• Learning Edge Gets Community Engagement

    Following the recent acquisition (Oct 2013) of Blackboard Community Engagement, an add on to our current Blackboard Learn 9.1 platform, Learning Services will be working with staff across the university to improve the design and functionality of Learning Edge. This screencast showcases how the new features, which include personalised Tabs, Panels and Organisations, could be…

  • Learning Edge Upgrade: Now Completed

    Upgrade Sucess The scheduled Leaning Edge Blackboard 9.1 upgrade has been completed successfully and you can now login as normal. As well as ensuring the highest level of performance and stability this upgrade will ensure Edge Hill staff and students have access to a modern feature rich system. We hope you like it! As with any upgrade, you…

  • Introducing Service Pack 12: A look at what’s next for Learning Edge – July 2013 upgrade

    Over the years, there have been significant system upgrades implemented to Learning Edge (Blackboard 9.1) which have added many new features as well as an improved overall user experience. The next upgrade to Learning Edge is scheduled for July 21st-22nd, 2013, this is when the system will be unavailable for a short time – However…

  • Where’s the subscribe button gone?

                  Blackboard 9.1 Discussion Board Forum – Subscription Button You may or may not have noticed that the Subscribe button has recently taken a break from its duties. Well you’ll be happy to know you can fix this! In Control Panel open customisation and click on Tool Availability.         Within…

  • Accessible and Inclusive Design: Session Notes

    For those who couldn’t make it to this week’s session on creating accessible content I thought it would be worth making the session notes available. In the session we looked at how content uploaded to Edge Hill’s Learning Edge online learning environment can be created in ways that make it more accessible to a wide…

  • Campus Pack: An Introduction to Wikis

    Campus Pack is a new addition to Learning Edge and one of the tools that comes with it is a Wiki tool. Wikis were originally created as a very simple way to put information online, that all users could edit. They weren’t designed to look pretty, just to be quick and easy to use. Wikis…

  • Blackboard 9.1 Journal Tool – Reflections in Writing.

    JOURNAL Communication – Blackboard 9.1 offers new opportunities for using social communication tools including Journals, blogs and wikis.  The main difference between a blog and a journal is that blogs tend to be used for group debate and to comment, and the Journal tool for individual reflection.  Journals offer a personal writing space for self-reflection…

  • Creating Accessible Content

    Creating accessible content is an important aspect to consider when putting content in Learning Edge. It is important to make sure information is easily available to everybody. By using a simple tool from the Web to create content and using this in Learning Edge it can transform your course pages. The tool can be found…

  • Staff Reminder: Learning Edge Drop In 16.04.12

    Are you working on something new in Learning Edge? Do you want help or ideas? Staff are invited to visit the LINC Development* room at lunch time on Monday to: Explore the potential of Learning Edge Focus on enhancing current practice Resolve any queries These regular open door Drop In sessions have been organised to…

  • Staff Reminder: Learning Edge Drop In 03.04.12

    Are you working on something new in Learning Edge? Do you want help or ideas? Staff are invited to visit the LINC Development* room at lunch time tomorrow to: Explore the potential of Learning Edge Focus on enhancing current practice Resolve any queries These regular open door Drop In sessions have been organised to support…