Update (15:30 BST 27/04/2023): Blackboard have confirmed that their solution to this issue is in place and it has fixed the issue for the majority of our users at UoD. However, they have noted that due to the nature of DNS, it takes time for this solution to reach everyone…
From approximately 10:30 BST today (20 April 2023), we had reports from some users who were unable to access Turnitin. We have confirmed that this is due to a global DNS error that Blackboard has reported on their status page. Although this is an issue that originate with Blackboard (My…
What is it? You can tag your videos in YuJa in order to help sort and categorise them, and to mark them as long-term, re-usable teaching assets. What does it do? The tags in YuJa are used for two purposes, the first is the typical use of categorising a video…
What is it? You can use the advanced search function in YuJa to search videos you have access to by a number of criteria, including the date added. What does it do? This will help you sort your videos faster, and can be used in advance of the annual removal…
There is a new course role for members of staff called “Staff – Read-only”. This is a role that you should only assign to members of staff. This is not a replacement of “Guest” and therefore should never be assigned to students. This role is very restricted in the view…
What is it? Typically, if you set up groups with the Custom assignment, you will need to manually find each student and assign them to a group. By using a CSV file, you can assign students to groups automatically. What does it do? If you are setting up groups with…
What is it? A Question Bank is a collection of questions that exists in your module that you can use when you create Blackboard tests/quizzes. A Question Pool allows you to select a number of questions from pre-existing Blackboard tests/quizzes or Question Banks. The test/quiz will then draw randomly from…
What is it? Modules in My Dundee are the digital pages for your module. This will include general course information, course materials, a link to your reading list, and assessment information and submission points. What does it do? What is in each module may vary based on the school, discipline…
What is it? For most text-based assignments, you will be required to submit your work via Turnitin. This is a similarity checking software that examines your work against other work. Similarity is not necessarily bad; for example, if you have quoted material, we would expect that to be the same…
What is it? This guide shows instructors on how to add YuJa tool link to a My Dundee module. The most common reason for doing this is to add relevant recordings (such as lecture recordings, flipped classroom or worked examples) to a tool link content area. What does it do?…