{"id":5732,"date":"2017-07-12T14:43:16","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T13:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/?p=5732"},"modified":"2017-07-12T14:43:16","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T13:43:16","slug":"learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2017\/07\/12\/learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Edge Upgrade July 2017 \u2013 What\u2019s coming this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

This summer, Blackboard will be upgraded to include a number of new & exciting features!<\/p>\n

The upgrade will take place from Sunday 23rd July 2017 (2:30 pm) until Monday 24th July 2017 (2:30 pm).\u00a0 During this time, please note that the VLE will be unavailable.<\/p>\n

We are busy testing all of the new features and if successful these may include:<\/p>\n

Mobile Access – More Responsive Design<\/strong><\/p>\n

This release includes a new theme that provides a more modern look and feel (colour, font & spacing enhancements) and it significantly increases the responsiveness of the interface for small devices.\u00a0 This upgrade feature will improve accessibility and functionality with the Blackboard Instructor App which is coming soon!<\/p>\n

Assignment Submissions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Drag & Drop<\/em><\/p>\n

Students:\u00a0 Can drag & drop files to upload when they submit assignments instead of using the \u2018Browse my Computer\u2019 option!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Staff: Don\u2019t forget staff can host content files in our digital repository \u2013 eShare<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Submission receipts<\/em><\/p>\n

Administrators & Module\/Programme Leaders can keep track of all student submissions, regardless of whether the attempt or assignment is deleted or the submission history is changed. A submission receipt is captured at the time of submission and includes information such as attached file information, date, time, etc.<\/p>\n

A receipt is generated for each group member when a student submits on behalf of the group.<\/p>\n

When students submit assignments successfully, the\u00a0Review Submission History\u00a0page appears with information about their submitted assignments and a success message with a confirmation number. Students can copy and save this number as proof of their submissions.<\/p>\n

You can also email submission reminders to students and members of groups who have missing coursework!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Turnitin Feedback Studio <\/strong><\/p>\n

This will provide both staff and student enhancement highlights \u2013 more details to follow in another post.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Online Collaborate<\/strong><\/p>\n

Course tool links to \u2018Blackboard Collaborate Ultra\u2019 are now available. This offers a new interface & more functionality than the previous \u2018Blackboard Collaborate Scheduling Manager\u2019 tool link.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Library Support and Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

My Library tab content refresh based on feedback from staff & students & transition from Rebus to Talis Aspire (coming soon) which will bring a more intuitive interface, dashboard for staff, & potential for deeper \/ more granular integration with Blackboard in the future.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Course Activity Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Course Activity Overview report has been updated to improve the experience for larger enrolment courses. You can filter the report and break down the calculations of student activity by course groups.<\/p>\n

For the full list of new features please refer to the release notes here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Once we have successfully tested these features we will keep you updated!<\/p>\n

Did you know…….<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Learning Edge Baseline and Course Templates have been updated? Info and guides are available on the staff tab:<\/span><\/p>\n

2017-18 Baseline: http:\/\/eshare.edgehill.ac.uk\/6892\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Guide to the Baseline and Course Templates: http:\/\/eshare.edgehill.ac.uk\/11183\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Feel free to email LTDSupport@edgehill.ac.uk<\/a> and we\u2019d be more than happy to answer any questions.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Leah Wilson<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>
\nLearning Technology Development Operations Coordinator<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This summer, Blackboard will be upgraded to include a number of new & exciting features! The upgrade will take place from Sunday 23rd July 2017 (2:30 pm) until Monday 24th July 2017 (2:30 pm).\u00a0 During this time, please note that the VLE will be unavailable. We are busy testing all of the new features and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1094,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[11098],"class_list":["post-5732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-learning-edge"],"yoast_head":"\nLearning Edge Upgrade July 2017 \u2013 What\u2019s coming this summer - Digital Learning<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2017\/07\/12\/learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Learning Edge Upgrade July 2017 \u2013 What\u2019s coming this summer - Digital Learning\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This summer, Blackboard will be upgraded to include a number of new & exciting features! The upgrade will take place from Sunday 23rd July 2017 (2:30 pm) until Monday 24th July 2017 (2:30 pm).\u00a0 During this time, please note that the VLE will be unavailable. We are busy testing all of the new features and […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2017\/07\/12\/learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Digital Learning\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-07-12T13:43:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/files\/2017\/07\/LE-Upgrade1.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Nina\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@LTDatEHU\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@LTDatEHU\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Nina\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2017\/07\/12\/learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2017\/07\/12\/learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer\/\",\"name\":\"Learning Edge Upgrade July 2017 \u2013 What\u2019s coming this summer - Digital Learning\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2017\/07\/12\/learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2017\/07\/12\/learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2017\/07\/LE-Upgrade1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-07-12T13:43:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-07-12T13:43:16+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/#\/schema\/person\/3aba470e16013310527484c45aed06a6\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2017\/07\/12\/learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2017\/07\/12\/learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2017\/07\/12\/learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2017\/07\/LE-Upgrade1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2017\/07\/LE-Upgrade1.jpg\",\"width\":1222,\"height\":227},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2017\/07\/12\/learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Learning Edge Upgrade July 2017 \u2013 What\u2019s coming this summer\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/\",\"name\":\"Digital Learning\",\"description\":\"Edge Hill's virtual learning environment\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/#\/schema\/person\/3aba470e16013310527484c45aed06a6\",\"name\":\"Nina\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5388f67abae2142eb070cabeff219cc5a55a626128ee0fbe16b4bbea4601253d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5388f67abae2142eb070cabeff219cc5a55a626128ee0fbe16b4bbea4601253d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Nina\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/author\/unswortn\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Learning Edge Upgrade July 2017 \u2013 What\u2019s coming this summer - Digital Learning","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2017\/07\/12\/learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Learning Edge Upgrade July 2017 \u2013 What\u2019s coming this summer - Digital Learning","og_description":"This summer, Blackboard will be upgraded to include a number of new & exciting features! The upgrade will take place from Sunday 23rd July 2017 (2:30 pm) until Monday 24th July 2017 (2:30 pm).\u00a0 During this time, please note that the VLE will be unavailable. We are busy testing all of the new features and […]","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2017\/07\/12\/learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer\/","og_site_name":"Digital Learning","article_published_time":"2017-07-12T13:43:16+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/files\/2017\/07\/LE-Upgrade1.jpg"}],"author":"Nina","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@LTDatEHU","twitter_site":"@LTDatEHU","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Nina","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2017\/07\/12\/learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2017\/07\/12\/learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer\/","name":"Learning Edge Upgrade July 2017 \u2013 What\u2019s coming this summer - Digital Learning","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2017\/07\/12\/learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2017\/07\/12\/learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2017\/07\/LE-Upgrade1.jpg","datePublished":"2017-07-12T13:43:16+00:00","dateModified":"2017-07-12T13:43:16+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/#\/schema\/person\/3aba470e16013310527484c45aed06a6"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2017\/07\/12\/learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2017\/07\/12\/learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2017\/07\/12\/learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2017\/07\/LE-Upgrade1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2017\/07\/LE-Upgrade1.jpg","width":1222,"height":227},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2017\/07\/12\/learning-edge-upgrade-july-2017-whats-coming-this-summer\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learning Edge Upgrade July 2017 \u2013 What\u2019s coming this summer"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/","name":"Digital Learning","description":"Edge Hill's virtual learning environment","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/#\/schema\/person\/3aba470e16013310527484c45aed06a6","name":"Nina","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5388f67abae2142eb070cabeff219cc5a55a626128ee0fbe16b4bbea4601253d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5388f67abae2142eb070cabeff219cc5a55a626128ee0fbe16b4bbea4601253d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Nina"},"url":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/author\/unswortn\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1094"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5732\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}