In Blackboard Learn Ultra it is possible to use Batch Edit on some functions namely making items visible to students, changing dates and deleting items. Batch Edit in three steps Batch Edit options Edit Visibility Edit Dates Delete Items Batch Edit Step 1: Open Batch Edit In the Course Content area on an Ultra course […]
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When building your Ultra course or organisation, you can copy content from any other course or organisation where you are enrolled as Instructor, Leader or Teaching Assistant. NB* Due to the structural differences between Blackboard original and Ultra any copying across these platforms needs consideration, please see our guide on Reusing Blackboard original content in
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When adding content in a content area hover over the divider line where you would like to add the content and click on the plus icon to reveal the Add Content menu. The first option on the Add Content menu is Create. This video is 11mins long but covers Learning Modules, Folders and Documents from
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The best starting place for building your new course is the training and support materials available from the companion site Building your 2024/5 course. When starting to building your content on a course or organisation consider, where content appears in Blackboard Ultra how to add content (both created and reused) how to organise your content
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All Turnitin Submission points only allow file types that can generate a similarity report, that is files that have at least 20 words of selectable text. If you wish to allow scanned work you will need to check “Allow submission of any file type” in Optional Settings. All Turnitin Submission points If the assignment is
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Blackboard now have some tools to help you gauge student participation in a Collaborate session. Insights Panel The Insights panel will appear at the bottom of the Collaborate screen during a session. Insight Statistics The Session Engagement Insights statistics include how many occasions where students have raised their hands and participated in the chat. See
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There are two key reports you can download from the Turnitin Assignment Inbox. Grade Report Turnitin grades will flow through to the Blackboard Gradebook, and you can download grades from there. But you can also export marks direct from a Turnitin Assignment Inbox. Simply click on the Download All button and select Grade Report. Select
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There may be occasions when you need to download students’ submissions to Turnitin, such as: To print out paper copies of students’ work submitted electronically. To save a copy of student work locally to your computer, to either view it offline or mark outside of Turnitin. To archive copies of either the original file submitted
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Anonymous marking is addressed in The University Examinations and Assessment Handbook, which states, “Wherever practicable and appropriate, coursework should remain anonymous to the marker until the marking has been completed.” Turnitin allows for the anonymous marking of papers submitted by students, by hiding students’ names from markers and programme administrators. Some points to note: How do
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In your course, you can access all Turnitin assignments by going to the submission point for the relevant assignment. Open Turnitin for your Assignment There are two ways to access the Turnitin assignment inbox for your assessment via the Gradebook or via the submission point. Open via the submission point Go to the Course Content
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