As the festive season approaches, there’s another opportunity to take part in a revised 12 Apps of Christmas activity – a free, short, online Continuing Professional Development course in which…Continue Reading Festive fun & mobile learning with the 12 Apps of Christmas!
Turnitin requests to view student papers
What would you do if you received an email from Turnitin with a request to view a student’s work? The University has now approved guidelines on how to handle a request, made by…Continue Reading Turnitin requests to view student papers
Blackboard upgrade 18th-19th December 2016
Blackboard will be unavailable to users Sunday 18 December 2016 08:30 a.m. – Monday 19 December 2016 12:00 midday GMT This period of downtime is for a Blackboard upgrade. The…Continue Reading Blackboard upgrade 18th-19th December 2016
e-Assessment: Assignment set-up essential advice
This post outlines some key information for setting up assignment submissions for the coming academic year, including how to’s, checklists and essential advice. Set up new…Continue Reading e-Assessment: Assignment set-up essential advice
e-Assessment: New features summary
Blackboard Assignment tool – Submission receipts Students will now receive an email receipt to their University email address when they submit work to the Blackboard Assignment tool. This ensures parity of…Continue Reading e-Assessment: New features summary
Box of Broadcasts
If you subscribe to the Library News blog you will have seen a recent post Presenting BoB – our new resource for TV & radio: Our newest e-resource is Box of Broadcasts…Continue Reading Box of Broadcasts
NEW Student Support tab in Blackboard
A new help site has been developed for students to support them in their use of Blackboard and Turnitin! The site covers everything from answers to students’ frequently asked questions to essential advice on how…Continue Reading NEW Student Support tab in Blackboard
Support Services for Staff: 2016-2017
There will be some temporary limitation in some of the support services that the TEL team are able to give in 2016-2017. We have also made changes to streamline the…Continue Reading Support Services for Staff: 2016-2017
Supporting your new students to use Blackboard – help is available!
Welcome Week 2016 is now less than a week away! It’s an ideal opportunity to introduce your new students to Blackboard and show them how to submit assignments online and where to find…Continue Reading Supporting your new students to use Blackboard – help is available!
Students now get submission receipts for Blackboard Assignments
In the past, when students have submitted work to the Blackboard Assignment tool they did not receive a receipt. This was a source of dissatisfaction for both staff and students,…Continue Reading Students now get submission receipts for Blackboard Assignments