by Viewpoint | Mar 14, 2024 | SLT, Teaching, Uncategorised
April McMahon: Replacing Blackboard Learn with Canvas by Instructure Our University has started on its journey to replace Blackboard Learn with Canvas by Instructure as our central learning environment (CLE). We’re now configuring the system, structuring training and...
by Viewpoint | Oct 18, 2023 | EDI
Banji Adewumi: The Will Wanes While Waiting The Will Wanes While Waiting Time waits for no one So, the saying goes when you are waiting You know it is so. Thoughts of the past Thoughts of the present There are so many things to think about While you are waiting...
by Viewpoint | Aug 29, 2023 | Learning and Students, Teaching
Miriam Firth: Why do we need Flexible Assessment? “Why do we need Flexible Assessment?” Well, we don’t. But this is a question I’ve received more than a few times since I started my role as Academic Lead for Assessment within our Flexible Learning Programme – and it’s...
by Viewpoint | May 2, 2023 | Uncategorised
Steve Jordan: Bringing our people and estate closer than ever before In 2004, the merger between UMIST and Victoria University of Manchester was born out of a simple vision – combining the history, spirit and innovation from two institutions to form the largest...
by Viewpoint | Mar 4, 2023 | EDI, SLT
Rachel Cowen and Adèle MacKinlay: Driving gender equity – our journey so far As we approach International Women’s Day – which, at the University, has become more of a week-long celebration of women with opportunities to share learning, support one another and...
