Author: Jan Thomson – VLE Manager, Learning Technologies Team, CCL UCLan will be updating our Blackboard experience from Original Learn course view to Blackboard’s Ultra Base Navigation over the summer. This is the first step in our 2-year, 2 phase plans to move to the full Ultra Course view which Read more…
Author: Debi Spencer – Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport & Health Sciences at UCLan Engaging students is a challenge we all face as academics today. With the myriad of tools available it can sometimes seem difficult to find the best way to engage students in active teaching and Read more…
Author: Jan Thomson, TELT We are pleased to announce that Blackboard, the University’s Virtual Learning Environment is moving to a managed hosting (SaaS) deployment method over the summer. This will take place between the 11th to the 15th July 2019. Please be aware that this will involve an estimated 2-3 Read more…
Author: Neil Carroll, TELT We are excited to announce that we will be launching Blackboard Ally as part of the move to managed hosting (SaaS) in August 2019. What is Ally? Ally is a tool integrated within Blackboard to help you make your uploaded documents more accessible. It provides: An Read more…
Author: Jan Thomson, TELT MEDIAL is a new mashup tool within Blackboard Learn that facilitates the ability to embed audio and video content directly within a Blackboard space without the need to copy and paste any HTML coding or logging into multiple systems. When audio and video files are uploaded Read more…
Author: Simon Hawkesworth, TELT Turnitin’s GradeMark tool allows tutors to add a range of feedback formats to student papers. Staff can include short text comments, larger general comments, audio clips and grading schemes. One of the most widely used options is QuickMarks. Here tutor create and apply pre-set text comments Read more…
Author: Jan Thomson, TELT We are pleased to announce that we will be launching the new responsive design for Blackboard Learn and the Student Portal as part of our 2019 summer upgrade. The new updated theme will deliver a contemporary, streamlined feel and significantly increase the responsiveness of the interface Read more…
Author: Jan Thomson, TELT There are lots of enhancements and updated features following the annual Blackboard upgrade that recently took place. Some of the key changes are outlined below, but the full list is available to view via our special upgrade edition of the Blackboard Bulletin. Microsoft One Note Class Read more…
Author: Jan Thomson Blackboard European Teaching and Learning Conference Tuesday 10th April – Thursday 12th April 2018 Jan and Neil from the Blackboard Support team attended this year’s Blackboard European Teaching and Learning conference (#BbTLC18 / http://bbtlceurope.com ) which was hosted by the University of Manchester. The event was represented Read more…
Author: Val Lawrenson SFHEA Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching valawreson@uclan.ac.uk I have been an academic at the university since 2000. I am the academic liaison representative on the Technology Enabled Learning Team. Part of my role is to bring an academics perspective to the discussions around the integration of Read more…