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Author: Kate Hilton

Start of Year Course Roll Over Checklist

Below is a checklist for Unit Coordinators to work through to ensure that a rolled over course has been updated to the minimum required standard. An expanded checklist and instructions can be found below: Step 1: Close down last year’s

Kate Hilton October 9, 2020December 16, 2022 Blog, Quick Tips, Spotlight Read more

1 Minute Tip: Making Blackboard Content Available/Unavailable Quickly

If you need to hide content on your course at a moment’s notice (or reveal currently something hidden) and need help on how to do so, take a look at the video below:

Kate Hilton October 6, 2020January 19, 2021 Blog, Quick Tips, Uncategorized Read more

Marking Exams on Blackboard: Locating & Marking Your Questions

Our colleague, Dr Jill Barber from the Centre for Applied Pharmokinetic Research has made a 3 minute video to share her tips and tricks for efficient marking of Exam/Assessment Questions when using Blackboard Tests. This video will help anyone who

Kate Hilton September 14, 2020November 23, 2022 Blog, Quick Tips, Uncategorized Read more

Lecture Recordings

If you need an alternative to face-to-face lectures, your options are: Make last year’s lecture podcast available in this year’s Blackboard space Here is a video guide to making a lecture capture podcast from a previous year available in the

Kate Hilton June 17, 2020 Uncategorized Read more

TurnItIn: Was the Student Submission Late?

This guide will help you to determine if a student submitted their TurnItIn (TII) submission late. It is split into 3 sections: TurnItIn All Students View (no anonymity), TurnItIn By Groups View (no anonymity) and TurnItIn All Students View (with

Kate Hilton December 16, 2019September 1, 2022 Assignments/Submissions, Blackboard, TurnItIn Read more

Add iSpring into Blackboard

When updating your Blackboard course for running again, or for adding a new iSpring; this guide goes through all steps required to make sure that your iSpring will function in your Blackboard course.

Kate Hilton July 24, 2019June 12, 2020 Start of Year Read more

Using Excel to VLookup Data Between Systems

Many Administrators across the Faculty come across a problem whereby they need to match a piece of information to another piece of information quickly across an entire course with hundreds of users. Examples of this might be: Having a students

Kate Hilton November 21, 2018June 12, 2020 Administrators Read more

SBS – Lecture Attendance Using Blackboard

There are occasions where a staff member might have need to take attendance at a lecture. The following help guide details how you can use Blackboard to take attendance via students mobile devices. Please note that this method requires: Warnings

Kate Hilton November 15, 2018June 12, 2020 Blackboard Read more

Student Support: Start of Year FAQ’s

The following is a list of frequently asked questions at the School of Biological Sciences reception desk at Start of Year. Click a question to decide how to deal with the problem that a student is having. NEW

Kate Hilton August 10, 2018June 12, 2020 Start of Year Read more

Closing an old course and hiding “at risk” Information

Last update: July 2022At the end of each academic year, all course units in Blackboard will remain open, meaning that any information contained within the course will be accessible to the enrolled students until the end of their university career.

Kate Hilton August 2, 2017July 13, 2022 Start of Year Read more
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Useful Guides

Here are some guides that should help you get started with the blended teaching approach:

  • A decision tree guide to our training
  • Making accessible teaching content
  • Recordings from our last Digital Teaching Showcase

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