What is changing? The Inline Grading features in Blackboard make use of a third party tool called Crocodoc. The company who own Crocodoc are moving to a new tool called…Continue Reading Changes to Inline Grading in Blackboard
Module Evaluation and Blackboard
Colleagues will be aware that Module Evaluation is currently underway. Following the collection and distribution of student responses, Module Convenors are required to write a brief commentary on the module evaluation…Continue Reading Module Evaluation and Blackboard
Blackboard upgrade 17th December 2017: planned system downtime, Talis issue resolved
There will be a Blackboard upgrade taking place on 17th – 18th December. This upgrade requires system downtime. Blackboard and Turnitin will be unavailable to all users from: 14:30 GMT…Continue Reading Blackboard upgrade 17th December 2017: planned system downtime, Talis issue resolved
Talis links in Blackboard – an update
Blackboard are still working on a patch to fix the issue which has affected course menu links to Talis. In the meantime, Blackboard engineers have located all 2017-18 courses where the…Continue Reading Talis links in Blackboard – an update
Linking to your Reading Lists from Blackboard – action required
You will be aware that the Blackboard upgrade at the beginning of August introduced a bug which broke links on Blackboard course menus to Talis reading lists. Initially Blackboard seemed…Continue Reading Linking to your Reading Lists from Blackboard – action required
Repositioning items within a course content area
If you want to rearrange folders or items within a course content page, you should be able to do this simply by dragging the item to the desired position –…Continue Reading Repositioning items within a course content area
Issues with links to Talis from Blackboard courses
We have been made aware of an issue with links to Talis reading lists in Blackboard. The issue affects Reading List links on the course menu – these are no…Continue Reading Issues with links to Talis from Blackboard courses
What’s new in the latest Blackboard version August 2017
Blackboard has now been upgraded to the most recent software release, Q2 2017. Here’s a quick run-down of some of the changes you’ll notice in the new version. Drag and…Continue Reading What’s new in the latest Blackboard version August 2017
New Blackboard Instructor app
You may see notifications from Blackboard about Instructor, their new mobile app for staff. This is part of a revamp of Blackboard’s mobile provision. Mobile Learn is being discontinued in favour…Continue Reading New Blackboard Instructor app
Revised date for Blackboard upgrade: 6th – 7th August 2017
Colleagues will be aware that we had previously scheduled this summer’s Blackboard upgrade for 25th June, but this had to be postponed when Blackboard’s quality checks identified a software defect. This bug…Continue Reading Revised date for Blackboard upgrade: 6th – 7th August 2017