Blackboard experienced a service interruption between approximately 11.30am and 12.15pm BST on Wednesday 19 April 2017. During this time Blackboard was unavailable for staff and students. Information for staff with…Continue Reading Blackboard Service Interruption – 19 April
Blackboard Teaching & Learning Conference: Bocconi University, Milan, 21-24 March 2017 #BBTLC17
I was delighted to attend Blackboard’s Teaching and Learning Conference held this year at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. This is a key annual event that brings together Blackboard users from HE…Continue Reading Blackboard Teaching & Learning Conference: Bocconi University, Milan, 21-24 March 2017 #BBTLC17
Blackboard Assignment submission email receipt error Friday 24th March
Blackboard was unable to send emails between approximately 2am and 2pm on Friday 24th March. As a result of this issue, students who were submitting to a Blackboard Assignment submission…Continue Reading Blackboard Assignment submission email receipt error Friday 24th March
Advance notice: Blackboard downtime for system upgrade 25-26 June 2017
We are currently testing the most recent Blackboard release, with a view to upgrading to this version in the summer. Subject to our tests being successful, the upgrade will take place…Continue Reading Advance notice: Blackboard downtime for system upgrade 25-26 June 2017
Blackboard course preparation – what you said, what we are doing
In December we invited staff to complete a survey ‘Preparing your Blackboard course for the next academic year’. We received 108 responses, predominantly from academics, from across the University. We’d…Continue Reading Blackboard course preparation – what you said, what we are doing
Avoid using commas in the title of Turnitin assignments
We have recently become aware of a minor issue when exporting marks from a Turnitin Assignment. This issue only arises when using Google Chrome (but this is generally our preferred…Continue Reading Avoid using commas in the title of Turnitin assignments
TEL Consultations
Would you like specific advice on your teaching practice using technology? Are you interested in finding out how you could: Engage and support your students? Enhance your teaching practice Overview…Continue Reading TEL Consultations
Blackboard Enhancements January 2017
Blackboard was upgraded 18th-19th December (to Blackboard 9.1 2016 Q2 release, Cumulative Update 3, if you like to know such things). The upgrade did not introduce any significant new functionality,…Continue Reading Blackboard Enhancements January 2017
Turnitin enhancement: Timeout setting revised
Turnitin updated Feedback Studio on 14th December. The most important improvement appears to be this one: “Fixed an issue where instructors were getting timed out of the Feedback Studio if marking…Continue Reading Turnitin enhancement: Timeout setting revised
Suggested solutions if you encounter any issues when marking in Turnitin Feedback Studio
Here are some suggestions for staff marking student work using Turnitin Feedback Studio, in case you encounter any technical issues. Very occasionally, you might find that you are not able…Continue Reading Suggested solutions if you encounter any issues when marking in Turnitin Feedback Studio