• Ultra: Create a Discussion

    Discussions allow interaction within the course over general or specific topics. They can be created ‘in-line’ in a specific content area, or through the discussions tab , where all discussions can be accessed. Creating a Discussion using the Discussion Tab Access the Discussions Tab. Here you will find all current…

  • Turnitin LTI Assignment: Setting Up A Smart View for Turnitin for External Examiners

    When using Turnitin LTI assignments, Blackboard Grade Centre Smart views do not work as expected. Clicking on a link to Turnitin from the Grade Centre opens the whole of the Turnitin Assignment inbox, not just the student papers selected when setting up the Smart View. A work around for this…

  • Turnitin Assignment: Accessing Past Turnitin Assignments

    Although the new version of Turnitin is being used for all assessments due after July 31st 2022, staff and students should still be able to access work submitted and marked using the previous version: students are still able to access submitted work by going to the Turnitin assignment in the…

  • Turnitin LTI: Set up a Turnitin Assignment

    This guide relates only to assignments created using the new Turnitin LTI assignment tool.   Setting up a Turnitin Assignment has changed.  We are now using an LTI version which has a different set up process from the version in use previously. Set up a Turnitin LTI Assignment In the…

  • Turnitin LTI: Attaching a Rubric or Grading Form

    This guide relates only to assignments created using the new Turnitin LTI assignment tool. Attach Rubric When setting up an assignment under ‘Submission settings’ select Attach a Rubric. You can then choose from any rubric or Grading Form in the list. You can also Launch the Rubric Manager. Here you…

  • Turnitin LTI: QuickMarks – Create a QuickMark Set

    This guide relates only to assignments created using the new Turnitin LTI assignment tool. What are QuickMarks? QuickMarks is the name used within Turnitin for frequently used comments that can be inserted into a student’s assignment. These comments can be created, saved and re-used on any assignment from an individual…

  • Turnitin LTI: Marking in Turnitin when students have not submitted online

    This guide relates only to assignments created using the new Turnitin LTI assignment tool. When might I do this? In some disciplines (e.g. Fine Arts, Theatre or Mathematics), students will often be assessed on work which is not suitable for online submission. However, you may want to take advantage of…

  • YuJa – Classroom Lecture Capture

    Redirects to https://sites.reading.ac.uk/tel-support-test/2022/05/25/yuja-for-classroom-capture/ You will be able to record your live classroom lectures in YuJa. List of Classrooms already set up for recording. To record your lecture, simply login to the classroom computer, launching any slides or applications you will need for teaching, and choose one of the following routes:…

  • YuJa: Recording Your Videos

    There are two ways you can record videos in YuJa, directly in your browser, or using the desktop application. You can access either of these from within YuJa, from Create Recording on the top menu. You can choose which tool to use each time you record. Whichever method you use,…

  • Turnitin Assignment – Retrieving Archived Assignments

    Whilst courses /modules on Blackboard remain available for the duration of a student’s studies, you may find that through special circumstances such as student suspension of studies, exam board requirements or even requests from former students, some older courses have been archived following the five year process of courses on…