Blackboard Collaborate | Learning Innovation Unit

Attendee roles in Collaborate

September 15, 2020 by Beth Hammond

Understand the different roles in Collaborate webinars and how to assign them.

Using Blackboard Collaborate across modules and programmes

September 4, 2020 by Beth Hammond

Learn how to get a link for your live Collaborate session and a link for the recorded session, for students who can’t enter through the Blackboard module site.

Delivering webinars: Guides for using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra

September 4, 2020September 3, 2020 by Beth Hammond

This article provides written and video guidance material for using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra to deliver webinars (live lectures and lessons delivered virtually). For an overview and related articles, see our … Read more

Sharing files using OneDrive – Working in breakout groups

August 21, 2020August 20, 2020 by Beth Hammond

Use shared documents in breakout rooms for students to record the results of collaborative activities.

Editing recordings from Blackboard Collaborate using Panopto

August 20, 2020August 17, 2020 by Beth Hammond

If you want to edit a recording from Blackboard Collaborate, you will need to download it and upload it into Panopto.

Mentimote: control your Mentimeter slides from your mobile device

June 10, 2020 by Beth Hammond

Learn how to use Mentimote to control your Mentimeter presentations remotely from your smartphone.

Tests and quizzes in the (virtual) classroom

July 29, 2020June 2, 2020 by Beth Hammond

Options for running a synchronous test or quiz in a classroom or webinar.

Current Events

September 18, 2020May 21, 2020 by Caroline Graham

This is a list of current TEL-related training events at UWE.

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Statistics from Blackboard Collaborate sessions

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 by Helga Gunnarsdottir

The Interactive Tutorials Report in Collaborate shows you who joined your live sessions.

Using Collaborate: a guide for students

September 3, 2020April 21, 2020 by Sophie Burton

The LIU’s guide to participating in webinars for students.

Interactive seminars, tutorials and drop-ins using Blackboard Collaborate

September 3, 2020April 21, 2020 by Beth Hammond

Whether you’re using a flipped learning model, facilitating group work or just wanting to give your students some individual support, online interaction can be done through Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. Here … Read more

Setting up breakout groups in Blackboard Collaborate Ultra

September 3, 2020April 6, 2020 by Beth Hammond

Breakout groups allow multiple linked Collaborate sessions to happen at the same time; the online equivalent of students splitting off to work in groups in a classroom. In a breakout … Read more

Contingency plan for move to online delivery

April 20, 2020March 5, 2020 by Caroline Graham

An article on using Panopto for desktop recording and running webinars using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra.

Contingency plan: Delivering webinars

September 3, 2020March 5, 2020 by Sophie Burton

Guidance material from the LIU for using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra to deliver webinars (live lectures and lessons delivered virtually).

Virtual Office Hours

April 17, 2020March 1, 2020 by Beth Hammond

If you are working from home due to University closure, it could be useful to set up virtual office hours. The key thing is to make it clear to your … Read more

Tips for Distance Learning Delivery

April 17, 2020January 19, 2018 by Caroline Graham

The Learning Innovation Unit has pulled together some tips based on recent experience (2017) of supporting the delivery of postgraduate distance learning programmes

Using Collaborate Ultra for one-to-one sessions

April 15, 2020August 9, 2017 by Helga Gunnarsdottir

The term ‘webinar’ is perhaps mostly associated with meeting with a group of people, however the technology used for webinars can also be used very effectively as a way of … Read more