University Systems

Like many large organisations we have a range of different systems for staff to use for teaching and business support.
SITS

This is where we house all our student records (students call it e:Vision). You will access SITS to look up and manage the records of relevant students. 

Aggresso

Aggresso is the University's HR and Finance system, where you will find your personal records (including your payslips) and book your leave (Aggresso calls this 'absence'). You will also find and book staff development courses here. Sign in with your University email address and password https://selfservice.wlv.ac.uk/BusinessWorld

Canvas

Canvas is the Virtual Learning Environment or VLE for short. This is where you will create and share your teaching resources with your students. You will also find repevant courses for staff development in Canvas. You can log in at https://canvas.wlv.ac.uk Please do take a look at these simple guides to help you get to know Canvas.

Other systems you'll find in Canvas:

  • Panopto - We use Panopto to create video resources, for use within Canvas. You can finds lots of guidance about using Panopto, once you have signed into Canvas, behind the staff help and guidance button, in the left hand menu.
  • Big Blue Button - This is how students join video classes within Canvas.
  • Folio - is a digital space where you can showcase and share your work.
Microsoft Teams

You will use Teams for your online teaching, meetings, sharing files and for instant chat. You can sign in with your University email address and password. There is lots more useful guidance on the University Teams website or the Microsoft Teams support website. To access Teams, simply log into office.com.

Password Reset system

Please register for the password reset service, thjis means that should you lose or forget your University password, you can reset it without needing help from the IT Support team. Registration is quick and simple, whether you are on or off campus, but you will need your user account and password, and your mobile phone. 

Registering does not mean you need to change your current password!

You’ll just need to enter your username and password for your University IT Account, before the registration webpage loads. 

  1. Go to https://pwregister.wlv.ac.uk 
  2. Enter your University username and password in the pop-up box.
  3. Enter your mobile number, with no spaces e.g. '07700900314'. Or enter the international dialling code for the country the phone is registered to e.g. '+447700900314'. Then click 'Next'.
  4. That’s it, registration is complete. You can revisit the registration page to check or update your mobile number at any time.
AppsAnywhere

This is the portal that we use to provide software available for staff and students to use. You can access this portal from your own laptop or PC by opening a browser (tab) and going to https://appsanywhere.wlv.ac.uk or while using an on-campus PC. There is more about all the software available to staff and students at wlv.ac.uk/software

SAMS

‌Allows your students to book one-to-one sessions with you, based on a calendar you publish to them. Sign in with your University email addresss and password https://sams.wlv.ac.uk

Library

The University library is where you can borrow books, electronic resources, a laptop, subject resources and skills for learning. Please visit the Library website wlv.ac.uk/lib for the full list of services available including the LibrarySearch system.