One of the behind the scenes changes to Blackboard has meant that for some users, the left menu isn’t visible – as below. To see the menu, hover over the blue bar – and when a grey arrow appears, click on it. There are 3 reasons why your screen might…
New features have come to Turnitin as part of the summer upgrade
My Dundee has been successfully upgraded and is available to use. This has been completed ahead of schedule thanks to the hard work of our collegues in UoDIT.
The new module creation process has now been implemented for all Schools. Modules for 2018/19 have been created in My Dundee ready to be prepared for the new academic year. Key information: Modules are created without content.This means that if you choose to clone your content from a previously run…
Questionmark have made the following service announcement that will affect users of the OnDemand Service on the 21st July. This is unlikely to affect our users, but if you are unsure, contact assess@dundee.ac.uk : Questionmark OnDemand EU – Scheduled Maintenance (ondemand.questionmark.eu) We are writing to inform you about upcoming maintenance…
CTIL is running twice-weekly drop-in sessions throughout the summer for staff seeking support with getting their Blackboard modules ready for the new academic year. Twice-weekly every Tuesday & Thursday 10am – 2pm Peep-O-Day Lane (1st floor of main library) No need to book, just come along at the right…
Just a wee reminder of the scheduled downtime of My Dundee, starting the 23rd July and lasting until the 27th. The service will be taken offline early on Monday morning and user will not be able to access it until the afternoon of the 27th. This is so we can…
A big part of implementing our new module creation process is sorting through the tangle of legacy processes and requirements that have built up over the years in Blackboard so we can have a more efficient, ordered platform. In this post I’m going to talk about non-standard modules, enrolment rules…
This summer, CTIL will implement a new process for creating modules in Blackboard (My Dundee) as a first step in a series of planned improvements to how we manage our digital education services. The old manual method will make way for an automated one that works on the basic principle…
During the week, I attended a highly interactive workshop during the week in the Engine Shed in Stirling, lead by Sara Thomas, the Scotland Programme Coordinator for Wikimedia UK. While aimed at public library staff, I wasn’t the only person from a University there.