How was your Summer? Good I hope. Well I\’m afraid to tell you, that\’s all over now and it\’s time to limber up for a new academic year.
Do you have everything in place, ready for your students to arrive? Here is our checklist to help you to prepare.
Have you enrolled on your modules?
As has been the case for the last couple of years, you will need to enrol on your modules via the Blackboard 2021-22 form, which you will find on the staff portal after signing in. Please allow 24 hours for your request to be actioned. Please note that course leaders also need to complete this step.
There is also a Blackboard Access 2020-21 form still live on the staff portal. If you are taking over a module this year, it may be useful to enrol on last year’s module.
Have you familiarised yourself with the new navigation?
Yes, we have moved to Ultra-based navigation which has given Blackboard a sparkly new facelift. Give yourself a few moments to get familiar with the new layout. We have prepared a video for students, which should give you most of the information you need. Feel free to share this with your students too.
Have you transferred your content?
As ever, modules will be empty and you may want to transfer content from the 20-21 instance of the module. Do not transfer the Assessment page as assignments need to be set up afresh each year. Migrating assignments can cause serious problems in the grade centre of the new module, so it really is best avoided.
Instructions for transferring content can be found here.
Sharpen your skills
We run a range of courses designed to help you get the most out of Blackboard. These are published on the Staff Development Workshop page and will be advertised via our Twitter, blog and the staff newsletter.
If you require one-to-one training on a specific area of Blackboard, email us with details at TEL@worc.ac.uk
