Recently the University made a change to the Blackboard system so that the pages will be more secure for students. This allows us to protect student data and ensure students have a safer online experience in Blackboard. Unfortunately there was an issue in the first week and a half of implementing this security change where some files…
This is a reminder that when you set up an external link to a website, you should change the setting for ‘Open in a new window’ to Yes. Recently we’ve changed our Blackboard installation so that the webpages inside of it are more secure. This provides our students with a safer environment and improves our protection of student data. An unfortunate…
re: Search is a new self-paced tutorial to guide and teach students about searching for information for their university work. re: Search recognises that students now come to university with a wealth of searching experience. It emphasises that searching for academic material is different to their previous searching experiences and guides students through the information…
This journal article by Sheffield Hallam academics looks at the implementation of online peer feedback programme for two cohorts of students. Students provided peer feedback for each other using discussion boards, in order to give them more opportunities to improve their work before final marking. The research was evaluated using focus groups from the two cohorts.…
The latest edition of D&S’s LTSE newsletter focuses on the use of technology enhanced learning to improve the student experience. Most of the articles are relevant outside of the D&S faculty, so please have a look even if you are in another faculty. Articles were contributed by a variety of authors across the University. The newsletter covers a…
This is part of a regular series of articles exploring some of the terms used in e-learning (view other articles in the series). We’ll do our best to break down the jargon and explain what things are from a basic perspective. First we’ll start by looking at what a tag is. Tags are typically words which are used to classify…
Just a quick note that there will not be any new blog content during the upcoming period that the University is closed for Easter, the Royal Wedding and May Day. More blog posts to come in May of course! Meanwhile enjoy this image which tries to encapsulate the spirit of the break: a posh wedding…
This is part of a regular series of articles exploring some of the terms used in e-learning (view other articles in the series). We’ll do our best to break down the jargon and explain what things are from a basic perspective. In this instalment we focus on the Blackboard Content Collection. This is a software system which is closely integrated…
This is part of a regular series of articles exploring some of the terms used in e-learning (view other articles in the series). We’ll do our best to break down the jargon and explain what things are from a basic perspective. Books that are available in an electronic format are known as e-books. e-books have gained in popularity recently. Many…
Did you know that you can display images as part of your Blackboard content? Some staff may want to show images inside their Blackboard content items, either to make the content more attractive or to make key diagrams, tables or photos more visible to students. This has been possible in Blackboard for the last few years, but many staff are not…