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Author: Ian Nield

How to Re-Size an Image

Reviewed: 06/07/2022 Uploading images to an online platform is not always as easy as clicking the “Upload” button. Digital cameras and scanners provide you with images of extremely high quality that could be used for large posters without compromising clarity. 

Ian Nield August 25, 2016August 31, 2023 Uncategorized Read more

Compressing Images in Word

Reviewed: July 2022 A document containing large (or high resolution) images is likely to bog down scrolling and navigation. Office 365 addresses this problem by offering an image compression feature, allowing the user to compress images (to reduce the resolution

Ian Nield August 24, 2016December 5, 2022 Software Read more

SelectSurvey.net

Reviewed: 06/12/2019 SelectSurvey is on online tool for creating surveys and questionnaires (NOT assessments). Members of staff and Final Year eLearning project student are permitted the ability to create these surveys with their standard University username and password. If your

Ian Nield August 24, 2016December 5, 2022 Software Read more

Using your P Drive to host a website

Reviewed: 06/07/2022 It is possible to use your University P Drive at the university to host pages that can be seen on the web. This is achieved by working through the following simple steps. Go into your P drive and

Ian Nield August 24, 2016July 13, 2022 Uncategorized Read more

Creating Jing Videos

Reviewed: 06/12/2019 Jing is a piece of software that can be used to create a video of what you see and do on your computer screen. The software is free to download and allows you to create 5 minute screen

Ian Nield August 24, 2016December 5, 2022 Video Read more

How to Export Your Assessment to Another Course

Reviewed: 09/12/2019  If you wish to use an existing test (or part thereof) in a different course, it would probably be quicker to export it from one course and import it in to another (and then make changes if needed)

Ian Nield August 23, 2016December 5, 2022 Assessments, Blackboard Read more

Choosing your Question Types

Reviewed: 21/11/2022 Advice for using individual question types Question type Issues with this question type Recommended marking method Calculated formula Moderate, see notes Automatic/Manual, see notes Calculated numeric Moderate, see notes Automatic/Manual, see notes Either/Or No issues Automatic Essay Minor

Ian Nield August 23, 2016October 26, 2023 Assessments, Assignments/Submissions, Blackboard Read more

How to create a Turnitin rubric or grading form

Updated 01/07/2022 Rubrics and grading forms are useful when evaluating student work. Both are grading tools based on defined criteria and can be created while making an assignment or after a student has made a submission. As you add your

Ian Nield August 22, 2016October 25, 2023 TurnItIn Read more

How to set up the PeerMark tool

PeerMark is a tool within the Turnitin system that provides a platform for students to evaluate each other’s work. Step 1: Set up Turnitin Assignment (Current) On the horizontal navigation bar within your Blackboard Content area go to: Build Content >

Ian Nield August 22, 2016October 25, 2023 TurnItIn Read more

Plagiarism results from Turnitin essays

Updated 03/11/2021 When checking for plagiarism in submitted essays, it is tempting to rely on the percentage score that TurnItIn generates. However, this should be discounted as it is inaccurate (e.g. scores of 0% could still contain plagiarism and scores

Ian Nield August 22, 2016October 25, 2023 TurnItIn Read more
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