Blackboard Course Rollover involves a number of related processes, and these are now very nearly complete. Course copying Course copies requested before the main Rollover day were carried out on Saturday 29th Additional requests are being dealt with as they come in. All course copies carried out so far are shown as COMPLETE on the […]
Course rollover is the annual process whereby Blackboard courses from the current academic year are copied for use in the next academic year. Course rollover for 2019-20 will take place on Saturday 29th June 2019 Blackboard downtime will be required, approximately 08:00 – 17:00 BST. The process for 2019-20 will follow a very similar pattern […]
Course rollover is the annual process whereby Blackboard courses from the current academic year are copied for use in the next academic year. This post is to provide advance notice that Course rollover for 2019-20 will take place on Saturday 29th June Blackboard downtime will be required, approximately 08:00 – 17:00 BST. The process for 2019-20 […]
Thursday 16th May 2019 marked the eighth Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion. In recognition of GAAD 2019, the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) team welcomed the Blackboard Ally Road Tour for a day of knowledge sharing. Members of […]
Generic exams feedback is now being rolled out across the University following a successful pilot and approval by UBTLSE. Details of how this process works were highlighted in a recent staff portal news article: Provision of generic exams feedback approved by UBTLSE for 2018/19 onwards. The exam feedback is being provided to students through Blackboard. To facilitate […]
We’ve received a number of reports from users who have received phishing emails from an account claiming to be “Blackboard”. Some have had a notification of a Voicemail message attached. If you do receive a message like this, please delete it immediately and do not click on any links. We have reported these messages to […]
Are you marking coursework and returning feedback to your students online? Use the following tips and advice to make sure you make the most effective and efficient use of the tools. This post includes some advice based on recent queries that we have received. Read ‘e-Marking Essentials’ The e-Marking Essentials page in the staff help site provides key […]
Who does this affect? This is an important message for any staff who require their students to scan handwritten work – for example Mathematical or Scientific equations – and submit this to Turnitin. This is likely to be relevant in subject areas such as Mathematics, Economics, Meteorology and the Sciences, and possibly on some Language courses. […]
One of the main ways that students can access the marks and feedback provided for online assignments is via the ‘My Grades’ tool in Blackboard. The TEL team have modified the design and layout of the ‘My Grades’ screen to make it easier and clearer for students to use. Improving the ability for students to […]
This post contains information aimed at Module Convenors and academic staff involved in overseeing assessment in modules on Blackboard. The integration of assessment information between RISIS and Blackboard is scheduled to go live on Thursday 3rd January 2019. It applies to all summative assessments with a due date of Friday 1st February or later. […]
