Version 2.0 of SHUgo is now out for Android mobile phones as well as for iOS devices. For more information on what is included, please see our original post about SHUgo 2.0 Have feedback? Please pass it on and we’ll do our best to address it in future versions (yes, we know students want timetables to…
We are pleased to announce that SHUgo version 2.0 is now available for staff and students on iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch). SHUgo is the University’s mobile app, and version 2.0 should be available for Android mobile devices in the next week. There is a new look to the app, with a black background and sleek buttons which were designed…
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…
There are serious problems with the Podcast LX tool now in Blackboard which means we have had to disable it. Many individuals were using it as a way of uploading audio files to their site rather than as an actual podcast their students would download from outside of Blackboard. Since Blackboard now contains an easy way to…
Hopefully you’ve been able to fully prepare your Blackboard site so it is ready to use with your students. However some staff forget the crucial last step of making that site available to students. If you don’t make your site available, then they won’t be able to access it and take advantage of your work…
On 5th September the first phase of the Refresh shuspace project went ahead successfully with changes to the shuspace interface, tabs and channels. Staff and students can find out more about the new interface by logging into shuspace, and looking for the Have You Seen channel on that first page (the My SHU tab), where…
Please note that you should ensure your Blackboard sites for 2011/12 are ready to use and available to students by the start of teaching (nine things to do to prepare your site). In the Bb-support tab in shuspace you will find online resources to support you with preparing your 2011/12 sites and details for how…
Organisation Sites Each year in September we archive Blackboard organisation sites from the previous year (2010/11 in this case). This year archiving will take place on 19 September. Archiving is done to clean up the view for staff and students and ensure the correct Blackboard sites are used in the coming year. Some staff have organisation sites which need to remain active until…
There’s an increasing amount of web browsers (software programmes that allow you to view web sites) available to use. The most popular browser has been Internet Explorer for many years, but there are other browsers that are growing in popularity, particularly due to the growth of mobile devices which have their own browsers. Firefox and Chrome are two browsers…
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