Supporting Students' Mental Health with Canvas and the PACE Project
The University of Wolverhampton is leading one of 18 UK national projects funded by the Office for Students. The project represents a partnership with the Students’ Union, Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s Recovery College to develop, test and deliver an innovative online suite of tools to support students in managing their own mental health all within Canvas. ‘PACE - A co-explored and co-created solution to address the mental health difficulties of students who undertake placement learning’ uses innovation and intersectional approaches to target mental health support for students. Co-creation is at the heart of the project and so is Canvas. Our priority has been to look at intersectional considerations based on the profile of the students in our target group to tailor provision accordingly throughout their Canvas journey. The resources will be accessed centrally to all students and specific resources will be embedded into every single Canvas course. In addition to the student facing resources, curriculum design training and development will be accessible to staff to support them in creating their courses on Canvas and in the classroom. Working with students to utilise Canvas has helped shape it’s critical role in understanding, and supporting their mental health and wellbeing.
Educational Developer, University of Wolverhampton
Academic Lead for Mental Health & Well-Being, University of Wolverhampton