You can access central university video resources (such as Library or Study Advice guides) via the Shared area within YuJa. Click a YuJa link in any Blackboard module, or visit reading.yuja.com directly and access the Shared area (where you can find the Channels for your modules). Central video resources are…
Student enrolments on Blackboard courses are controlled by enrolment data in RISIS. When students complete their enrolment online (when their enrolment is no longer Provisional) that triggers enrolment on the relevant Blackboard courses. Enrolment data is pulled in overnight Monday-Friday, so there can be a 24 hour delay before a…
You have a number of options for customising how you view and access courses from the Courses area on the Blackboard navigation menu. Changing the view You can view courses as a list or as tiles. Use the icons to the left of the Search bar to switch between views….
Introduction Adaptive Release allows you to upload content to your Blackboard course, but select the times, specific users or specific criteria for users to be able to see the content. This guide presumes you have created the content for Adaptive Release. How to do it Choose the content you wish…
Please do not make courses unavailable once teaching has ended. University policy, as agreed by DELT in 2010, is that courses from previous years should remain available. The underlying principle is that students should be able to see all of the Blackboard courses relevant to their programme of study, until…
New Staff: TEL Checklist A warm welcome to Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) at the University of Reading! Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) is a term used to describe how technology can support and help facilitate effective and engaging practice in teaching and learning. There is a dedicated TEL Team within the Centre of Quality Support and…
Make your Blackboard module ready for a new student cohort As the Module Convenors or the lead academic teaching the module, once your Blackboard module has been created during the ‘Course Rollover’ process, you will need to update the content and settings ready for your new students. You may want…
Introduction The Date Management tool allows you to change all dates within your Blackboard course. It can be used to change: the date when a content folder or item becomes available, due dates for Blackboard assignments and tests. Please be aware that the tool does NOT work with Turnitin…