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…Continue Reading Get ready! Direct transfer of marks between Blackboard and RISIS (EMA Integration)
Blackboard Upgrade November 2018
This weekend’s upgrade has now completed. You can log in again as normal, to access both Blackboard and Turnitin. The upgrade was carried out primarily to enable RISIS-Blackboard integration to…Continue Reading Blackboard Upgrade November 2018
TEL team meet our new students at Welcome Week’s Academic Success Fair
Staff from the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) team and Electronic Management of Assessment (EMA) programme enjoyed meeting our new students at Welcome Week’s Academic Success Fair. We had some great…Continue Reading TEL team meet our new students at Welcome Week’s Academic Success Fair
Blackboard and TEL – What’s New for 2018-19
As we start a new academic year, here’ s a summary of changes that have taken place over the summer. Blackboard redesign You can’t fail to have noticed that Blackboard…Continue Reading Blackboard and TEL – What’s New for 2018-19
New-look Blackboard live this Friday (info for students)
Blackboard will look a little different from Friday morning (31 August), and there are a couple of things you will need to do before logging in for the first time….Continue Reading New-look Blackboard live this Friday (info for students)
New-look Blackboard live this Friday (info for staff)
Blackboard will look a little different from Friday morning (31 August), and there are a couple of things you will need to do before logging in for the first time….Continue Reading New-look Blackboard live this Friday (info for staff)
Known Issue: Blackboard Learn styling error on small screens
There is currently a known issue with Blackboard Learn where users using small screens, ones set to a low resolution or users on mobile devices will not be able to…Continue Reading Known Issue: Blackboard Learn styling error on small screens
Introducing ALLY: Accessible Blackboard course content
The ALLY Technology Available in all Blackboard Courses 2018-19 from August, ALLY is an innovative technology (short video) that can help with the accessibility of your Blackboard course content: Automatically…Continue Reading Introducing ALLY: Accessible Blackboard course content
2018-19 enrolments now being created in Blackboard
We are now into the 2018-19 academic year, and from Monday any 2018-19 course enrolments already registered in RISIS will start to flow into Blackboard. Module Convenors on Part 2 and…Continue Reading 2018-19 enrolments now being created in Blackboard
Blackboard upgrade summer 2018 – complete
Blackboard has been upgraded to the latest version – for those of you who like to know such things, we are now running Blackboard 9.1 Q2 2018 Cumulative Update 2….Continue Reading Blackboard upgrade summer 2018 – complete