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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

| Ultra Organisations - Get started
| Turnitin - Read only message
| Course Rollover 2023
| Create accessible content
| YuJa - Learning Capture
| Transitioning from Stream to YuJa
| Course Accessibility Reports

Need help?

Please contact us via DTS Self Service Portal

Most visited guides

  • Turnitin: A staff guide to interpreting the Similarity Report
  • Blackboard: Clearing or deleting a Blackboard Assignment submission
  • Blackboard Assignment: Access and View Assignments
  • Get your Blackboard module ready for the new academic year
  • Blackboard: Clearing and submitting 'In Progress' test attempts
  • YuJa: Recording Videos for Personal Capture
  • Blackboard Learn: Logging in
  • Making videos available with YuJa
  • Blackboard Tests: Timer, Autosubmit and Force Completion settings
  • Introduction to Teams Channels for student collaboration

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

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