We wanted to draw attention to this upcoming seminar, which will be delivered both face-to-face and in Blackboard Collaborate (online, you can access from anywhere such as your office or home). Tony Smith has been doing problem-based learning in an online environment, using Blackboard Collaborate as part of this. Blackboard Collaborate is now available for…
A range of staff development sessions around online assessment and feedback took place during October and covered the following topics: Blackboard Assignments & Grade Centre Blackboard Assignments & Feedback Rubrics Turnitin for automatic referencing feedback Some of these sessions were delivered online via Blackboard Collaborate, and these recordings are now available to access from the…
Two screencasts have been uploaded to YouTube showing students how to submit their work online through shuspace. One demonstrates how to submit individual assignments, the other how to submit group assignments. You can share these resources with students.
All staff received an email this past week about an incident where someone sent a group of students an email using the To: field and their personal email addresses. Personal email addresses and other personal data should not be shared in this way. It is best to send emails using Bcc: (where recipients do not see each…
This is just a short post to say that Blackboard Collaborate can now be accessed by participants via mobile devices using an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. They need to download a free app from Blackboard Collaborate first, but can then follow a session link or access via SHUgo. Note however that it may not work…
In the past week you have probably noticed there have been serious issues with Blackboard and shuspace being down for lengthy periods. We have assurances from the technical team that fixing this is their number one priority and this problem has been escalated to the highest levels at Blackboard, Inc and Oracle (our database provider) to get a prompt…
Blackboard will be ‘at risk’ between 6:00pm and 7:30pm on Friday 26 October 2012 and students should avoid taking tests or submitting assignments during this period. This is also a general reminder that deadlines for assessment attempts and assignment submissions in Blackboard should not be set after 4:00pm on Fridays, or at any time on…
We will be running demo sessions to introduce Blackboard Collaborate, a new virtual classroom tool. Blackboard Collaborate provides staff with a modern, powerful tool to facilitate synchronous (at the same time) learning activities. Its features include sharing audio, webcam video, presentations in a white board, and a chat window which includes a polling feature. It…
The following staff development sessions around online assessment and feedback are available to book throughout October: Blackboard Assignments & Feedback Rubrics. Learn how setting Assignments and using Feedback Rubrics in your Blackboard site can enable efficient and effective assignment management and feedback online. Click the link to book: Wednesday 17 October 2012, 11:00-12:30, Owen 332,…
We are please to announce that the Technology Enhanced Learning Strategy has been refreshed for the next three years. The TEL Strategy is updated each year, and includes an implementation plan which details the work that is scheduled for this year to help meet the aims, and an indication of actions for future years. We…