Teaching Tools

This pages explains how to setup an online assessment using Blackboard to create a test, add questions, and make the test available to students.

This guide is aimed at setting up a Blackboard assignment tool for use in the upcoming exam period. Some of the settings discussed here are specific for the exam context and will not be suitable for a piece of course work.

Microsoft 365 (MS365) combines all the familiar Office applications alongside newer apps such as Microsoft Sway. This page provides some benefits and examples of using MS365 apps in your teaching and learning activities.

There are a number of methods to add groups to your Blackboard space depending on the number of groups required. The short videos below show how to create single groups and group sets, and edit existing groups. How to create single groups in Blackboard Please visit the Create Groups webpage for more information on creating […]

The way that Blackboard integrates with Turnitin is changing. From 30th June 2022 staff will no longer be able to create new Turnitin submission portals via the existing method.

This video shows step-by-step instructions on how to add inline feedback, annotations, audio feedback and Quickmarks when marking a Turnitin assignment.

The University has purchased a site licence for Mentimeter for the academic year 2022-23. Any members of UoM Staff and Students can sign up and access a full featured licence by following the information here.

Find out why colleagues in FSE are finding Mentimeter a valuable addition to their teaching.

Using Blackboard to communicate with students.

Step-by-step instructions with videos for setting up Gradescope for your Blackboard course space. In this page, you’ll find specific details for completing each of these steps and links to other pertinent Gradescope Help Centre articles.