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Office Mix end of Service Reminder – 2 Weeks Remaining to Migrate Content
What is Happening? Microsoft have recently notified any staff that have used Office Mix that it it will be retired on May 1st, 2018. On this date the Microsoft Office Mix site and all its content will be officially discontinued. The site will no longer be accessible after that date. Any links or embedded content…
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Keep Calm and Submit this Christmas
Christmas comes around quick doesn’t it!? One minute you’re moving in to halls for the term, the next you’re back off for a fortnight! It’s hard work being a student but before you pack your Christmas hat, Playstation and elf onesie don’t forget your end of term submissions! During November our team of Student Advisors ran a series of…
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Keep Calm and Submit this Christmas
Christmas comes around quick doesn’t it!? One minute you’re moving in to halls for the term, the next you’re back off for a fortnight! It’s hard work being a student but before you pack your Christmas hat, XBox and onesie don’t forget your end of term submissions! We’ve drawn together some good practice to ensure that your…
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Top tips for Learning Edge Part 2
It’s been over two months since Carol’s ‘Top tips for Learning Edge’ post back in 2011, since then more and more support centred answers have been assembled from the user queries and feedback we’ve received. There’s something for everyone in this collection to enhance ‘your’ experience on Learning Edge – ranging from areas such as…
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Adaptive release – Getting the right content to the right students at the right time
Did you know that content displayed in Blackboard 9.1 does not have to be released to all the students all at once. The ‘Adaptive Release’ and ‘Adaptive Release: Advanced’ tools allow an instructor to customise the release of any content, making its availability determined by a series of criteria, including, date, membership and grade. By…
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Top tips for Learning Edge
In LTD we get asked a lot of questions by staff and students about various ‘hot topics’. We have tried to gather as many of these current issues in the hope of answering them here. 1. Can I forward emails from my student email address to an external address? Of course! Just like your personal…
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Common misconceptions in Blackboard 9.1 (Learning Edge) part 1
Over the past few months we have had a few queries arise from members of staff about what to expect in Blackboard 9.1 Learning Edge. We have started collating some of these and hope to answer them here. “I have to let my Learning Technologist know about which areas I need creating for next year” All…
