Neil CocklinThe following video shows you where you can drag and drop multiple files to make uploading content to Blackboard quicker and easier. Subtitles/Closed captions are available in the video player and a full transcript is also available to download (pdf).
Issues fixed in January 2018
Adam MasseyThe upgrade over new year, to prepare us for the move to New Box View, also squished some bugs. As we were moving from Q2 2017 Cumulative Update 3, to Q2 2017 Cumulative Update 5, there were lots of fixes. The following three caused us the most problems this academic year: Can’t access menus in the Continue Reading…
Inline Grading has moved to New Box View
Having been given a deadline of January 15th, when Crocodoc would stop working, we have completed the transition to New Box View. If you’ve used Inline Grading in its previous incarnation, you should be able to find your way around the New Box View. Blackboard have more detailed instructions on their support site. Note that, Continue Reading…
Quick Tip – Course to Course Navigation
The following video shows you the very simple but often useful “Course to course navigation” feature. Subtitles/Closed captions are available in the video player and a full transcript is also available to download (pdf).
Moving to New Box View
Inline Grading will move from Crocodoc to the New Box View on Friday 12th January, 2018. After this date, any annotations added to student attempts in Inline Grading will be burned into the student’s work, and you won’t be able to edit them after the transition. What Should I Do? The Inline Grading tool is Continue Reading…
Quick Tips – Customising “My Courses”
Welcome to the first in a number of quick tip posts, that highlight a specific tool or feature that might be useful to you. The following video shows you how to customise the “My Course” panel on the Welcome page to make it more usable. Subtitles/Closed captions are available in the video player and a Continue Reading…
Data centre maintenance – interruption to service
Upcoming maintenance at Blackboard’s data centre will result in interruptions to service. The work will begin at 2300 GMT on Friday 17 November, and will last six hours. See details for other time zones. During this time, there will be interruptions to Blackboard. Blackboard’s Managed Hosting team will make every effort to minimise downtime during Continue Reading…
Upcoming changes to Inline Grading
The third party service used by Blackboard’s Inline Grading tool is being discontinued and replaced. If you use Blackboard’s Inline Grading to feedback on your students’ work, read on.
Kaltura Screen Recorder has been Retired
Tai LuongPlease note that the Kaltura Screen Recorder will no longer be supported. If you are looking for a substitute for this tool, please see Panopto recorder client, which can be downloaded to your PC/Mac, by clicking here.
Browsing Blackboard on a mobile
Some students are having a problem with using Blackboard on mobile devices. The theme uses a responsive layout that looks at the size of your screen and shows you a version of the site that fits your screen best. In the case of mobile devices this means that the side menu is collapsed when you Continue Reading…