• A bit of Blackboard TLC

    Blackboard European Teaching and Learning Conference at Aston University, Birmingham Last week I was in Birmingham for the Blackboard Teaching and Learning Conference. This conference allows those interested or involved in Learning Technology to get together to discuss, demonstrate and network with colleagues from institutions all over Europe. The main themes involved: Engagement & Retention…

  • Staff Development from the comfort of your own space

    We’d like to take the opportunity to report on, and thank those who attended the very first Staff Development session delivered entirely online! Last Wednesday (27th March) saw the ‘Avoiding Digital Disasters in your Presentations‘ session delivered via the University’s web conferencing solution ‘Collaborate‘.  Staff self enrolled onto the Developing Digital Excellence course and navigated…

  • Grades being released too early?

    With the imminent conclusion of Semester 2 on the horizon and marking being at an increasingly busy time we’ve had quite a number of calls regarding the premature release of grades to students.  Many pieces of work will be submitted and marked over this period and after Easter – using many different e-assessment tools to…

  • Update for iOS users: Blackboard Mobile

    It seems that iOS users have recently been experiencing a few issues with their Blackboard Mobile app. Good news! A number of ‘bugs’ have now been fixed and the new version is available to download via the iTunes Store.  You may have already installed the update, but just in case, you’re looking to have version…

  • Blackboard Mobile and Clinical Education

    I was recently asked to present on how the Clinical Education programme uses Blackboard Mobile to deliver their blended learning courses to students.  Unfortunately I couldn’t be there on the day – so I made a video to demonstrate instead. The video demonstrates how the Clinical Education programme organises it’s Blackboard course to be mobile…

  • eAssignments: Which is the right tool for me?

    eAssessment is gaining more and more popularity in the HE sector.  Students are demanding the convenience that electronic submission gives them and so with a number of tools on offer within Learning Edge you have the opportunity to give your students what they are looking for. Learning Edge currently has 3 tools to allow your…

  • Learning Edge will be unavailable Sunday 22nd and Monday 23rd July

    For approximately 48 hours from Sunday 22nd July to Monday 23rd July, the Learning Edge system will be unavailable due to the Service Pack 8 upgrade that will be applied. We have recently reported on what’s new in the upgrade.  You can find further details here:  http://blogs.edgehill.ac.uk/learningedge/2012/06/25/learning-edge-is-getting-a-face-lift-summer-2012-upgrade/ Learning Technology have been working hard to ensure…

  • Farewell CE8 (Old Blackboard)

    Over the past 18 months, programmes, courses and modules have been moved to Learning Edge (Blackboard 9.1). Since December 2011 access to CE8 (old Blackboard) was restricted. Some staff were granted extended access in order to wrap up old modules before the summer. Now we have reached the final stage and will be switching off CE8…

  • New features! Blackboard Mobile Learn

    Blackboard Mobile™ Learn makes interactive teaching and learning mobile, giving students and tutors access to their courses, content and organisations. The new version of the app (released on 16th May) can be downloaded from the Apple Apps Store or from the Android Marketplace on both smartphones and tablets. The two main new features added are…

  • Reminder: Emerging Technologies eBooks, eReaders and the Library

    EBooks are becoming more common place in every day life.  Every day we read documents, information and more on our PCs but what about when you want to study or relax with a digital book from the library, away from your monitor? We have the answer! eBooks are now able to be downloaded from the…