*If you have a query or a question in response to this post, please contact TEL via the DTS Service Desk: email dts@reading.ac.uk OR log a ticket on the DTS Self-Service Portal. We hope you…Continue Reading Assessment support & resources to help staff with online marking and feedback
Assessment – plenty of guidance to help with submission, marking & feedback!
It’s nearly assessment season and we’re approaching a period when a lot of our students will be submitting work for the first time to Blackboard or Turnitin for marking. We’ve…Continue Reading Assessment – plenty of guidance to help with submission, marking & feedback!
Blackboard Annotate – new marking tool for Blackboard Assignments
Blackboard Assignments have a new in-line marking tool called Blackboard Annotate which has replaced the older Box in-line marking interface. All previous marking annotations will now appear in the new marking…Continue Reading Blackboard Annotate – new marking tool for Blackboard Assignments
ALT Free Online Winter TEL Conference (11/12 December 2019)
We thought we’d alert you to the ALT Online Winter Conference taking place this Wednesday and Thursday (11/12 December). ALT is the Association for Learning Technology and this is their 6th…Continue Reading ALT Free Online Winter TEL Conference (11/12 December 2019)
Providing Exam feedback in Blackboard
Generic exams feedback is now being rolled out across the University following a successful pilot and approval by UBTLSE. Details of how this process works were highlighted in a recent…Continue Reading Providing Exam feedback in Blackboard
Marking online – hints and tips
Are you marking coursework and returning feedback to your students online? Use the following tips and advice to make sure you make the most effective and efficient use of the tools….Continue Reading Marking online – hints and tips
Students scanning handwritten work for submission to Turnitin
Who does this affect? This is an important message for any staff who require their students to scan handwritten work – for example Mathematical or Scientific equations – and submit this…Continue Reading Students scanning handwritten work for submission to Turnitin
Marking using Turnitin on your iPad? Time to update your app
Turnitin have just released a new version of their iPad app: Turnitin Feedback Studio for iOS. Actually, it’s no longer strictly an iPad app, as you can also install it on…Continue Reading Marking using Turnitin on your iPad? Time to update your app
Changes to Blackboard Assignments
Additional features in the New Box Viewer If you make use of the Blackboard assignment tool, you will be aware that the interface for leaving comments directly on students’ submissions…Continue Reading Changes to Blackboard Assignments
Recent Turnitin changes
Turnitin – immediate Similarity Reports for up to three resubmissions Previously, on Turnitin assignments where students were allowed to submit and resubmit drafts up until the due date, if students made…Continue Reading Recent Turnitin changes