• Turnitin: Bulk Upload

    The LTI version of Turnitin does not accommodate uploading an entire cohort’s papers to the submission point as a zip file.  However it is still possible to do this by logging into TurnitinUK directly. Login to Turnitin UK Go to the TurnininUK login page. You will need to login using…

  • 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 LTI: Grade Centre

    This guide relates only to assignments created using the new Turnitin LTI assignment tool. Turnitin LTI interacts with the Grade Centre much in the same way as Blackboard Assignment Tools. Details of which students have submitted to a Turnitin LTI assignment appear immediately in the Grade Centre. Even when anonymity…

  • Turnitin LTI: Submit on behalf of a Student

    This guide relates only to assignments created using the new Turnitin LTI assignment tool. Why might I need to do this? There may be times when you want to submit work to Turnitin on a student’s behalf – for instance, if the student has experienced technical difficulties, or if you…

  • Blackboard: Review Status Tool

    What is the Review Status tool? The Review Status tool allows you to add a button to a specific content item in a module, including folders. A student can manually click the button when they have viewed or completed it, for example an item with a document attached, a video…

  • Programme Administrators: Managing Blackboard Course Enrolments

    Introduction If you have been granted the Senior Programme Administrator or Programme Administrator role in Blackboard you will see the Admin option of the Blackboard Menu. This gives you the ability to manage courses and users within a Blackboard ‘Domain’ (normally a School, in some cases a Department). In particular,…

  • Blackboard Learn: admin roles for Programme Administrators

    There are two very similar roles designed for use by Programme Administrators and Senior Programme Administrators (the Senior role is also suitable for Programmes Managers). The roles are given to staff for a specific Blackboard ‘Domain’ (normally a School, in some cases a Department). Once you have been granted one of…

  • Submitting work to Turnitin on behalf of a student

    We have switched to a new version of Turnitin. The new version of Turnitin is being used for all assignments due 1st August or later – including coursework resubmissions and resit exams on all Blackboard courses for 2022/23. For help with the new version of Turnitin please see Turnitin LTI Assignments Why…

  • Programme Administrators: How to Batch-enrol Users in a Blackboard Course

    Introduction With the Senior Programme Administrator or Programme Administrator role you can enrol yourself or a colleague on any Blackboard course in your School. If you need to enrol colleagues on a large number of courses, you can make use of the Batch Enrol function. Batch-enrol: how to do it This…

  • Programme Administrators: Removing Users from Blackboard Courses and Organisations

    Introduction Removing a user from your course or organisation is final and irreversible. When you remove a user, all of the information associated with that user is also deleted. This includes Grade Centre information information about assessment and assignments course statistics. Discussion board posts are not deleted, but will show…