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…

Improving the student experience, including their experience of organisation and management, is very important. Student feedback shows there are a few things that they would appreciate from your Blackboard areas. In this post we show how you could make some quick changes that would help students. 1. Identify the module leader clearly. If a number…

The September updates to Blackboard will introduce several significant improvements that will benefit academics, students, and course administrators. These updates focus on enhancing instructional design, improving the course content page, and supporting learner progression. Course Content Page Enhancements As a result of staff and student feedback Blackboard have introduced some changes to the appearance of…

The Flexible Grading view has now been added to Blackboard. Essentially Flexible Grading means you have the option to mark tests by student or by question. For example if you want to mark everyone’s answers to question one before moving on to question two, the workflow is now quick and simple. Flexible Grading makes small…

Blackboard have just released one of the most impactful enhancements in course design with Document pages. Document pages are a great way to create and present a variety of visual elements. The good news is that they are now even easier to create, and the new content designer gives you more options on how to lay…

An update to Release Conditions means you can now create multiple rules to govern the release of content to students, limiting access to content until conditions for at least one rule is met.  If you used Blackboard Original in the past this is similar to Advanced Adaptive Release but much simpler to use! You can…

Last year we collaborated with a module leader managing a relatively large cohort of students who wanted to organise the class into groups of students. Her objectives were to: All of this was achieved by using the Groups tool within Blackboard. Groups of Students working together on Discussion Boards A Group Set was created called…

GAAD 2024 celebrations take place Thursday 16th May and is all about making the digital world more inclusive for everyone, including those with disabilities. When it comes to learning, accessible content is crucial to ensure that all students have equal opportunities to succeed. Implementing accessibility features such as transcripts, alt text, and compatibility with assistive…

Are you an Edge Hill student looking for a summer opportunity to enhance your employability while earning money and working as part of a team? Look no further than our Digital Student Internship! Starting June 10th, 2024, this 10-week paid program offers three positions, with two interns per role, fostering potential teamwork across positions. You’ll…

Many of us are integrating Padlet into our teaching, learning, and team collaboration. Signing up for a free account grants you access to three Padlet boards initially. Once you’ve used these, if you are a staff member, we can add you to our institutional license, providing you with endless boards! Don’t forget you can embed…