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The next session in the Digital Practitioner staff development series will look at the recent update to Blackboard – Service Pack 8.<\/p>\n

Service Pack 8 was applied in July and adds improvements such as a new Text Editor, full support for Google’s Chrome browser, and a clearer interface. In this session we will show you the updates so that you are aware of how to make the most of the new possibilities.<\/p>\n

The session will run on Thursday 6th September between 12 and 1pm, in the LINC Development Room (2nd floor of the LINC building) and you can book by going to the session’s page<\/a> on the staff development pages.<\/p>\n

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Peter Beaumont
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