Collection of guides: Course settings, content, permissions, groups, and course tools etc.. These guides are applicable to Blackboard Organisations as well.
Students enrolled on a module in RISIS (the University’s student records system) will automatically be enrolled in the appropriate Blackboard course. This means that normally you should not need to manually add students to your courses in Blackboard – but please note this automatic process runs once a day (overnight) and at the start of […]
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The Blackboard Content Collection is a content management system which allows you to upload files to a central location, then make these accessible to students on multiple courses or organisations – updating the file in the Content Collection automatically updates the information visible to students on those courses and organisations. Adding files from the Content
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On a Blackboard Learn Ultra course all the third party tools can be found in the Content Market page. These are tools that you would have access via the assessments or tools menu in Blackboard Learn original, Turnitin Assignment tool, Gradescope, YuJa, McGraw Hill, Maple TA and Talis. For some of these third party tools
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Files can be uploaded directly to the Course Content using the Add Content menu or the drag and drop menu. It is also possible to use containers such as Learning Modules, folders and Documents to organise files see the guide Content Containers in Blackboard Learn Ultra for more details. There are a few ways you can upload files
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It is possible to copy content from one Course or Organisation to another when you are enrolled as Instructor, Leader, Teaching Assistant or Course Builder. Do you need to copy materials from courses pre 2024-25? See Copy content from pre 2024-25 courses. What content categories can be copied? Items that can be copied using the
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YuJa has a variety of accessibility features that are applied to your video automatically on upload. You can also improve the accessibility of your YuJa videos depending on the needs of your students. For information on accessibility features on the player, see the YuJa support article Accessibility Features in the Media Player. The Accessibility Tab You
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Introduction Audio and video files come in a wide variety of file formats, often determined by the device you are using to create these files. It is important to choose the correct format because It is best to create your audio and video files in the correct format to start with, but there are tools
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The Course Accessibility Report shows The report provides an easy way to see which content items in your course have been flagged with an issue, and to start remediating those issues, direct from the report. The course accessibility report also provides some help with prioritisation, as it shows options such as “Content that’s easiest to
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The role of the ‘Guest’ role is not supported in Blackboard Ultra courses and cannot be used to provide access to a course for staff or students. Student ‘Guest attendance’ at a module The Policy statement on non-contributory modules and guest attendance (Guide to Policies and Procedures for Teaching and Learning, Section 7: Personal Development)
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This page provides information for university staff who work with External Examiners. It explains how to make arrangements for them to access IT resources, including how to apply for an an IT account and how to arrange their access to Blackboard. How to arrange an IT account External Examiners can be given a University external user
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