Collection of guides: Course settings, content, permissions, groups, and course tools etc.. These guides are applicable to Blackboard Organisations as well.
Math equations and formulas can be inserted into Blackboard content and assessment tools using either Math Editor or by directly typing LaTex into content editor. The feature is available for both Staff and Students. On University of Reading Blackboard, MathJax has been enabled to render LaTex code. Type LaTex directly into Content Editor Blackboard content […]
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You can use Achievements to help keep students motivated by providing recognition for completion of formative gradable activities in your course The Achievement tab is not visible to students until an achievement has been created in the course. What is the Blackboard Achievement tool? The Achievements tool is an option in your course to create
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Course rollover is different this year for 2025-26 courses! Course content is not being automatically copied forward. Instead, a blank course shell is created with the template applied. You can then copy or re-create content as part of the usual set-up tasks to prepare a course. Read more about why this change was made. What
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When & how to copy content into the course template The Blackboard Course Rollover process has been revised for 2025-26 courses. A new blank course shell is created using the institutional template to select and copy, or re-create the content you need into it. Companion guides: Do not copy an entire course, this can lead to
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If you would like to retrieve an item from a Blackboard course prior to 2024/5 the course will be in a different format to the current Blackboard, so some differences in the copying process may exist. Warnings and Cautions Structural differences between Blackboard original and Ultra any copying across these platforms needs consideration Copying from
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This guide is for scenarios where instructors manually upload HTML or SCORM packages to Blackboard content collection. By default students only get access to index or main file, and can’t view any linked files or embedded images. Steps below explain How to change folder permissions in content collection:
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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
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Blackboard Learn Ultra is an accessible platform for students and staff. As Course Leaders, you have the responsibility for ensuring content in your Ultra Course is accessible. Watch a 4 min video Create an inclusive learning environment using the accessibility features in Blackboard Learn Content on this page: Use the Content Editor in Ultra to
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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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It is possible to set up a blackboard discussion to be used as a space where students can upload files and access one another’s files. Groups have separate channels within a discussion and cannot see the other groups’ discussions, instructors can see all groups. The students respond to a discussion using the full text editor
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