The Accommodations function in Blackboard Ultra allows you to set the extra time a student taking a timed assessment using Blackboard Tests or Assignments on the course, in line with their reasonable adjustments as advised by Disability Advice Service (DAS). Important Note: The Accommodations feature does not apply extra time for third party assessment tool […]
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In a Blackboard Ultra course students can access the class room and scheduled sessions via the link in the Details and Actions panel. There is a short cut link to open sessions and a link via the three dot menu to view all sessions. Please share our student facing guide on Class Collaborate “What is
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Key Information Class Collaborate is a web conferencing tool for holding real-time online ‘virtual classroom’ sessions with your students, wherever they are located. Class Collaborate is only available to use on Blackboard Ultra courses until August 2024/5 academic year. How it works? The webinars are set up, accessed and delivered from within the Blackboard virtual learning environment. Anyone external to the institution is able to join using a guest web link. Explore guides Set up Sessions
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Explore guides EMA Manage Gradebook Marks and Feedback Date Protocol How to set submission dates for On-time and Post-deadline schools. Blackboard Tools Gradebook functions for Blackboard internal tools. Training Recordings Recordings of Programme Administrator Training: a refresher or for new staff. Please note some features may have updated since these recordings.
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To mark discussions open the discussion page via the Gradebook or the Discussion tab. In the Discussion page you may use the tabs Student Activity (1) and Marks & Participation (2) to oversee and mark discussions. Student Activity During the time where the students are contributing to the discussions but the due date has not
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Course Discussions can be set as an assessment, when a Discussion is set as marked it will appear in the Gradebook. Discussions can be used in formative or summative assessment. Create or Edit a Discussion and open the Settings panel by clicking on the settings cog in the top right-hand corner. Marking options panel In
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It is possible to enable Turnitin similarity reports when using a Blackboard Assignment submission point. This can be done in the assignment settings when you are creating or editing your assignment. For full instructions of see our guide Create an Assignment. Enable Turnitin In the Assignment Settings panel scroll down to Originality Report “Enable Turnitin”.
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It is possible to search for and insert stock images from the large Unsplash library of royalty-free images from within Blackboard. This option is available wherever you can add an image on your Blackboard Learn Ultra course. How to insert Unsplash images Step 1: Select “Stock images from Unsplash” Inside a text editor in Blackboard
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Programme Administrators should create summative Turnitin assignments within the appropriate folder inside the ‘Assessment’ learning module e.g. Assessment > Assignment 1. This guide takes you through the settings you should apply when creating a summative Turnitin assignment if your school sets two submission points – check the submodular assessment information on RISIS if you are
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