Aberystwyth University - Frequently Asked Questions

Blackboard Access

Blackboard And Aspire (staff)

How do I access Aspire off campus?

How do I link my module reading list to the hierarchy in Aspire?

How do I link my reading list to a Blackboard module?

How do I publish / re-publish my reading list in Aspire?

I've made a change to my Aspire list and republished - when will it show in the Blackboard module?

I've published my Aspire list - why can't I see it in my Blackboard module?

What happens when I publish a list in Aspire?

Blackboard And Panopto

How do I add a new column in the Full Grade Center? (Staff)

How do I add captions to a Panopto recording?

How do I add quizzes to a Panopto recording?

How do I record an assessment in Blackboard? (Staff)

How do I submit a late assignment / piece of Coursework?

Blackboard Assignments

Browser Guidance for Students Using Blackboard and Turnitin

How do I access my assignment feedback for a Blackboard Assignment? (Student)

How do I access my assignment feedback through Turnitin? (Student)

How do I access my feedback and grades in Blackboard? (Student)

How do I add a new column in the Full Grade Center? (Staff)

How do I add an assignment to my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I add grades and feedback through the Full Grade Centre in Blackboard? (Staff)

How do I email students who have not submitted an assignment? (Staff)

How do I find out if my assignment is being submitted through Blackboard Assignment or Turnitin? (Student)

How do I mark assignments using Blackboard Assignment? (Staff)

How do I run an Activity Search for a Student on a Module? (staff)

How do I submit a Blackboard Assignment? (Student)

How do I submit a Turnitin assignment? (Student)

How do I submit a late assignment / piece of Coursework?

How do I submit a video assignment? (Student)

How do I transfer component marks from Blackboard to AStRA?

How do I view all marks and feedback attached in the Grade Centre (staff)?

How to check your work has been submitted (student)

I have a question about Turnitin / Blackboard.

Blackboard Blogs

How do I add an entry to my Blackboard blog? (Student)

How do I create a blog for my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I edit and manage blogs in my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I find information about using Blackboard blogs? (Staff)

Blackboard Discussion Boards

How do I add a discussion board to my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I disable grading of the discussion board in Blackboard? (Staff)

How do I enable grading of a discussion board in Blackboard? (Staff)

How do I grade the discussion board forums in Blackboard? (Staff)

How do I grade the discussion board in my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I grade the discussion board threads in Blackboard? (Staff)

How do I use the discussion boards in Blackboard? (Student)

How do students rate each other's posts in a Blackboard discussion board forum?

How to copy over a Discussion Board in Blackboard?

Blackboard Exams

Blackboard Test taking guidelines (Student)

Blackboard Tests for Exams creation guidelines (Staff)

Can I Appeal an Exam result?

How can I get support with my Exams and Assessments?

How do I report Special Circumstances affecting my Exams and Assessments?

Where can I find the Student Examination Handbook?

Blackboard For Students

Blackboard Test taking guidelines (Student)

Browser Guidance for Students Using Blackboard and Turnitin

How do I access my assignment feedback for a Blackboard Assignment? (Student)

How do I add an entry to my Blackboard Journal? (Student)

How do I add an entry to my Blackboard blog? (Student)

How do I add and edit pages in my Blackboard wiki? (Student)

How do I submit a Blackboard Assignment? (Student)

Blackboard Groups

How do I add a sign-up list to a content area in my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I create a student group in Blackboard? (Staff)

How do I use a sign-up list in my Blackboard module? (Student)

Blackboard Journals

How do I add a journal to my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I add an entry to my Blackboard Journal? (Student)

How do I find information about journals in Blackboard? (Staff)

Blackboard Mobile

How do I access Blackboard through a mobile?

How do I use the Blackboard App?

Blackboard Modules

Can I appeal my module mark?

How do I find out when Blackboard is unavailable? (Staff)

How do I link modules together in Blackboard?

How do I make a module available in Blackboard? (Staff)

How do I make my Blackboard module accessible? (Staff)

How do I re-add a course banner to my module? (Staff)

How do I set-up and manage folders and links in my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I track students use of items in my Blackboard module? (Staff)

I have failed a module and I have special circumstances, what do I do?

What is Blank Course Copy (staff)?

What is Y Porth?

What is the required minimum presence in Blackboard? (Staff)

Blackboard Modules Management

How do I add a new Course Entry Page to my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I add documents to Blackboard? (Staff)

How do I add videos to my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I check if a student has viewed something in Blackboard? (Staff)

How do I copy material in from one Blackboard module to another? (Staff)

How do I copy or move my module content in Blackboard? (Staff)

How do I email students in my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I link modules together in Blackboard?

How do I manage the tool availability in my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I share Panopto recordings from one module with another module in Blackboard? (Staff)

How do I track students use of items in my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I turn off the Blackboard email function for a module? (Staff)

How do I upload multiple files to Blackboard? (Staff)

How do I use adaptive release to control when items in Blackboard are made available? (Staff)

How do I use the Grade Center in Blackboard? (Staff)

What FAQs are useful for providing administrative support for E-learning systems?

What is the required minimum presence in Blackboard? (Staff)

Why can I see a module that says unavailable?

Blackboard Problems

How do I add foreign characters to a Blackboard module?

How do I check why I cannot log into Blackboard?

How do I report problems with using Blackboard?

How do I see course documents, assessments, etc. when my students cannot see them? (Staff)

How do I see menu headings when my students cannot see them? (Staff)

How do I see the left-hand side menu in my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I submit a late assignment / piece of Coursework?

I have a question about Turnitin / Blackboard.

Why can I see a module that says unavailable?

Why cant I see my module on Blackboard when I log in?

Why cant I see my module on Blackboard when I log in? (Student)

Why have I been timed out of Blackboard?

Blackboard Social Media

Blackboard Surveys

How do I create a Test or Survey in Blackboard? (Staff)

How do I modify a Blackboard test, survey or pool? (Staff)

How do I upload questions to my Test or Survey in Blackboard? (Staff)

Blackboard Tests

Blackboard Test taking guidelines (Student)

Blackboard Tests for Exams creation guidelines (Staff)

How do I access my feedback and grades in Blackboard? (Student)

How do I clear a students test attempt in Blackboard? (Staff)

How do I create a Test or Survey in Blackboard? (Staff)

How do I deploy a test or survey in Blackboard? (Staff)

How do I manage question pools in Blackboard Tests? (Staff)

How do I modify a Blackboard test, survey or pool? (Staff)

How do I move a Blackboard test from one module to another? (Staff)

How do I retrieve my certificate from GDPR and Information Security Modules?

How do I upload questions to my Test or Survey in Blackboard? (Staff)

What FAQs are useful for providing administrative support for E-learning systems?

What Test Options should I apply to my Blackboard Test or Survey? (Staff)

Blackboard Ultra

How do I get started with Ultra Base Navigation?

What are Ultra Courses?

What is Blackboard Ultra?

What is Ultra Base Navigation?

What is the Activity Stream?

Why are we moving to Blackboard Ultra?

Blackboard Use

Browser Guidance for Students Using Blackboard and Turnitin

How do I add a Microsoft Teams meeting advertised in Blackboard to my Outlook calendar?

How do I add a Staff Information profile to my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I add a sign-up list to a content area in my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I add an announcement to my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I add the Blackboard Maintenance Calendar to Outlook?

How do I back up content or assignments submitted in Blackboard (Student)

How do I change Blackboard to high contrast?

How do I change text size in Blackboard?

How do I embed TV radio recordings into a Blackboard module?

How do I embed a YouTube video in a Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I find and view digitised documents in my Blackboard module?

How do I get started with using Blackboard? (Student)

How do I link a Vevox session to Blackboard? (Staff)

How do I link from one part of my Blackboard module to another? (Staff)

How do I log into Blackboard?

How do I make sure my browser is compatible with Blackboard?

How do I record a tv programme for use in Blackboard? (Staff)

How do I run an Activity Search for a Student on a Module? (staff)

How do I submit a late assignment / piece of Coursework?

How do I track students use of items in my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I upload an avatar into Blackboard?

How do I use a sign-up list in my Blackboard module? (Student)

How do I use equations in Blackboard? (Staff)

How do I use the Welsh language interface in Blackboard?

I have a question about Turnitin / Blackboard.

What FAQs are useful for providing administrative support for E-learning systems?

What is Blackboard?

What is the Review Status in Blackboard?

Why cant I see my module on Blackboard when I log in?

Why cant I see my module on Blackboard when I log in? (Student)

Blackboard User Roles

How do I add a Staff Information profile to my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I change a users status in a Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I enable guest access on my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I enrol staff on my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I find who my departmental Blackboard administrator is?

How do I know what the User Roles in Blackboard are in relation to the Modules Database? (Staff)

How do I manually enrol users on my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I upload an avatar into Blackboard?

What FAQs are useful for providing administrative support for E-learning systems?

Blackboard Wikis

How do I add and edit pages in my Blackboard wiki? (Student)

How do I create and manage wikis in my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I find information about wikis in Blackboard? (Staff)

How do I grade wikis in my Blackboard module? (Staff)

How do I view my wiki grades and feedback in Blackboard? (Student)