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New and Updated VLE Baseline – Launching September 2025
We’re excited to announce the launch of the new VLE Baseline for September 2025, which replaces all previous versions. This updated Baseline outlines the expected standards for all undergraduate modules delivered via Blackboard.
Informed by the Blackboard Exemplary Course Programme (ECP) rubric and developed in consultation with colleagues from across the University and in collaboration with our University Fellows, the Baseline is fully supported by the Learning and Teaching Committee and the Associate Deans.
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🎉 September 2025 Course Areas Are Ready to Go!
Course areas for the 2025/26 academic year are now live! Faculty Administrators can begin enrolling Programme and Module Leaders onto their spaces.
This year’s areas come with a refreshed template, designed to support you in building high-quality courses and improving the student experience. Here’s what’s new:
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Hiding Panopto Videos from Students
Sometimes you want to put videos in your Blackboard area’s Panopto space that you don’t want students to see yet.
Hiding the videos is not as simple as deleting the links to Panopto from Course Content, as there is also a link that the students can use to access Panopto under ‘Books & Tools’.
The following video shows how you can create a folder that only staff can see, and how to put the videos that are to be hidden in there.
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