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Blackboard Ultra Base Navigation- coming soon

Blackboard will be offline between 17:00 and 19:00 on Monday 9th August while we enable the Ultra Base Navigation. This changes the way you navigate around Blackboard - check out our introductory guide and video

Teaching & Learning Online

Key technologies for teaching online

  • Blackboard
  • MS Stream
  • MS Teams
  • Blackboard Collaborate

Online teaching toolkits

Teaching and learning framework 2021/22

Take Home Exams: Recommended Settings

Welcome

Welcome to the Blackboard Help for Staff site. Please use the categories below or the search above to find what you need.

On the right-hand side (or at the bottom if you're on a small screen) you'll find links to all our Staff Development Sessions.

Blackboard Learn

Administration & Processes → Course Content → Communication → Learning Activities → Users & Groups → Grade Centre →

Assessment and feedback

Blackboard Assignments → Turnitin Assignments → Turnitin Similarity Report → Blackboard Tests → Gradescope → Take Home Exams →

Blackboard Ally

Check the accessibility of the materials on your course →

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

Microsoft Stream

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams Meetings

Microsoft Forms

Microsoft Bookings

Upcoming Webinars

Screencasting for Teaching & Learning

Designing Effective Online Teaching

Running an Interactive Online Session

Click here to view complete list

Self-directed Online Tutorials

Marking Blackboard and Turnitin Assignments

Using MS Stream to Share Screencasts in Blackboard

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

Quick Links

Online Teaching Toolkits

Take Home Exams guidance

Blackboard Guides

Blackboard Collaborate Guides

Microsoft Stream

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams Meetings

TEL Staff Development

TEL: Screencasting: Creating and using video for effective learning (Webinar)

Getting Started with Webinars for Teaching and Learning
(Delivered Online)

TEL Online Tutorial: Marking Blackboard Assignments and Turnitin
(Self-directed Online Tutorial)

Request a TEL 1-to-1 Consultation →

Online Marking:
Blackboard Assignment →

Online Marking:
Turnitin Assignment →

Designing And Using Rubrics
(For Academics) →

How To Interpret the Turnitin Similarity Report →

ABC Curriculum Design Workshop →

Administrators:
For training please contact us directly →

TEL Applications’ Service Status

Blackboard Service Status

Turnitin Service Status

UoR IT Systems Status Page

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