This is an update on an earlier blog post from November 2015. If you put this question to any member of the CQSD TEL team – or, indeed, most learning technologists around the country – the answer…Continue Reading Which browser works best with Blackboard and Turnitin?
Uploading and embedding audio and video files into your Blackboard course
The TEL team generally recommend Google Chrome as the browser which provides the most satisfactory performance with Blackboard. During the last year, however, Google introduced changes which made it impossible…Continue Reading Uploading and embedding audio and video files into your Blackboard course
Improvements to the Turnitin Assignments by Groups tool
The ‘building block’ which links our Blackboard system to Turnitin was updated yesterday evening. Any staff who use – or who have considered using – the Turnitin Assignments by Group…Continue Reading Improvements to the Turnitin Assignments by Groups tool
FIXED: Turnitin email receipts don’t include the Paper ID
Update: this has been resolved From April 2016 Turnitin receipts have once again included the Paper ID There is currently a technical issue which means that Turnitin email receipts (automatically sent…Continue Reading FIXED: Turnitin email receipts don’t include the Paper ID
Turnitin connector updated – student access problems now resolved
A recent post highlighted a problem which some students were experiencing when attempting to access feedback on Turnitin assignments via the Blackboard My Grades tool. The cause of the problem…Continue Reading Turnitin connector updated – student access problems now resolved
How to edit the due date on an electronic assignment
Having set up an electronic assignment on Blackboard, whether it’s a Blackboard or a Turnitin assignment, you may sometimes need to edit or amend its dates – its due date,…Continue Reading How to edit the due date on an electronic assignment
RESOLVED: Issue for students accessing feedback using My Grades on Turnitin Assignments: Error 2.6.8
NOW RESOLVED See update: Turnitin connector updated: student access problem now resolved . We have become aware of an issue that is affecting student access to feedback on a small number of Turnitin…Continue Reading RESOLVED: Issue for students accessing feedback using My Grades on Turnitin Assignments: Error 2.6.8
Downloading student papers from Turnitin
This post looks at the way Turnitin handles papers being downloaded from an assignment, in particular the differences you will see when anonymity is enabled on an assignment. Turnitin introduced…Continue Reading Downloading student papers from Turnitin
How to customise your Blackboard menu (screencast)
Is the menu on your Blackboard module easy to navigate? Do you make use of features like emboldened sub-headers and dividers to present a clear menu to your students? Do…Continue Reading How to customise your Blackboard menu (screencast)
Latest Turnitin connector installed
A recent post highlighted issues with feedback files attached to Turnitin submissions via the Grade Centre. Once this problem was identified, Turnitin quickly issued an updated version of the “building…Continue Reading Latest Turnitin connector installed