Use of Blackboard and Turnitin at NUIST
This guidance is for UoR staff who are teaching at NUIST and UoR Programme Administrators who are supporting e-assessment. It is relevant for 2024-25.
NUIST (Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology) has its own Blackboard system for courses delivered in Nanjing as part of the NUIST Reading Academy, which is entirely separate from the main University of Reading Blackboard platform. It is administered by staff employed by NUIST and Reading.
NUIST uses Blackboard Original.
NUIST’s Blackboard uses Reading’s Turnitin licence and is integrated into their system.
Support
Support for the NUIST Blackboard (Bb) is provided by the Teaching Affairs Office at NUIST.
The Teaching Affairs Officer supporting NUIST Blackboard is Shirley (yinxueli@nuist.edu.cn)
| Task | NUIST-based | Reading-based |
| Creating BB access log in | Teaching Office | NUIST Programme Manager |
| Adding Teachers and Admins to courses | Teaching Office | NUIST Programme Manager |
| Course content and assessment details | Module Leads | |
| Student course enrolments | Module Leads | Support Centres QA check |
| Submission points | Support Centres | |
| Uploading work | Students | |
| Marking work | Module Leads/Teacher | |
| Adding marks for physical submissions e.g. exams | Module Leads/Teacher | |
| Moderation | Module Convenor/Teacher | |
| Releasing the mark to students | Support Centres |
User accounts for UoR staff
UoR Staff access to the NUIST Blackboard – to get login (a username and password) details, please email the Teaching Affairs Officer or nuist-admin@reading.ac.uk.
Courses
Request creation of a Blackboard course in NUIST Blackboard China
Option 1:
UoR member of staff request an empty Blackboard course area for a module at NUIST
- Submit request to the Teaching Affairs Officer at NUIST. A new course area will be created as follows:
- The Teaching Affairs Officer will obtain the correct module code from the NUIST Programme Coordinator
- The Teaching Affairs Officer will create the course as a copy of the standard NUIST course template.
- The course ID for the new course will include the RISIS module code in the following format: [module code]-24-25-UN
- The Teaching Affairs Officer will enrol staff as requested.
Option 2:
Requesting a course copy from a NUIST course to a new course in NUIST Bb (China) to be used for teaching
- Submit your request to the Teaching Affairs Officer providing details of the course to be copied.
- A new copied course area will be created in NUIST Bb China by the Teaching Affairs Officer as follows:
- The Teaching Affairs Officer will obtain the correct module code from the NUIST Programme Coordinator.
- The Teaching Affairs Officer will carry out the course copy.
- The course ID for the new course will include the RISIS module code in the following format: [module code]-24-25-UN
- The Teaching Affairs Officer will enrol staff as requested.
Assessment
The NUIST Blackboard is not directly linked to the UoR RISIS system. The EMA Integration does not operate at NUIST.
From 2024/25, like at Reading, UoR Programme Administrators set up Blackboard and Turnitin submission points on the NUIST Blackboard.
Most of the same assessment tools are available at NUIST as in Reading e.g.
- Blackboard assignments
- Blackboard tests
- Turnitin assignments (NUIST Academy courses are covered by a separate sub-account of the UoR Turnitin licence).
Important: Differences in dates & times shown:
- Blackboard Tests and Assignments show due dates in China time
- Turnitin assignments display in UK time
For more detailed Blackboard guidance for Programme Administrators see the Blackboard Guide that was circulated internally. Please contact nuist-admin@reading.ac.uk if you do not have access.
Guide last updated on October 25, 2024
