Adam MasseyBlackboard courses for the 2023 academic year are now available to instructors named on the module on SITS. We have more information on how to perform a course copy. Note that for the 2023 academic year onwards, we are using a different tool to link to the module specification PDF. Important You will need to Continue Reading…
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Blackboard Instructor app: Support ending in September 2022
Blackboard’s two mobile apps have been consolidated. Previously, Blackboard offered two apps – one for staff, and one for students. If you currently use the Blackboard Instructor app, you need to download the Blackboard app (iOS/iPadOS, Android). The most recent release of the Blackboard app now contains all the instructor functionality found in the Instructor Continue Reading…
Timer and Force Complete options are now linked
To prevent issues arising when a student tries to complete a test through multiple tabs/windows, the Timer and Force Complete options are now linked Colleagues are advised to avoid selection of the Force completion option. Enabling this option may create problems for students completing a test should they experience any connectivity issues during an assessment. Continue Reading…
File size upload limit
Blackboard will now refuse to accept any uploads greater than 2560MB / 2.56GB. If you try, you will see the following message: Students If you are submitting large file assignments, e.g. a video, these should not be submitted directly to the assignment attempt. Follow the instructions provided in your module – they will include information Continue Reading…
Changes to help.blackboard.com
Blackboard are redesigning their help site. Any links to it will need to be checked and updated before 25 May 2021 to continue working. What is changing? On help.blackboard.com, pages in the section for Blackboard Learn contain information for both the Original and Ultra Experiences. After 25 May 2021, the instructions for each experience will Continue Reading…
Mobile Apps Maintenance
Blackboard’s apps for iOS and Android will be unavailable during the early hours of 17 December 2019. The work is scheduled to begin at 0330 UTC, and will last five hours (see details for other timezones). During the maintenance period, you will be unable to access the Blackboard and Blackboard Instructor apps. Access to Blackboard Continue Reading…
Service interruption: 7 October 2019
We are aware of an issue affecting all https://t.co/mCqNOQRgIa domains and engineers are working diligently to resolve the issue. We apologize for any disruption. — Blackboard (@Blackboard) October 7, 2019 As a result of this issue, Aston’s Blackboard was unavailable between 2230 – 2336 BST.
What’s new in Blackboard after the move to SaaS?
The move to SaaS is now complete! Over the course of three days, everything was moved from Managed Hosting, over to the new SaaS environment. That means we will always run the latest version of Blackboard – that means no more finding a bug in September and having to wait for the next summer’s upgrade Continue Reading…
2019 Blackboard Courses
Blackboard courses for the 2019 academic year will be available by Friday 9 August. By that date, those with the School Administrator role (e.g. assessments teams, Library Information Specialists, etc) will be able to search for and quick enrol on courses. Instructors will be enrolled on to courses based on the information in the UMD, Continue Reading…
Quick Tips – Test Availability Exceptions
Neil CocklinThe following video shows you how to apply specific Test/Quiz settings to specific students or groups. Subtitles/Closed captions are available in the video player and a full transcript is also available to download (pdf). PLEASE NOTE: This video was updated 05/05/2018.