Student Blackboard Modules

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Your students should now be busy accessing their resources and activities on Blackboard. If you have any students that do not have access to their modules on Blackboard, please ask them to check that they have registered and selected modules for this academic year on their SOLE page. This will control their student access to Blackboard.

If they are unsure or are having difficulties with their registration, ask them to email studentrecords@worc.ac.uk.

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Student Access to Blackboard

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As students return to the University for the new Semester, we thought it would be a good idea to create some guidance covering getting access to Blackboard and Blackboard modules. Although this is primarily aimed at brand new students, returning students will also find some of the information useful also.

Feel free to distribute this guidance to any students who are having difficulty accessing Blackboard. It should answer their questions about the steps they need to take and who to contact if they are still experiencing difficulties.

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Organisation Access

Many course organisations are scripted so that students get access automatically depending on the modules they have enrolled on. If your core module codes have changed this year, please contact us at TEL@worc.ac.uk and we can ensure that the scripts will capture the correct students.

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Grammar and Spelling Reports on Turnitin

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Gud news U can now use the grammer and speling report on Turnitin!

When creating a new submission point in Turnitin you now have the option to turn on additional spelling, grammar and punctuation checks. When activated, they will generate an e-rater® report that can be accessed by students and tutors in the same way as similarity reports.

How can I use this feature?

To enable the feature to be used you will need to check the ETS® e-rater® tick box when creating your submission point. This will generate an additional list of options.

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When work is submitted and the report is generated, you will see additional options to view the e-rater® report. The results can be turned on or off from the right-hand panel.

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If you have any questions about how to use this feature please email us tel@worc.ac.uk

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September is Coming!

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We bring dire news form the North! Winter (or September at least) is coming! Do you have everything in place, ready for the Wildlings your students to arrive? Here is our checklist to help you survive prepare.

Have you enrolled on your modules?

As has been the case for the last few years, you will need to enrol on your modules via the Blackboard 2022-23 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. If you are no longer a course lead but are still receiving enrolment notification emails you will need to let Registry know so that SITS can be updated.

There is also a Blackboard Access 2021-22 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 transferred your content?

As ever, modules will be empty and you may want to transfer content from the 21-22 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

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Exciting new changes to PebblePad

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For all the PebblePad users at the University there will be some exciting new developments appearing over the summer. This upgrade will make a significant improvement to the user experience on ATLAS, particularly regarding marking and feedback.

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We will soon be enabling Submission Viewer 2 which will provide increased functionality for feedback, comments, and assessor fields and much more, making the marking process easier and more seamless.

Please take a look at the Submission Viewer 2 resources provided by PebblePad for more information.

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New TEL Website Launch

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**Drumroll**

We’re incredibly excited to announce that we’ve got a shiny new website!
We’ve given our pages a complete overhaul and we hope you’ll agree it looks much smarter.

Take a look at our promo video below to find out about the changes:

You’ll notice we’ve reorganised some of the pages and support information so that it’s easier for you to find all of the TEL related help and advice you need.

We hope you like the changes and find the site much easier to navigate and locate what you’re looking for.

Please remember to update any links in your course information and learning resources with our new pages.

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Blackboard Rollover 22-23

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Blackboard modules for the 22-23 academic year are now available and ready for you to start working on.

As in previous years you will need to re-register for access to the new modules (even if you are the module leader) from the staff web pages – instructions can be found here:
https://lttu.uk/support/Blackboard/Manual/accessing-new-courses.html

You may want to consider migrating content from last year’s modules. If you do this, it is very important that you do not roll over the assessment tab or any of the assessments within, as this will cause problems within your grade centre. If you roll over any tests or quizzes please note that these will not be automatically deployed, so you will need to insert them into the appropriate area within your module.

Whilst consistency is an important factor, we recognise that all modules are individual and you may want to look at some of the other tools and functionality available in Blackboard – we have a full online Blackboard guide but if you need any further support from the TEL team, or would like us to provide an advisory review of your online learning resources, please contact TEL@worc.ac.uk to arrange a session with an Academic Learning Technologist.

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New Learning Technologist Andy Bright

TEL Update

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We’re delighted to announce that Andy Bright has been appointed as our new Academic Learning Technologist. Many of you will already know Andy as he’s been our TEL Advisor and first point of contact for the team for the past three years. He has done a fabulous job in keeping our service running efficiently and the promotion is well deserved. Please bear with us while we are working to recruit a replacement TEL advisor.

Libby Symonds
Head of Technology Enhanced Learning

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To all Blackboard users – VLE Review

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Our VLE will be changing from September 2024 and we would like to start the conversation with users now to gather feedback, which will inform how we move forward with this important platform.

As an initial step we have created a short survey to gather your thoughts on what features and tools you find useful and how you use the VLE in your learning and teaching. The survey should take no more than 10 minutes to complete and we would like to gather responses from as many users as possible so please follow this link to complete the survey https://ucw.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/virtual-learning-environment-review-2022

We will also be holding some open workshops for staff to come along to and take part in more detailed discussion. These workshops will be held on June 14th, 17th and 23rd and you can register your interest on the staff development booking system. The workshops will be face to face and facilitated by the TEL Unit and include a range of interactive activities and discussions so please come along and join us if you can.

Libby Symonds

Head of Technology Enhanced Learning Unit

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Fix your Content day on May 19th

Ally Training for Fix Your Content Day

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Each year, the global accessibility community unites on the third Thursday of May for Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) to highlight the need for more inclusive digital content. Blackboard seek to join the conversation by inspiring and motivating institutions across the globe to demonstrate how accessible content is better content.

As part of this initiative Blackboard are hosting a Fix Your Content Day which encourages academics to use Blackboard Ally to help make the content on their Blackboard pages more accessible.

To support this initiative we are hosting an additional Ally and Accessiblity workshop which will give your the tools and know-how you need to participate in Fix Your Content Day and contribute to an overall in improvement of accessibility.

The workshop will tale place on Wednesday, 18th May, the day before Global Accessibility Awareness Day so just in time to support you in fixing your content. You can sign up for the workshop on the staff development booking system and register for the Fix Your Content challenge with Blackboard from this link.

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