This message has been posted on behalf of Graham Holden, University Head of Teaching, Learning and Assessment: Technology enhanced learning has increasingly become a part of all our provision at Sheffield Hallam University, with huge increases in the use of Blackboard since its introduction about ten years ago. Recent research into the staff experience of…
Based on recent feedback from those moderating or participating in Blackboard Collaborate sessions, the Quick Guide for Participants has been updated. The changes focus mainly on helping participants understand and work through the different options and screens that they see when launching a Collaborate session for the first time or when they use a different…
In this case study, a new tool was developed to help staff to deliver consistent, timely and legible feedback. The initial aim for the project, which responded to feedback from student focus groups, was for the marking teams to find a new method for providing high quality feedback to students quickly. After the first iteration…
Just a note to say that Blackboard Collaborate will not be available between 23:00 on 5 Jan and 11:00 on 6 Jan due to an extended maintenance window. We don’t predict this will have an impact on our provision however.
We recommend you hide the Grade Centre column from students during the marking process. This means that when you upload grades and feedback to a student that they can’t immediately see their results. This helps facilitate second marking practices, where grades and feedback may get adjusted before they are given to students. Also when marks and feedback are…
Do you have external users (non-SHU staff) who need access to Blackboard? Then you might be interested in a consultation paper we have written about redesigning the way we handle external user accounts. Currently we handle all external user accounts through a manual request and creation process which can be time consuming and makes managing the accounts difficult. We would…
We wanted to highlight an upcoming PhD research seminar that may be of interest. It is looking at constructivist models for online educational resources involving getting students to create and share them. 4 December – 12:00-13:00 at Unit 7 Science Park (no booking required) Further information
Including an RSS feed on your Blackboard site is a simple and effective way to make it more engaging to students. An RSS (‘Really Simple Syndication’) feed presents a bulletin of key information from an external site, just like having a subscription to your favourite website or online content. When additional content becomes available, it automatically appears…
Did you know that there is an easy way to quickly navigate betweeen students in the Grade Centre during grading without having to go back to and load the Grade Centre spreadsheet each time? Once you have accessed a student’s attempt in the Grade Centre for grading, you can simply move to the next student…
Did you know that Smart Views in Grade Centre can help you better manage and navigate the Grade Centre, for example enabling you to see a view of only your group of students rather than the entire cohort? These custom views (based on various criteria and filters that you choose from) can streamline the grading of student…