03Nov/22

Digital Accessibility: Is your Blackboard content accessible to all your students?

November 3, 2022AccessibilityAccessible Resources, Blackboard Ally, Digital AccessibilityLauren McCann

Your students are diverse and have different learning needs and preferences. By providing them with more accessible learning content in Blackboard modules, they can access them in a way that best suitsRead More…

13Oct/22

Assessment – plenty of guidance to help with submission, marking & feedback!

October 13, 2022Staff Development, SupportAssessment, Feedback, Marking, Submission, SupportLauren McCann

It’s nearly assessment season and we’re approaching a period when a lot of our students will be submitting work for the first time to Blackboard or Turnitin for marking. We’ve got itRead More…

23Sep/22

YuJa Learning Capture – Reflections from our Champions

September 23, 2022Events, Learning Capture, Staff Development, Supportdanielbarker

What have our champions learned after taking part in the Learning Capture project? At our showcase, Dr Shixuan Wang and Dr Yueting Cui reflected on their experiences with the YuJa Learning CaptureRead More…

14Sep/22

Reflections on the T&L Festival 2022: Designing Learning

September 14, 2022Conferences, EventsAuthentic assessment, Inclusivity, Sustainability, T&L Festival, WellbeingKim Coles

I’ve recently joined the Technology Enhanced Learning team, having spent 4 years working as an Academic Liaison Team Manager in the University Library. This is a really exciting and busy time toRead More…

09Sep/22

Preparing your Blackboard module(s) for the new academic year

September 9, 2022Autumn Term, Hints & TipsBlackboardLauren McCann

This post is to help support you as you prepare your Blackboard module(s) as part of your teaching for the year ahead. 1.    How can I prepare my Blackboard module for theRead More…

23Aug/22

Blackboard update August 2022

August 23, 2022Blackboard UpdatesMuhammad Asif

Contents: Undo and Redo annotations. New version of Turnitin has been enabled. YuJa is the new Learning Capture application. Blackboard Instructor App discontinued. File Upload Indicator for Original Course View. Undo andRead More…

11Jul/22

Course copying & creation of new Blackboard courses has taken plac…

July 11, 2022UncategorisedBlackboard, RolloverLauren McCann

Course copying and the creation of new Blackboard courses took place on Saturday 9th July 2022. Colleagues in the DTS Teaching & Learning Technology team successfully carried out Blackboard Course Rollover on Saturday,Read More…

15Jun/22

Digital Accessibility: Global Accessibility Awareness Day

June 15, 2022Content Delivery, Events, Staff DevelopmentBlackboard, Blackboard Ally, Digital AccessibilityLauren McCann

Thursday 19th May saw the 11th  Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)  designed to  “get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than one billion people withRead More…

12May/22

Microsoft Stream changes: T&L video content

May 12, 2022Learning Capture, Personal CaptureStreamEmma Herrod

DTS sent out a comms on 11th May 2022 informing staff of the changes to Stream from 10th July 2022. You can read the Stream on SharePoint update on the DTS websiteRead More…

10May/22

GAAD – 19 May 2022: How accessible are your T&L resources?

May 10, 2022Accessibility, Engagement, Hints & TipsAlly, Blackboard, GAAD, SupportLauren McCann

Thursday 19 May 2022 sees the 11th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)  when “we get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than one billion peopleRead More…