You will probably have noticed that shuspace’s appearance has changed, and that the interface inside your Blackboard sites is different now because we’ve upgraded to Blackboard 9. For many of you this will not be a surprise as over 40% of regular Blackboard users took advantage of early access to Blackboard 9 to preview the system…
Remember, this is the last week staff can access the Blackboard 9 Site Development System, which lets you get used to Blackboard 9 before the upgrade (2 July) and start preparing your 2010/11 Blackboard sites. Next week the Blackboard admin team will start exporting the 2010/11 sites from the Site Development System and, after the upgrade, will begin putting them into…
In three weeks the live Blackboard system will be upgraded to Blackboard 9. Below are some key questions staff have asked about this upgrade. When is the upgrade? The upgrade will be on the evening of Friday 2 July, and Blackboard will not be available during that evening. Blackboard will also be at risk during the…
From today, you should have access to copies of all your 2009/10 sites inside the Blackboard 9 Site Development System, so that you can copy any appropriate content into your 2010/11 Blackboard site templates. The Site Development System will be available until 25 June, so we encourage you to access it (http://blackboard9.shu.ac.uk) ahead of the…
Monday 24 May 2010 09.30-13.30, City Campus Furnival Building Wednesday 26 May 2010 12.00-16.00, Collegiate Crescent Main Building As part of the refreshing e-learning at SHU initiative, a series of show’n’share sessions are being organised during which colleagues can learn first-hand and ask questions about others’ innovative e-learning practice and use of Blackboard across the…
From today, staff have access to the Blackboard 9 Site Development System. This separate Blackboard 9 system is for developing your blank template 2010/11 sites and becoming familiar with Blackboard 9 before the upgrade of the live system on 2 July. The Blackboard 9 Site Development System will be available until 25 June. You can…
In July 2010 we will be upgrading to Blackboard 9. This post tells you what will happen prior to the upgrade and what you need to know now. From 12th April a Blackboard 9 Site Development System will be available for you to become familiar with the new system, and to develop your sites for…
There have recently been some issues raised around students using the Google Chrome browser when accessing Blackboard at home. Chrome is not installed on campus machines. The most common problem when using Chrome occurs when submitting assignments on Blackboard. If students try to submit a file using Chrome, they will receive a message that their file type is invalid…
Support for e-learning at Sheffield Hallam has evolved over the last couple of years. To find out where to go for the kind of help you need here’s a breakdown of what’s available : Self-help A comprehensive knowledge-base with step-by-step instructions for how to use Blackboard tools is available in the Bb-support tab in shuspace. In…
In recent years e-learning has become an essential part of our students’ learning experiences. However e-learning is constantly developing and changing, so we have to ensure our e-learning practice is prepared to meet the needs and expectations of tomorrow’s students. This year we want to refresh e-learning practice across the University to ensure it continues…