Many staff are using Turnitin with their students to improve referencing or teach about academic integrity. However Turnitin has a different interface than Blackboard which sometimes leads to staff confusion about how to set it up and how to access and interpret the reports it generates. To help with this, faculty e-learning advisers have created some screencast tutorials about…
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…
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. Turnitin is an online text-matching service available via Blackboard at SHU. Users of the service can submit work in…
Recently we had a roundtable discussion on the topic of alternative assessment formats besides traditional essays. The academics who came had a lively discussion around assessment practices and different forms of assessments. As an outcome of this discussion, we have created a briefing document about essays and other approaches.
There are more supported time sessions upcoming to help you prepare your sites over the summer. Please click on the link to book: Monday, 15 August 2011, 15.00-16.00, Stoddart 7324, City Campus Thursday, 18 August 2011, 14.00-15.00, Stoddart 7324, City Campus Friday, 19 August 2011, 11.00-12.00, Collegiate Learning Centre, C037, Collegiate Campus Tuesday, 23 August…
Just a reminder of ongoing small group sessions where you can prepare your site with e-learning staff on hand to explain the process and help. Upcoming times (click on the link to book): Thursday, 4 August 2011, 15.00-16.00, Howard 5221, City Campus Monday, 8 August 2011, 13.00-14.00, Stoddart 7324, City Campus Tuesday, 9 August 2011,…
The recent upgrade to Blackboard has introduced a change to the blog and wiki tools that have been available inside Blackboard sites for the past few years. The old blog and wiki tools were provided by a company called Campus Pack. They have served us well for the past years. However they are not part of the…
Over the next couple months, staff will be preparing their 2011/12 Blackboard sites so they are ready to use with students. There are several options available to help support you with this process. First is a series of articles explaining the key things you need to do to prepare your site for the upcoming semester. …
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. Social networking in the online world builds upon concepts of social networking in the face-to-face world, maintaining relationships and…
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…