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Blackboard Ultra Base Navigation

The way you navigate around Blackboard has changed - check out our introductory guide and video

Teaching & Learning Online

Key technologies for teaching online

  • Blackboard
  • MS Stream
  • MS Teams
  • Blackboard Collaborate

Online teaching toolkits

Teaching and learning framework 2021/22

Take Home Exams: Recommended Settings

Welcome

Welcome to the Blackboard Help for Staff site. Please use the categories below or the search above to find what you need.

On the right-hand side (or at the bottom if you're on a small screen) you'll find links to all our Staff Development Sessions.

Blackboard Learn

Getting Started → Administration & Processes → Course Content → Communication → Learning Activities → Users & Groups → Grade Centre →

Assessment and feedback

Turnitin Assignments → Turnitin Similarity Report → Blackboard Assignments → Blackboard Tests → Video assignments → Gradescope → Online Exams →

Blackboard Ally

Check the accessibility of the materials on your course →

Learning Capture

Learning Capture - YuJa →

Blackboard Collaborate

Blackboard Collaborate - index of resources → Collaborate Ultra Video Tutorials → Collaborate Ultra Test Room → Planning a session → Setting up a session → Running a session → Setting-up Audio and Video → Recorded sessions→ Using mobile devices →

Microsoft Apps

Stream (Classic replaced with Stream on SharePoint)

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams Meetings

Microsoft Forms

Microsoft Bookings

What's new

  • | Turnitin - Due date & Time Zone
  • | Turnitin new user interface
  • | YuJa - Learning Capture
  • | Transitioning from Stream to YuJa
  • | Course Accessibility Reports

TEL Staff Development sessions

TEL Learning Capture - YuJa Classroom Capture Demonstration

Click here to view full list and dates

Self-directed Online Tutorials

Marking Blackboard and Turnitin Assignments

Running Interactive Online Sessions

Blackboard for Administrators Part 1 – An Overview

Blackboard for Administrators Part 2 – Electronic Assessment

Blackboard for Administrators Part 3 – The Grade Centre

Creating Rubrics for Blackboard and Turnitin

Quick Links

Online Teaching Toolkits

Take Home Exams guidance

Blackboard Guides

Blackboard Collaborate Guides

Microsoft Stream

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams Meetings

Service status updates

Blackboard Service Status

Turnitin Service Status

UoR IT Services Status

TEL Staff Development

TEL: Screencasting: Creating and using video for effective learning (Webinar)

Getting Started with Webinars for Teaching and Learning
(Delivered Online)

TEL Online Tutorial: Marking Blackboard Assignments and Turnitin
(Self-directed Online Tutorial)

Request a TEL 1-to-1 Consultation →

Online Marking:
Blackboard Assignment →

Online Marking:
Turnitin Assignment →

Designing And Using Rubrics
(For Academics) →

How To Interpret the Turnitin Similarity Report →

ABC Curriculum Design Workshop →

Administrators:
For training please contact us directly →

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