Over the last year we’ve been working closely with staff and students to improve the way that the University presents information on shuspace, there will be better search facilities, a clearer layout and less clutter, so that students can more easily find the things they need when they need them. Early in September, you’ll notice…
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…
So while this seems to be a fairly simple topic for the blog, I thought it was worth doing as it is proving to be one of the most searched for terms in reaching the blog on the Internet. Currently, if you try accessing Blackboard via the old URLs (blackboard.shu.ac.uk and my.shu.ac.uk) you may receive certificate errors. …
After the upgrade on 8 July, there will be some changes to the Blackboard system. These changes are incremental in nature, building upon the existing interface (as compared to the changes last year which were much more significant). These changes include: The ability to attach multiple files to an item quickly without saving and re-editing…
As part of the Blackboard upgrade on 8 July, we will be moving to a new RSS feed tool in Blackboard. RSS feeds are ways of pulling information from regularly changing websites such as news sites, blogs or scholarly journals automatically into your Blackboard site. Read more about RSS feeds in an earlier blog article. Our current…
The automatic creation of 2011/12 Blackboard sites has now been completed. These 2011/12 sites contain a copy of the content from the corresponding 2010/11 site. This means the sites will need updating before they are ready to use with students next year. For instance you will want to update files such as module handbooks, ensure…
As a reminder, we will be upgrading to a new version of Blackboard from 17:00 on Friday 8th July, which result in downtime during that evening. Assessments should not be scheduled for Friday 8th July due to the upgrade. Assessments should also not be scheduled for Saturday 9th July and Sunday 10th July which are…
The new version of the Library Gateway is now live and ready for you to try out. The Library Gateway brings together all of the University’s electronic information sources in a simplified screen. However, many students still find it difficult to identify where they should start; they are confused by so many search boxes offering different options. What they want is to…
We’re pleased to announce that SHUgo, the University’s mobile app, is now available as an app for Android phones and available to all other web-enabled mobile phones through a mobile web version. We hope that a Blackberry app version will be available by the end of June as well. The map application has also been updated to include photos…
From the 21st May onwards, we will be creating 2011/12 versions of 2010/11 Blackboard sites by copying the contents of them. You will then need to prepare your 2011/12 site to ensure it is ready for use with students. There are three options to get your 2011/12 site set up: a) Normal automatic site copy…