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Quick Tips: How to move content between Blackboard courses

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This Quick Tips video shows you how to move content between two Blackboard spaces.  At Start of Year, all the content from existing courses is rolled forward to the new year’s space, but it is sometimes useful to be able

Lynn Cullimore 19th August 201917th March 2020 Quick Tips, Resources Read more

Quick Tips: How to move Blackboard content from one area to another

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This Quick Tips video shows you how to move content between areas in your Blackboard space. A well organised Blackboard space helps students find the content that they need quickly and easily. If you’d like any more information about this

Lynn Cullimore 12th August 201917th March 2020 Quick Tips, Resources Read more

Quick Tips: how to move an item around on a Blackboard page

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This Quick Tips video shows you how to move content items around your Blackboard space. A well organised Blackboard space will help your students find the content they need. If you’d like any more information about this topic, please contact

Lynn Cullimore 5th August 201917th March 2020 Quick Tips, Resources Read more

Quick Tips: How to see when students last accessed your Blackboard course unit

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This Quick Tips video shows you how to check when a student last accessed your Blackboard space. This is an effective way to check whether any students are not engaging with the course and may need extra help or support.

Lynn Cullimore 29th July 201917th March 2020 Quick Tips, Resources Read more

Quick Tips: how to use Item Statistics in Blackboard

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This Quick Tips video shows you how to use Item Statistics in your Blackboard space. This is a good way to analyse your current content to check whether your students are using it as you expect. If you’d like any

Lynn Cullimore 22nd July 201917th March 2020 Quick Tips, Resources Read more

Quick Tips: How to embed an MP4 video in Blackboard

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This Quick Tips video shows you how to embed an MP4 video into your Blackboard space. This is a particularly quick and effective way to provide engaging content to supplement your teaching materials. If you’d like any more information about

Lynn Cullimore 15th July 201917th March 2020 Quick Tips, Resources Read more

Quick Tips: how to record a Powerpoint presentation and export it as a video

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This Quick Tips video shows you how to record a Powerpoint presentation with a voiceover, and export it as an mp4 video, ready to upload to your Blackboard space. This is a particularly quick and effective way to provide engaging

Lynn Cullimore 8th July 201917th March 2020 Quick Tips, Resources Read more

Quick tips: creating smart views based on test scores

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This Quick Tips video talks you through how to create smart views in the Blackboard Grade Centre based on test scores. A smart view allows you to customise the Grade Centre so that you see a selection of student grades,

Lynn Cullimore 5th July 201817th March 2020 Quick Tips, Resources Read more

Quick tips: recording voice feedback in Turnitin

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This Quick Tips video shows you how to add voice feedback in Turnitin. This is a particularly quick and effective way to provide personal feedback to students, which allows them to understand their marks and how they can improve in

Lynn Cullimore 21st June 201817th March 2020 Quick Tips, Resources Read more

Quick tips: creating a question set

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This Quick Tips video shows you how to create question sets in Blackboard. Question sets are a collection of questions that have been drawn from a selected question pool, and are used when setting up a test in Blackboard.  They

Lynn Cullimore 14th June 201817th March 2020 Quick Tips, Resources Read more
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– IT support to work remotely

The following hyperlink provides answers to the most commonly asked questions about working remotely.

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IT Services have reinstated IT Support Centre telephone lines. Please follow this hyperlink for more details on how to get IT help.

– IT Support Centre

Notices

  • Online Teaching – examinations
    18th March 2020
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    28th February 2020
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