Learning Management System Skip to main content Learning Management System Learning Management System Learning Management System Information and support for the University's centrally-supported Learning Management System (LMS) Log in to the LMS LMS support for staff LMS support for students Other learning technologies Who can I contact? Canvas help is available any time with dedicated University of Melbourne 24/7 Canvas support channels, including online chat and phone. Learning Environments can assist you with further enquiries regarding the LMS and other supported learning technologies. Simply submit a ServiceNow ticket and we will help you as soon as possible. Online chat with Canvas Call Canvas Find your LMS Division Representative Request support from Learning Environments Guides and support resources These resources will take you from getting started with the LMS and setting up your subjects, through to communicating with students and providing assessment tasks and feedback. Go All staff guides Lecture Capture Zoom Training and workshops Learning Environments are providing an extensive set of workshops and resources to support staff teaching with the LMS. These are available to both teaching and professional staff and are designed to be practical and linked to your teaching needs. All training and workshops Live and recorded webinars Our live Zoom sessions give you the opportunity to interact with the presenter from the comfort of your desk. We also offer a series of recorded webinars available online 24/7. Online learning modules Enrol in this LMS subject, specifically designed for those of you who learn best at your own pace, and in your own time and place. This training offers an in-depth look at the LMS including assessment and feedback, quizzes, and more. Copyright The following resources provide staff with advice and requirements regarding copyright for readings and other types of materials delivered in the LMS. Readings Online Readings Online enables staff to add, organise and control their subject readings and ensures copyright compliance in their subjects. Copyright and the LMS This page outlines the steps that you can take to ensure that the materials being used in a subject comply with the University's copyright requirements. University Copyright Office The University Copyright Office works with staff and students to maximise the permitted uses of copyright material for education and research. LMS updates What's been happening in the LMS? View the latest notable feature releases, updates and integrations that have been deployed in Canvas at the University of Melbourne, as well as known and resolved issues. View all updates https://cms.unimelb.edu.au/central-site-management/content-templates/news-listing/v4-assets-dynamic-loading/v4-list-parent-id-new?rootnode=3316400&template=news-listing&numAssets=5&readMore=false Loading... Show more Request a new learning technology You may request a new learning technology to be integrated with the LMS, or that a new tool be considered for central deployment. This is a two step process, and is outlined on the Privacy Impact Assessments for learning technologies page. Request a new learning technology Create your own custom subject banner Use our banner tool to create welcome banners that can be added to your LMS subjects and communities. Try the tool Where can I get LMS help? Help is available any time with the University of Melbourne 24/7 Canvas support channels, including online chat and phone. For all other student queries please contact Stop 1. Stop 1 can help you with admissions, enrolment, course planning, administration, support services, and skills and development. Online chat with Canvas Call Canvas Contact Stop 1 I have a question about... Most questions about using Canvas LMS are answered in the Canvas Community guides. For unique University of Melbourne issues, we have answered some common questions below. Who can I contact? Canvas help is available any time with their dedicated 24/7 support channels, including online chat and phone. For all other student queries, please contact Stop 1. Stop 1 can help you with admissions, enrolment, course planning, administration, support services, and skills and development. I should have access to a subject or community but I can’t find it. What do I do? First, contact Stop 1 or log in to my.unimelb to check your enrolment status. Once logged in to the Canvas LMS, your current subjects and communities will be displayed on your Dashboard. To view all subjects and communities you are a part of, click on Subjects in the global navigation menu, then click All Subjects. If you do not see your subject or community listed under All Subjects, contact Stop 1. Can I customise my LMS notifications? Yes! The LMS gives you control over how and when you are notified about updates in your subjects and communities. Have a look at these Canvas LMS user guides to find out more: Set up email notification preferences in Canvas LMS Manage email notifications for each subject separately Set push notification preferences in your Canvas Student app for Android devices and iOS devices Where can I find LMS user guides? Canvas has provided a wealth of information in the Canvas Community. These guides will take you through accessing announcements, submitting assignments, getting the most out of your calendar and so much more. The Getting Started as a Student section is a great place to start. Can I still access Blackboard LMS? As of Semester 2, 2020, Blackboard is no longer being used for teaching and learning at the University of Melbourne. This means that all teaching and learning is taking place in Canvas LMS. From Monday 7 September 2020, students and staff can no longer access content in previously taught subjects and communities in Blackboard, nor access Blackboard file storage locations. Find out more about this process in Blackboard LMS decommission - information for students. Student user guides Find all of our student user guides for LMS learning technologies here in the one place. Guide title Description View guide Assignments Assignments in the LMS How to access, submit and download assignments in the LMS. Go Converting images to PDF How to scan your work on an iOS and Android device to submit your scans to an assignment from your computer, phone, or tablet. Go Cadmus Cadmus How to access, complete and submit a Cadmus assignment in the LMS. Go Exam Support Exam Support Exam Support is an online communication tool accessed within the LMS that allows you to chat with teaching staff during an online exam to seek support relating to exam content. Go FeedbackFruits FeedbackFruits for students FeedbackFruits is a suite of learning and assessment tools that facilitate feedback and interaction. Go Gradescope Gradescope Gradescope is an online assessment platform that allows students to upload paper-based assignments for digital grading and feedback. Go Converting images to PDF for Gradescope How to scan your work on an iOS and Android device to submit your scans in Gradescope from your computer, phone, or tablet. Go Submitting your PDF assignment via Canvas app How to locate your PDF file and submit to Gradescope via the Canvas Student app on both iOS and Android devices. Go Lecture Capture Getting started guide for students Guide to accessing the Lecture Capture system as well as viewing and downloading recordings. Go Q&A Discussions The Lecture Capture Q&A feature allows staff and students to engage in discussions relating to recordings and presentations. Go Microsoft Teams Getting started for students Get started with Microsoft Teams by creating a shared workspace, or joining a Teams Meeting in the LMS. Go Microsoft Teams Meetings This guide explains how to use Microsoft Teams for online meetings from a desktop or laptop computer. Go PebblePad Access PebblePad via Canvas LMS Quick guide for students to access PebblePad, including videos to help with getting started with PebblePad. Go Access PebblePad workbooks or other ePortfolio resources created by your subject coordinator Your subject coordinator may create templates, workbooks or other resources in PebblePad that they want you to fill in or use as a base when creating work or for submitting as part of assessment. Go Common tools in the 'portfolio' and 'pages' options in PebblePad This guide covers how to use some of the key functions in the creation of a ‘portfolio’ or ‘page’ in PebblePad. Go Create, edit and share blog posts Use a PebblePad blog to reflect on your learning experiences, maximising your retention of knowledge and increasing your chances of academic success. Go Embedding other learning technologies in PebblePad This guide will cover embedding learning technology tools in PebblePad, including those offered by the University. Go Exporting a PebblePad asset as a PDF file You may need to export a PDF copy of a PebblePad asset such as a portfolio or workbook to submit for assessment, or you may wish to make an offline copy of your work for your own purposes. Go Frequently asked questions (FAQs) Frequently asked questions relating to the PebblePad platform at the Univeristy of Melbourne. Go Linking your institutional University of Melbourne Google Drive to PebblePad Follow the steps to link PebblePad and your student University of Melbourne Google Drive Gmail account. Go Logging hours and reflecting on activities using Activity Logs within PebblePad You may be required to keep an activity log that documents your hours and tasks as part of placement or other activities and reflect on the activity. Go PebblePad alumni account Students who have an existing PebblePad account at the University of Melbourne have the option to transfer this to a personal PebblePad account after they leave the University. Go Sharing options on PebblePad This guide will walk through the many options to share your assets in PebblePad. You may be required to share to collaborate with others, make your work publicly accessible and also for assessment to the ATLAS system for assignment grading by your teaching staff. Go Submit your Pebblepad ePortfolio tasks through ATLAS This guide will go through the process of sharing your PebblePad tasks to ATLAS for assessment. Go Techniques for searching in PebblePad Learn the key techniques for navigating and searching your assets and templates. Go Transition from student to professional with PebblePad Discover ways to showcase skills and experiences developed at the University that will also provide evidence of your job readiness. Go Using copyrighted materials on PebblePad The copyright compliant use of PebblePad is based on the laws of Australia. It is important that you are aware of meeting copyright compliance. Go Poll Everywhere Poll Everywhere Quick guide for students to access Poll Everywhere and respond to polls. Go Turnitin Turnitin Similarity Reports How to access, download and interpret the Turnitin Similarity Report. Go Video Record, edit and upload videos for LMS Assignments This guide provides some general advice and useful links to resources to help you get started with recording, editing and submitting a video or audio file as an assessment. Go Submit a video in the LMS using Echo360 This guide steps through accessing an LMS assignment, uploading a video to your Echo360 (Lecture Capture) library, then embedding it into the assignment submission. Go Submitting media to a LMS discussion using Echo 360 Universal Capture This guide steps through uploading media recorded with Echo 360 and submitting it to a Discussion in Canvas (LMS). Go Submitting media to a LMS discussion using Kaltura This guide steps through uploading media recorded with Kaltura and submitting it to a Discussion in Canvas (LMS). Go Universal Capture Universal Capture is a software that can be used to record and edit video content from your computer. It will automatically publish the captured content onto the Echo360 Lecture Capture system which can then be submitted to an assignment or discussion. Go Zoom Access, download and join Zoom Zoom is a high-quality video and audio online conferencing tool. Staff can choose to enable Zoom in Canvas LMS subjects to host and facilitate webinars and other online sessions. Go The Zoom interface This guide explains the Zoom Meetings interface from a student perspective when using Zoom Meetings from a computer. Go Student privacy This guide outlines the privacy rights of students in Zoom meetings and recordings and situations where an audio and video presence may be required. Go Get the Canvas Student app Canvas Student allows fast, convenient access to the Canvas LMS from your mobile device. Check information, access your materials, and interact with your subject or community on the go. App Store Google Play The LMS provides a platform for the use of a range of learning technologies. The following tools and software are supported by Learning Environments. Supported learning technologies Privacy Impact Assessments for learning technologies A Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is to assist in identifying privacy-invasive impacts, and in evaluating solutions to mitigate privacy risks when using third party technologies to aid teaching, learning and student engagement. Ally - Accessibility tool Ally is a tool that assesses the accessibility of your content on the LMS and provides guidance for improving its accessibility rating. Ally also has the ability to provide students with alternative formats of your LMS content. Banner tool The banner tool allows you to create custom banners that can be added to your LMS subjects. Cadmus Cadmus is an online assessment tool, where subject coordinators create and students complete written assessment tasks in a dedicated environment, accessed through the LMS. Exam Support Exam Support (powered by BigBlueButton) is an online communication tool that enables teaching staff and students to have one-on-one interactions specifically related to exam content. FeedbackFruits FeedbackFruits provides a series of tools designed to enhance feedback and student engagement with course content. Gradescope Gradescope is an assessment tool that supports online submission, grading, and feedback. It is particularly relevant for STEM subjects and other areas that require hand written and hand drawn responses from students. H5P H5P is an open-source tool that easily allows the creation of interactive content types and activities, which can be embedded into the LMS. Staff can create a University of Melbourne H5P account and synchronise it to the LMS. iThenticate iThenticate is a similarity checking tool that identifies matching text in documents. Staff and graduate researchers can check their own writing and writing they have co-authored for matches against an extensive database. Lecture Capture The Lecture Capture system records lectures and events in supported venues. Recordings are made available to students as streaming video, via the LMS. Kaltura VMS Kaltura is a video management system (VMS) which can be used by staff to create videos and share with students directly through the LMS. Upload, manage, embed, and curate libraries of videos all within your LMS subject site. Kaltura MediaSpace MediaSpace is the University’s internal Video Management System solution. This media hosting and sharing platform will enable staff to upload media and create and curate collections of content for sharing and distributing within the organisation. Microsoft Teams Microsoft Teams is a software application that can be used to communicate and collaborate with others on a shared project or assignment. Padlet Padlet is an online tool that supports virtual brainstorming, collation and collaboration activities. PebblePad PebblePad is an ePortfolio platform used to develop digital portfolios (ePortfolios) and curate and manage evidence of reflection, learning, assessment and professional development. Perusall Perusall is a social eTextbook platform which allows students to collectively read, annotate and discuss the readings uploaded by teaching staff. Poll Everywhere The University of Melbourne provides staff premium access to Poll Everywhere, an online tool that allows users to create and collect responses to activities. Activities can be activated and distributed in a live session and through the LMS. Qualtrics The University of Melbourne provides all staff and research students with access to Qualtrics Research Core, a powerful survey engine that allows users to easily create, design and distribute surveys for a variety of teaching, learning and research needs. Readings Online Readings Online enables staff to add, organise and control their subject readings and ensures copyright compliance in their subjects. Turnitin Turnitin is a web-based text-matching software that works by comparing electronically submitted papers to billions of pages of content located on the Internet and proprietary databases as well as the work of other students whose papers have also been submitted into the system. Zoom Zoom is a high quality video and audio online conferencing tool for desktops and smartphones. It’s ideal for online classes, meetings, special events, webinars, remote working and job interviews. Privacy Impact Assessments for learning technologies A full list of completed learning technologies Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA) is available on the Privacy Impact Assessments for learning technologies page. Request a new learning technology You may request a new learning technology to be integrated with the LMS, or that a new tool be considered for central deployment. This is a two step process, and is outlined on the Privacy Impact Assessments for learning technologies page. Request a new learning technology Log in to the LMS Staff LMS support Student LMS support Learning Environments Learning Management System LMS support for staff Request support from LE Division Representatives Slack access for Faculty Reference Group LMS and learning technology guides and resources Staff guides: PebblePad LMS FAQs LMS support for students Learning Environments Support Request (Student) LMS support - ServiceNow (Student) Lecture Capture support - ServiceNow (Student) SES support - ServiceNow (Student) Blackboard LMS decommission - information for students Other learning technologies Privacy Impact Assessments for learning technologies Ally - Accessibility tool Banner tool Cadmus Exam Support FeedbackFruits Gradescope H5P iThenticate Lecture Capture Kaltura VMS Kaltura MediaSpace Microsoft Teams Padlet PebblePad Perusall Poll Everywhere Qualtrics Readings Online Readings Online FAQs Turnitin Zoom LMS updates Decommission of Blackboard LMS Current Students Library Staff
