Caroline Graham
A Guide for New Teaching Staff
For teaching staff who have joined the Faculty recently, or existing staff who’d like a reminder…
Blackboard Announcement subject headings
Why does my Blackboard Announcement email not include my subject heading? Read on for the solution.
Setting up folders in Panopto for assessment purposes
Important information for staff recording student presentations using Panopto
Making your content items accessible in Blackboard
Some archived, but still useful, content from the old Blackboard Support pages.
Next year’s reading lists
For 2020/21: All the guidance you need to know about reading lists in one place
FET Blackboard Module Template 2020/21
Find out about the changes to the 2020/21 FET Blackboard Module Template and other support to help you create an accessible module site.
FET Blackboard Module Template 2020/21: Copying Content to a New Module Run
IMPORTANT: Please read before setting up your new 2020/21 Blackboard module runs.
New Accessibility Regulations and what it means for you
We have pulled together a range of resources to help staff create accessible content for Blackboard sites.
Blackboard Programme Sites – guiding principles
These guiding principles are here to support Programme Leaders in setting up new programme sites or reviewing their existing programme,
Creating an Assessment Submission Point in Blackboard
These instructions cover setting up a submission point for an online exam (as part of the contingency plan).
‘Access request’ to Panopto recordings
If you or your students are denied access to a recording, please read on for the solution.
Contingency plan for move to online delivery
An article on using Panopto for desktop recording and running webinars using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra.
Desktop recording (using Panopto)
To find out more about creating resources for your students using desktop recordings, please read on.
Recording students for assessment
A guide to recording live student presentations for assessment purposes.
Day 12 – Don’t watch Panto, watch Panopto!
Top tips for how to include YouTube in your Panopto videos
Day 8 – Colour Contrast Checker: useful for documents, not your Christmas jumper
You may have heard about the importance of contrast when it comes to the accessibility of your learning resources. This is one of the issues that Blackboard Ally is likely … Read more
Day 4 – Making a list and checking it twice: the Accessibility Checker in Microsoft Office
Why is this useful? When creating new documents in Microsoft Office, it will save you time in the long run if you check the accessibility of your document before uploading … Read more
Day 1 – “Twas the night before Christmas…”: ‘Read Aloud’ Word Documents
What is this? Read Aloud is one of the Learning Tools in Word, which are designed to help with reading fluency and comprehension. Why might this be useful? You might … Read more
Writing Multiple Choice Questions
Read on for tips on how to create well-written, reliable and valid multiple choice questions.
Setting up a Blackboard Test Course
A Blackboard Test Course can be useful. Read on for more information.
FET Blackboard Module Template 2019/20: Copying Content to a New Module Run
IMPORTANT: Please read before setting up your new 2019/20 Blackboard module runs.
FET Blackboard Module Template for 2019/20
Please note: for this year we are recommending that staff do not perform a ‘course copy’ but instead follow the new guidance below to create an uncluttered module site.
*New Aug 19: Kaltura submissions – what do I need to tell my students?
If your students need to record their presentations, please ensure they receive this guidance about the new Kaltura Capture recorder.
Grade Mapping in Blackboard
Easy-to-follow, step-by-step, visual guidance which will only take a few minutes of your time to follow.
Using third party content in teaching materials and recordings
For information on the different licences available, exceptions and examples of using copyright content in your teaching material and recordings.
Programmatic Blackboard View
For information about the new Programmatic Blackboard view, please read on.
How Panopto can benefit our students – a personal story
Written by Danny Elvidge [Senior Lecturer in Building Physics and Services] I’ve fallen in love with Panopto since being trained up two years ago. I now record all of my … Read more
FET Blackboard Module Template 2018/19
The new FET Blackboard Module Template for 2018/19 is now available for you to apply to your new module runs.
Discussion Boards
When you first use discussion boards with your students, it is a good idea to give them some guidance around the etiquette of using these.
Tips for Distance Learning Delivery
The Learning Innovation Unit has pulled together some tips based on recent experience (2017) of supporting the delivery of postgraduate distance learning programmes
Copyright-free images for use in teaching activities
There are websites that offer copyright-free images, but you still need to check the terms of use on each site, and on each image.
Adding a Kaltura file to your Blackboard course
For students to be able to view your recording, you most likely want to add it to the relevant part of your Blackboard module or programme site.
FET Blackboard Module Template 2017/18
A review of the template for 2017/18 has been carried out by FET’s Learning and Teaching Student Experience Executive committee.
FET Blackboard Module Template 2016-17
FET’s Learning and Teaching Student Experience Executive committee agreed that there should be no major changes to the module template for 2016/17. Just to note, it is evident from previous … Read more
Programmatic View of Blackboard
The intention is to provide students with a more integrated student experience and cohort identity
Blackboard programme sites – guiding principles for organising your site
Introduction Blackboard programme sites are being used widely across the Faculty, with the majority of these sites having developed over a number of years. There is a variety of formats, … Read more
Association for Learning Technology (ALT) conference
I attended the Association of Learning Technologists’ Conference (ALT-C) at Nottingham University in September 2013 on ‘Building New Cultures for Learning’. Three full days of parallel sessions covering the following … Read more