Microsoft Forms is a browser-based app that allows you to create surveys, polls and sign-up sheets. You can include several question types, including multiple choice, free text and Likert scale. Question Types list: Choice, Text, Rating, Ranking, Likert and Upload File. You can review responses to your form online, present them online or export the […]
Introduction For the most part teaching, learning and assessment takes place at module level, and Blackboard reflects that. However Blackboard also allows you to provide students with information at a Programme level. This could include general information relevant to all students on a Programme Programme Handbooks details of Module options for the coming year information
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Introduction The move to Semesters necessitates some changes in Blackboard course names and codes so you know which course you are looking at – primarily the need to show in which semester a module runs. Course names and codes in Blackboard are based on information in RISIS. Course codes are constructed using: What is an
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Important: Please refer to the Policy for the Recording of Teaching and Learning Activities (Learning Capture) This policy provides information on the overarching expectations for the use of Learning Capture and how recordings can be used and shared with students, plus the key legal and data protection considerations. Transition from Stream (Classic) to YuJa: All video
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What is Teams? Teams is an online collaboration tool from Microsoft. A ‘team’ is a dynamic workspace that allows members work together and interact in one place. A team is made up of ‘channels’ in which you and your students can: Restrictions on use of Teams for Teaching and Learning Blackboard (or Canvas) must remain the central
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The Course Accessibility Report shows The report provides an easy way to see which content items in your course have been flagged with an issue, and to start remediating those issues, direct from the report. The course accessibility report also provides some help with prioritisation, as it shows options such as “Content that’s easiest to
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Your School will provide you with information about Blackboard, and how you can access the specific information you require. Practices vary between Schools, so may not exactly match what is shown below. Logging on You should log on to Blackboard at www.bb.reading.ac.uk – see Blackboard Learn: Logging in. Please note that logging into Blackboard and many other University
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