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
June 2017 Blackboard upgrade postponed
We’re sorry to say that, with very little notice, Blackboard cancelled the upgrade which had been due to take place yesterday. This is because they had discovered a new bug,…Continue Reading June 2017 Blackboard upgrade postponed
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 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
Changes to Blackboard colour scheme and design
The Blackboard upgrade originally scheduled for Bank Holiday Monday has been postponed until later in the academic year. However we have applied some changes to the colour scheme and styles…Continue Reading Changes to Blackboard colour scheme and design
Introducing the new Turnitin Feedback Studio
We have today enabled a new interface for marking work in Turnitin, called the Turnitin Feedback Studio. What is the Turnitin Feedback Studio? The Feedback Studio replaces the Grademark and…Continue Reading Introducing the new Turnitin Feedback Studio
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
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
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