LT Team 12 Month plan by

Training

hfeliks1 — 2025-10-06 10:12:41 UTC

Creating and collating guidance and developing a communication, training sessions (including. drop-ins) and a central and accessible resource hub (via Sharepoint) for the Business School

Communications

hfeliks1 — 2025-10-06 10:53:42 UTC

What to be aware of, what's coming, guidance and good practice communications via Teams and other channels, including IB newsletters.

Canvas Tools Gap Analysis

2025-10-06 10:54:48 UTC

Mapping Insendi activities against Canvas tools and identifying activities that will require third-party tools to replicate on Canvas

⏳ October 2025 - Jan 2026

Drop ins and office hours

lbamwo — 2025-10-06 11:01:07 UTC

LT support (mainly on Canvas) for staff to drop by and see us. We can have office hours and also sit at a location for them to come and see us. This will complement the training programme. APR - AUG 2026

IDEA Lab Sharepoint site

lbamwo — 2025-10-06 11:02:09 UTC

To support the development of the sharepoint site and maintain our own area. Nov - onwards

Creating a staff-facing Canvas best practice module

2025-10-06 11:02:22 UTC

To showcase Canvas's technical capabilities combined with best pedagogical practices, including formative and summative activities, content creation, and best practices to encourage peer-to-peer and instructor-to-peer communication for both on-campus and online modules.

⏳ Jan 2026 - May 2026

On Campus - support new template/design

lbamwo — 2025-10-06 11:03:37 UTC

Redesign repository on campus modules to a baseline template for them to complete. Support to migrate and development may be needed. Will need to support programme teams, academics.

Learning Tools for teaching training

lbamwo — 2025-10-06 11:05:06 UTC

Workshops for academics to learn different tools they can use for live sessions, whether online or on campus. e.g. Mentimeter etc June 2026 onwards

Canvas Masterclasses

lbamwo — 2025-10-06 11:06:03 UTC

Training on features on Canvas beyond the basic usage, e.g. mastery paths, quizzes etc June 2026 onwards

EQ x IDEA Lab module data mapping

2025-10-06 11:07:26 UTC

Finalised list of modules for 2026-2027 academic year, prepared for distribution to CDM and ICT to facilitate Canvas module shell creation and automated student enrolment via Banner

⏳ January 2026 - March 2026

🛑 sub-task: data to map modules that will need to be "linked*" on Canvas (*equivalent technical term tbc)

Intro & Training on Existing Centrally-Supported Tools

2025-10-06 11:14:19 UTC

Once the integrations have been configured, we will have access to a comprehensive range of tools. It's worth noting that while other departments across the university have been using these tools for years (e.g., Turnitin, Feedback Fruits), the Business School will need dedicated training to get up to speed.

⏳ March 2026 -> ongoing

Working towards LT/ALT awards

lbamwo — 2025-10-06 14:08:20 UTC

Teams to strategically work towards applying for awards to gain recognition. Ongoing - working towards June 2026

Members to get external recognition

lbamwo — 2025-10-06 14:09:10 UTC

Fellowships to HEA, Memberships to external LT groups, presenting at conferences, publishing - FHEA/SFHEA by Spring 2026. Ongoing for memberships and conferences

AMS Replacement: Leveraging Canvas's Native Assessment Tools to Improve Student Experience

2025-10-06 14:47:09 UTC

Rather than taking a direct implementation role, our team should provide advisory support and work in close partnership with the Exams and EQ teams.

⏳ January 2026 ->ongoing

Develop Team AI skills to support teaching

lbamwo — 2025-10-06 15:32:01 UTC

Develop our own AI skills and share that knowledge to IB

Ongoing - Sharing from Aug 2026 onwards

Mapping Assessment and feedback types to Canvas

lbamwo — 2025-10-06 16:21:29 UTC

Evaluating the types of assessment for on campus over to Canvas. Looking at current feedback methods and looking at how we can improve with Canvas Nov - Jan