Canvas (VLE) Awareness Session Supporting Students

Learning Outcomes What is myWLV and Canvas? What is available within myWLV and Canvas? How do students access myWLV and Canvas? What are the pre-requisites of accessing myWLV and Canvas? Where can students go to get further help and support with Canvas?

What is myWLV? “Everything students need in one place” myWLV is the University’s ‘Student Portal’ “Everything students need in one place” Available for taught on-campus undergraduate, postgraduate and postgraduate research students

What is in myWLV? … MUCH MORE Bookmarks Printer Credit Balance Timetable Room Booking PC Finder Email e:Vision & Grades Access to Canvas … MUCH MORE Assessment Deadlines

How do students access myWLV? Desktop icon Current Students webpage Direct link: http://my.wlv.ac.uk Mobile app (Android and iOS)

Pre-requisites for accessing myWLV Must have a University student IT account Must be a taught “on-campus” undergraduate, postgraduate or research student Must have completed enrolment and module registration in e:Vision

What is Canvas? “The home for online learning” Canvas is the University’s new Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) for 2017, replacing WOLF and WLVglobal “The home for online learning”

How do students access Canvas? myWLV Desktop icon Current Students webpage Direct link: http://canvas.wlv.ac.uk Mobile app (Android and iOS)

Pre-requisites for accessing Canvas Must have a University student IT account Must have completed enrolment and module registration in e:Vision

What is in Canvas? … MUCH MORE Module materials, activities and assignments … MUCH MORE Module Guides Access to further Canvas help

Statistics/Analytics VLE Terminology WOLF Canvas Course Programme of Study Topic / Module Canvas Course Folder Module Topic Admin/Tutor Instructor/Teacher Tracking Statistics/Analytics Student Student

Types of Canvas Course Teaching Canvas Course (a module) Associated with a SITS module iteration(s) Programme Canvas Course (a course) Associated with a SITS course occurrence(s) Co-curricular Canvas Course (e.g. skills) Available via ‘Public Index’ for students to join

Common Canvas Student Queries I can’t access Canvas I can’t see my modules in Canvas I can’t see my Module Guide in Canvas Have they completed their enrolment in e:Vision? If no, refer to Faculty Student Services/e:Vision Helpdesk Do they have a University IT account? Refer to ITS Service Desk Have they registered for their modules in e:Vision? Has the Canvas course been published? If no, refer to Module Leader Refer to Canvas Support via ‘Help’ button Have they looked on the left-hand menu in the Canvas course? Has the Module Leader hidden it? If yes, refer to Module Leader

Further Canvas help for students Student Help and Guidance Course 24-7-365 Canvas Support via ‘Help’ button Live chat, phone, Canvas Guides Introduction Videos New, Returning and Partner/Distance Learning Canvas website (www.wlv.ac.uk/canvas)

IT Password Recovery Contact the ITS Service Desk ITSupport@wlv.ac.uk 01902 32 2000

www.wlv.ac.uk/canvas