Course rollover is the annual process whereby Blackboard courses from the current academic year are copied for use in the next academic year. This post contains notice of this year’s…Continue Reading Blackboard course rollover 2017: advance notice of timetable and downtime
TEL FEST: 11 – 13 July 2017 (Save the date!)
TEL Fest, 11-13 July 2017 SAVE THE DATE! As the festival season approaches, we thought we’d host a festival of our own this summer: TEL Fest – A festival…Continue Reading TEL FEST: 11 – 13 July 2017 (Save the date!)
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
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
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
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
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
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!