Information Services are offering bookable events and self-paced training materials to support learning and teaching for staff at Stirling.
Making accessible module content in Canvas
This session will introduce key concepts aimed at improving the learner experience like web accessibility, usability, and learner-centred design. We will also look at some of the most common accessibility issues that learners may face and explore ways to measure and improve content accessibility using tools in Canvas.
| Date | Time | Sign up |
| Wednesday 1st May | 3-4pm | Sign up here |
| Tuesday 7th May | 10-11am | Sign up here |
Global Accessibility Awareness Day – Content Fixathon
A drop-in session for support and advice on fixing content in your Canvas module(s). Drop-in to Room C.2B38 anytime between 10.00 and 16.00. Our team will be on hand to support you.
| Date | Time | Sign up |
| Thursday 16th May | 10am – 4pm | Add to my calendar |
Digital engagement tools in teaching
This session introduces digital tools that can be used to engage learners online and in person.
| Date | Time | Sign up |
| Monday 13th May | 10-11am | Sign up here |
| Wednesday 22nd May | 2-3pm | Sign up here |
Panopto: Basic Training
Led by Panopto colleagues, this session will cover creating, managing, and editing sessions as well as navigating the Panopto interface.
| Date | Time | Sign up |
| Wednesday 15th May | 1-2pm | Sign up here |
JISC: Online Surveys Essentials
An introductory session that demonstrates the basics of how to build, distribute and analyse a survey using Jisc Online surveys.
| Date | Time | Sign up |
| Wednesday 8th May | 12-1pm | Sign up here |
Self-paced training material
Introduction to Canvas
Canvas is the University’s main VLE (virtual learning environment). Here we cover what the VLE is used for and some key tips for good Canvas design.
Introduction to Engagement Tools (Poll Everywhere, Padlet and more)
There are a number of ways you can use digital tools to boost engagement with your students in live classes or asynchronously. Here are self-paced materials on Poll Everywhere, Padlet and Canvas quizzes.
Poll Everywhere allows teaching staff to collect a range of answers from learners, sparking discussion, giving feedback and creating interest for the students.
Padlet is an application to create an online bulletin board allowing users to post thoughts and comments on a topic.
Canvas supports online quizzes with multiple question types. These may be used for formative or summative assessment.
Our training programme also includes Microsoft, Cyber Security, and Project Management sessions.
View our list of workshops and sign up using the following links:
If you have any questions, please get in touch with the Information Centre.