Important: Stream (Classic) has been replaced with Stream (on SharePoint). To find out more about migration from Stream Classic to Stream on SharePoint please visit DTS’ page Stream on SharePoint. Stream is no longer used for storing Teaching and Learning video content. T&L video content for 2022/23 onwards should be stored in Yuja. Stream Groups will not […]
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Many file types can be shared in a collaborate sessions, they include, PDFs, PowerPoint slides and image files (GIF, JPG and PNG). Check the Blackboard Guide on Share Content for an up-to-date list. How do I share files? From the Collaborate Menu, bottom right, select the Share Content Button. Select Share Files. When the screen loads, drag and
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This guide describes what a similarity report shows and how to interpret matches highlighted on a student’s assignment submitted to Turnitin. The similarity report is an effective way to: Check that online sources in an assignment have been properly cited and the text has not simply been copied without appropriate referencing. Help students as a
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The similarity report highlights text in a student’s paper that matches an online source. Lecturers can choose to generate a similarity report when a student submits their assignment through Turnitin in Blackboard. Why make use of Similarity Reports? The similarity report can be used as a formative learning tool to assist students in understanding and
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Introduction If you need to give an external examiner access to your Blackboard course, there is a custom role which you can use to grant access to course materials, and to student work submitted to Blackboard and/or Turnitin. A summary of what the role can and can’t do This is a Course Role – like
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The Collaborate course room is a permanently open Collaborate session that can be locked or unlocked depending on how you intend to use Collaborate on your module. What is the course room for? The course room, being an open, unscheduled space is great for activities such as: If you choose to use your Course Room,
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In addition to the Collaborate Course Room, you can create any number of date-restricted sessions. You can choose different settings for each session you create. You can set up a series of reccurring sessions at regular intervals. The settings you choose are not constrained by the settings you applied to the main Course Room. Create
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If you record a Collaborate session from your Blackboard course, then once the recording has been processed, it will be available from the Recordings area in Class Collaborate. Please note: To comply with our recordings policy all Class Collaborate recordings will be automatically transferred to YuJa via the YuJa Connector. For more information see our
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When a rubric has been attached to your assignment, you can use it to mark work in the Feedback Studio. Click on the Rubric button in the right-hand Instructor Feedback toolbar. The Rubric opens in the right-hand panel in a compact format. 1. As you click on a criterion title, its description appears at the
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When looking at a student’s paper in the Turnitin Feedback Studio you will see the blue instructor feedback toolbar on the right hand side. Adding QuickMarks Quickmarks are re-usable comments that have been saved in your personal library. You can either: 1. Open the QuickMarks section of the right-hand panel. 2. Drag an existing QuickMark onto the appropriate place in
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