• Introducing Blackboard’s AI Conversations and AI Design Assistant

    This week we are releasing two new sets of tools to Blackboard; ‘AI Conversations’ and ‘AI Design Assistant’. We’ll be presenting the tools at the SOLSTICE and CLT Conference, on the 18th June 2025. To help you become familiar with these tools I’ve recorded the following videos, and included some additional resources. Introduction AI Conversations…

  • New and Updated VLE Baseline – Launching September 2025

    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…

  • 🎉 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: 

  • 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…

  • Blackboard – New Feature Alert – Convert Folders into Learning Modules with One Click

    Did you know you can now convert a Blackboard folder into a Learning Module with the click of a button? Simply click the 3 dots to the right of the folder and select Create Learning Module.

  • Engaging Students with Vevox: An Academic’s Experience

    Interactive teaching tools have become essential in keeping students engaged during lectures. We spoke with Dr John Shaw a Senior Lecturer in Psychology here at Edge Hill University, who has been using Vevox to enhance student participation. Here’s what he had to say about his experience.

  • From Confusion to Clarity: Student Voices on Course Accessibility

    Muhammad Haseeb Akhlaq. Masters Student – Data Science & Artificial Intelligence As an Intern at Edge Hill University, I have had the unique opportunity to delve into the world of accessibility, particularly focusing on how course content can be made more accessible to all students. The aim of my recent project was to create a…

  • Using Content Copy to Copy Items Between Blackboard Areas Mid-Year

    Have you ever wanted to copy a few items between Blackboard areas part way through a module?

  • Adding Images to Blackboard Document Pages

    What are Document Pages? Blackboard Document pages enable easy creation of web pages within Blackboard. These pages can contain a range of items including text, images, Microsoft Office documents, multiple choice questions, and embedded YouTube videos.

  • Why Choose Vevox? 

    In recent months, we’ve seen a growing trend in the use of online tools to boost student engagement and collaboration, and it’s easy to understand why! Our institution offers licenses for both Padlet and Vevox. While we’ve already covered Padlet in a previous post, it’s time to highlight the fantastic features of Vevox!  Vevox is…