Four New Features in Blackboard. Part 3: The Retention Centre
The Retention Centre acts as a hub to allow you to check how your students are engaging with Blackboard, and to spot those that might be at risk of falling behind or struggling with the work. The Retention Centre can be found either under the Evaluation section of the Control Panel, or from the Global […]
Four New Features in Blackboard. Part 4: Reusable Objects
The reusable objects function allows you to create course elements in the Content Collection, and to reuse them across multiple course sites. You can then make them available to share with colleagues across the institution, or across your department. About Reusable Objects Create and Use Reusable objects Some examples of course elements that you might […]
Hot Desk Dates: September 2013
Welcome to the new term (nearly)! To support the departments within the College both Stephen and myself will again be available on our regular ‘hot desk’ . To accommodate room availability and staff absences the dates for September are: Criminology – September 24th Economics – September 27th Education – September 25th Lifelong Learning – October […]
Using Blackboard Announcements: How and Why
One feature of Blackboard that is nearly always overlooked is often the simplest and most effective: Announcements. I don’t know why this is as Announcements are, or should be, the main method for connecting with students and keeping them up to date with their learning journey. Note: this is as much for campus-based courses as […]
Eight Roles of an Effective Online Teacher
There are plenty of ways in which we can support and encourage students to participate in online activities, and these are important when designing activities for students who study online and at a distance. This report from Faculty Focus on ‘Eight Roles of an Effective Online Teacher’ has some important considerations for us all. When […]
Hot Desk: Poster Download
For the latest dates and to book a dedicated 30 minute session with either David or Stephen please use the Hot Desk Booking Form on the University’s main website. Please contact David Hopkins or Stephen Walker if you would like a high-resolution PDF version of this A3 poster for download and printing.
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Blackboard: The Voice of an Active Learner [video]
“Do you recognise me? Very soon I will be your student, but I will not always sit in your classroom. I will not take out a pencil or open a textbook. You grew up with books, I read from a laptop, an iPad, a smart phone. I use a keyboard more than a pen. I’m […]
Presentation: “Improving the Student Experience Through Blackboard in the College of Social Science”
In March 2013 Stephen and myself were invited to present to the Brown Bag Lunch seminar series on the enhancement of the student experience through Blackboard and Learning Technology (LT) in the College of Social Science. Accompanied by Korin Grant (Economics) and Matthew Higgins (Management) we presented the College model of LT support, and our […]
Case Study: Module Evaluation Surveys
With the decommissioning of the well-used paper scanner the Department of Economics approached the College’s Learning Technology Assistants to help them develop and deliver an online electronic alternative of the Module Evaluation Surveys. Using Blackboard’s in-built survey tool the questionnaire was quickly built and deployed for students to access and complete, on several key modules throughout […]
Electronic Reading Lists @ Leicester
Reading lists have traditionally been added to Blackboard courses as either a Blackboard ‘item’ or as a Word / PDF downloadable file. Neither of these is particularly user friendly and certainly not ‘dynamic’ or helpful. Which is why Stephen and myself attended the Library training on Talis Aspire training on how to create and manage […]
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