1. Canvas (VLE) Awareness Session
Supporting Students

2. 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?

3. 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

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

5. How do students access myWLV?
Desktop icon
Current Students webpage
Direct link:
Mobile app (Android and iOS)

6. 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

7. 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”

8. How do students access Canvas?
myWLV
Desktop icon
Current Students webpage
Direct link:
Mobile app (Android and iOS)

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

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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. Further Canvas help for students
Student Help and Guidance Course
Canvas Support via ‘Help’ button
Live chat, phone, Canvas Guides
Introduction Videos
New, Returning and Partner/Distance Learning
Canvas website (

15. IT Password Recovery Contact the ITS Service Desk ITSupport@wlv.ac.uk