Collection of guides: Course settings, content, permissions, groups, and course tools etc.. These guides are applicable to Blackboard Organisations as well.
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 use the copy content function from one course or organisation to another where you are enrolled as Instructor, Leader or Teaching Assistant on both courses/organisations. For materials in courses pre 2024/5 see our guide Copy content from pre 2024/5 courses. Copy Content Step 1: Go to a place on course Always
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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 in the JuJa Media Player, see the YuJa support article: Accessibility Features in the Media Player. The
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Microsoft Forms is a browser-based app that allows you to create surveys, polls and sign-up sheets. You can include several question types, including multiple choice, free text and Likert scale. Question Types list: Choice, Text, Rating, Ranking, Likert and Upload File. You can review responses to your form online, present them online or export the
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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Blackboard Collaborate is a useful tool for delivering real-time online teaching. These sessions offer greater flexibility to bring students together by removing the barriers of distance or circumstance and enables them to engage in an interactive online learning environment. However, this learning environment may still present barriers or challenges for some students.. To minimise these
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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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