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 an extremely high quality that could be used for large posters without compromising
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
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
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
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
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)
Choosing your Question Types
Reviewed: 21/11/2022 Advice for using individual question types MCQs”, “Either/Or” and “True/False” – safe to use and can be automatically marked Essay”, “File Response” (upload a file), and “Short Answer” – safe to use, but need to be marked manually.
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
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>Turnitin
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 of