If you reach to storage quota for your Blackboard course or organisation, you will need to free up space before you can add more files. There are several options to achieve this: How to find and delete unused files You can easily locate and delete unused course files in your course. Select the ellipsis (three […]
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There will be NO course rollover for 2024/25 academic year due to move from Blackboard Original to Blackboard Ultra. In case of any issues, please log a ticket with the Service Desk.
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Supported screen readers For best experience, use Download screen reader tutorial word document (created by Blackboard Learn) Keyboard shortcuts Global keyboard shortcuts Global keyboard shortcuts have been established for common actions within Blackboard Learn. Content editor toolbar To use your keyboard to jump to the content editor toolbar, Content page On the Course Content page,
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Teams integrates with Microsoft 365 accounts; queries should be directed to Digital Technology Services in the first instance (DTS@reading.ac.uk). Technical support and an introduction to Microsoft Teams and Office 365 tools is provided by Digital Technology Services (DTS). To support the use of Teams in Teaching and Learning, CQSD TEL have authored an index of Microsoft Teams guides on this site referring to Microsoft’s own Teams help & learning support guides. Please
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Note: Blackboard provides the central hub for teaching and learning. Teams is supplementary to Blackboard and must not be used for: Core learning content, Essential academic module communications (do not use Teams calendar or channels for essential module communications), Summative assessment submission and feedback, Copyrighted materials, for examples scanned articles made available in the Talis Reading List. When requesting a Team for use with
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This article is written for staff managing a team space, it advises using Channels to provide dedicated spaces within a Team for collaboration and meetings between students. See the Microsoft video Introduction to Channels for a quick overview of channels functionality. Setting up Channels: Please note, all Team spaces have a ‘general’ channel: cannot be renamed, reordered or deleted. can be open for all to post, or restricted
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Poor connectivity can affect the quality and speed of: a Teams or Collaborate call, a recording being made via MS Teams, uploading files to an online space, such as Blackboard or Yuja processing files in an online space, such as editing video The following steps can be taken to improve your connectivity: Working from home
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