Announcement

Turnitin Originality Reports in Blackboard Assignments

It is now possible to generate Turnitin originality reports for standard Blackboard assignments. This allows staff and students to view originality matches directly within Blackboard while still using the standard Blackboard grading and feedback tools. (Turnitin Feedback Studio for grading is not currently supported). This may be useful if you would like to have one submission point for marking with Blackboard but need a Turnitin originality check, or track multiple attempts.

It is easy to enable this new functionality with your Blackboard assignments.

To do this, when setting up a new assignment, in the Additional Tools section, click the Enable Turnitin option:

'Enable Turnitin' option shown in red box, within the Blackboard menu options

The integration will load, and you can then toggle the Enable Turnitin switch to the On position.

'Enable Turnitin' sliding toggle button shown below Originality Report in the Assignment Settings.

Select your Turnitin options as usual. Choose the Standard Paper Repository for summative work, or Do not store the submitted papers for formative. Select sources to check, and select the Similarity Report options as needed. Finally, click the Save button to finalise these settings. You can always return to these settings to update later if required.

Originality Report Menu settings are shown - displaying the different tick box options which are available.

When you return to the Additional Tools section in the Assignment Settings, you should see that Turnitin has been enabled:

Image of 'Turnitin enabled' to show how this looks when turned on and the 'Save' button to apply the chosen Turnitin settings.

Once papers have been submitted and processing is complete, staff and students will be able to view the originality report by clicking on the originality percentage button:

An example of an assignment with the 'originality percentage button' highlighted in a box, in the top right-hand corner.

The Originality report will then load in a new tab using the updated Turnitin interface:

Example of an originality report using the updated Turnitin interface. The assignment appears on the left hand side. Then the 'sources' / similarity matches are in a column on the right hand side of the page. A 'filters' option is at the top of the sources list.

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Vevox is a Blackboard Integration

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We are pleased to announce that Vevox polling software is now integrated with our Blackboard VLE. This integration enables tutors to launch an interactive polling session using Vevox directly within their Blackboard course environment, streamlining the use of polls and enhancing the learner experience.

Users connect easily to Vevox via Blackboard without any need to sign in. Student identities remain hidden from public view, but student progress can be tracked via the Blackboard Gradebook by tutors. To add a Vevox poll or survey to your Blackboard course area, you can locate the Vevox tile in the ‘Content Market’.

Vevox have produced a help video and a step by step user guide showing how to link Vevox polls or surveys into your Blackboard course.

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Your 2025–26 Blackboard Modules Are Now Available

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Blackboard is now live for the 2025–26 academic year. If you’re someone who likes to get a head start, now is the perfect time to begin building and preparing your module content.

To access your new modules, all staff must enrol – even if you’re the module leader. Full guidance is available here: Enrolling on Modules.

Planning to reuse materials from last year? Please make sure you follow our content copying guidance, which you can find here: Copying Content.

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Did you know we’ve created a dedicated support site to help you get the most out of Blackboard Learn Ultra? The Blackboard Learn Ultra Manual covers everything from creating content and setting up assessments to using interactive tools and enhancing student engagement.

If you’d like any further support, please don’t hesitate to contact the TEL team at tel@worc.ac.uk We’re here to help!

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PebblePad Alumni Accounts for students who are leaving the University

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If you are a tutor who teaches students who are using PebblePad, you may want to remind your final year students that they can take a free PebblePad alumni account.  

Students who have used PebblePad during their studies may want to retain the work they have done for the purposes of CPD when they leave the University. They can do this by creating an alumni account, when they are about to leave the University. Work in the student’s University account will then be copied into their alumni account, and for this reason it is recommended that students do not create the alumni account until they are ready to leave. There is no charge for an alumni account for students. This PebblePad help page guide provides further information about PebblePad Alumni accounts.

We also have the following additional advice for students, which you are welcome to share:

If you are leaving the University and want to keep your PebblePad for personal learning and professional development, you’ll need to create a free alumni account. To maintain access to your alumni account, you must use a personal email address (not your UW account) which you intend to keep for the foreseeable future. Only create the alumni account just before you are ready to leave, as all work will be copied across to your new account and it is not possible to reverse this action.

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Blackboard Enrolments for Semester 2

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Following on from our recent blog post regarding preparing your modules for Semester 2 Updating Your Blackboard Courses for Semester 2! – Technology Enhanced Learning Unit we are pleased to confirm that students are now being enrolled on to their semester 2 modules in readiness for teaching next year.

If you haven’t already, please update your modules with your teaching materials for the new semester.

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