary to switch between browsers when using the LMS.

Staff and students can now access Lecture Capture recordings via a mobile app or through the Echo website.

Build your skills in using technology in teaching in an upcoming session.

Use Qualtrics survey software to gather feedback and information from students.

A rigorous assessment of the various LMS vendors is now underway.

How is my subject created and how do I get access?

Learn how to get the most out of the new Lecture Capture System.

Join the pilot program for a new online polling tool

The LMS review project releases reports from surveys and moves to tender phase in July.

Ensure your students have access to the best study support materials.

Many things can be recycled, but not Turnitin assignments!

Come along to learn, share, and discuss best practice in task brief and rubric design.

New sessions available: book now to avoid missing out!

Important: Update your Lecture Capture links before Friday 20 July.

Additional users may be added to LMS subjects to support staff and students. Who are they, and what access do they have?

Visit the website for the latest details and updates on the review.

New initiatives see an increase in SES response rate.

An upgrade to the Readings Online tool will provide a new and improved service for staff and students.

New for Semester 2: Lecture Capture mobile app support and new features such as activity slides, Q&A discussions, upload closed captions, and more

Review your Lecture Capture analytics at the end of semester.

Use Turnitin PeerMark to allow students to review a paper that is on a different topic to the paper they authored themselves.

Take control of your recordings by renaming, reordering, grouping and updating their availability.

A 'weighted total' column is an easy way to calculate final results at the end of a teaching period.

A webinar and face to face session is now available for registration.

Need help promoting the SES to your students? Read on!

Students can take notes within Lecture Capture whilst watching a recording.

Give us your input for our next LMS by participating in a short, online survey.

Program for 2018 now available.

Use Lecture Capture to share you PowerPoint slides from your Lecture so students can access slides and recordings in one place.

Join a monthly meet-up to share and discuss learning design.

Use Qualtrics to allow students to provide feedback on their own and others' contribution to group work.

eTextbooks: improving accessibility and affordability of learning materials for students.

The new Lecture Capture experience is here! Learn what new features are now available, and what is in store.

Allow students to provide feedback on their group projects to promote better group work and collaborative skills.

You may notice new Lecture Capture links in your subject as part of the new Lecture Capture experience.

An important interactive program for students is launched via the LMS.

Preview sites for second-year subjects now available to students.

Track how individual students are engaging with content and understanding concepts using Poll Everywhere.

Support students’ oral and written communication skills by embedding tools in your LMS subject.

Track how individual students are engaging with content and understanding concepts using Poll Everywhere.

Ensure subject readings are available to students via Readings Online.

An update on the new Lecture Capture system for 2018.

Easy instructions on deleting and recreating your Turnitin assignments for a new teaching period.

Now is the time to book a one-on-one consultation!

Tips for preparing LMS subjects and communities for Semester 1.

Semester 1 and year-long 2018 subjects to be made available to students on Friday 16 February.

Learning Environments is very pleased to announce the launch of a University wide licence for the online survey tool - Qualtrics.

Functionality improvements in the new Lecture Capture system.

The LMS will take on a new look to align with accessibility requirements and create a better user experience on mobile devices.

How to make your subject available to students.

Learning Environments contributes to a virtual reality therapy for patients with spinal injuries.

The Blackboard assignment tool is changing. Read more for tips on how to be ready for the new tool.

Now is the time to clean up Grade Centre in your Semester 1, 2018 subjects.

Bringing changes to the LMS theme and Blackboard assignments!

The University of Melbourne is about to launch its newest Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), Foundations of International Psychiatry.

Maintenance commencing 18 November 2017

eTextbooks improve access to, and affordability of learning materials for students.

SES now open for most Semester 2 subjects.

Kicking goals in teaching and learning, literally and metaphorically!

Turnitin update to user interface options.

A fascinating video about the use of a robotic dairy at the Dookie campus.

Find out how to implement Readings Online in your subject

Students see a list of past, present and future subjects in the LMS, they can only access subjects in the list that are currently 'available'.