With the new semester fast-approaching, some key TEL/Blackboard information to help you catch up on what you may have missed and prepare for the year ahead. Preparing your Blackboard Ultra…Continue Reading Preparing your Blackboard Ultra Course & key TEL/Blackboard messages from summer 2024
Preparing your Blackboard module(s) for the new academic year
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…Continue Reading Preparing your Blackboard module(s) for the new academic year
Preparing your Blackboard module(s) for the new year
*This post was sent to all teaching staff as a Bb-Users’ email in August 2021* To help you prepare for teaching in the new academic year and to set up…Continue Reading Preparing your Blackboard module(s) for the new year
T&L Showcase: Using Module Roadmaps & Weekly Plans
Tuesday 8 December 2020 saw another of CQSD’s T&L showcases, designed to help colleagues share practice, ideas, strategies and experiences. The theme for this showcase was using module roadmaps and…Continue Reading T&L Showcase: Using Module Roadmaps & Weekly Plans
TEL Showcase – Making and Using Screencasts in T&L
Many thanks to our speakers: Sue Blackett (HBS), Dr Sam Bizley (Pharmacy) and Adrian Aronsson-Storrier (Law) for sharing their experience and insights at the recent TEL Showcase: Making Screencasts. All…Continue Reading TEL Showcase – Making and Using Screencasts in T&L
Take control! Managing participants in Teams Meetings
It is important to be in control of your online interactive sessions with students. The following advice explains how to set meeting options to ensure students join Teams Meetings with the role of ‘attendee’ and how you can manage attendees…Continue Reading Take control! Managing participants in Teams Meetings
Advice re common queries during w/c 28 Sept 2020
If you have a TEL query, please contact TEL via the DTS Service Desk: email dts@reading.ac.uk OR log a ticket on the DTS Self-Service Portal. The following info is based on common queries and issues that have arisen during the last week and is…Continue Reading Advice re common queries during w/c 28 Sept 2020
MS Stream video permissions & interactive online sessions
Some important advice to help you avoid common pitfalls when: 1) using MS Stream for sharing videos in Blackboard and 2) setting up your online interactive sessions. MS Stream Things to be aware…Continue Reading MS Stream video permissions & interactive online sessions
Blackboard-Stream integration goes live this week
What does the integration do? The integration will run every night, to synchronise permissions between your Blackboard course and the relevant Stream Group. Back in July, a Microsoft Stream content…Continue Reading Blackboard-Stream integration goes live this week
MS Stream update
In preparation for teaching in the Autumn term, we’re pleased to announce the release of a new integration feature between Blackboard and Microsoft Stream. Stream is the platform to use…Continue Reading MS Stream update