• Using the “Qwickly Tools” on the Blackboard homepage

    Qwickly tools will no longer be available in Blackboard after August 2021. Qwickly Tools are third party add-on to Blackboard which provides staff with a few time-saving options. University of Reading staff will find a Qwickly panel in the right-hand column of the My Blackboard tab. Course Availability Expand this…

  • Blackboard: Enable moderation in Discussion Forums

    Enabling Moderation in your Forum When creating a new forum, under the Create and edit options you can see Force moderation of posts. Tick this box to enable this feature and save. You can go back into your forum options to change this setting at any time. If you select…

  • Blackboard: Sending an email to your students using Blackboard

    Get started with the email tool   Blackboard Learn keeps no record of your email, whether you send or receive it. Any email you receive from Blackboard Learn appears in your external email inbox. Keep a copy of important messages in case you need them at a later date. You…

  • Blackboard: Creating Discussion Forums

    Setting up the Discussion Board in your course You can add Discussion Boards as a tool link in your Blackboard course. On the course navigation menu: Hover over the Add Menu icon (+) Select Tool Link Give the link an appropriate Name For Type choose ‘Discussion Board’ from the drop…

  • Blackboard: Creating an announcement

    Introduction An announcement in Blackboard can be used to welcome students to a course, to post time-sensitive messages (e.g. room changes, forthcoming visits, or guest lectures), and to remind students of upcoming assessment deadlines. Please also see our good practice guide: Using a Blackboard Announcement Page How to do it…

  • Blackboard Grade Centre: Send Submission Reminder (Email non-submitters)

    You can send email reminders to any students who have not yet submitted to a particular assignment. The same process can be used for any type of assessment, including both Turnitin and Blackboard Assignments. Reminders can be sent even when you cannot see the students’ names, because the assignment is…