Faculty of Social SciencesDigital Learning Training

Blackboard Ultra Advanced: Interactive Content & Assessment

Take your Blackboard Ultra skills further by exploring features that help create more engaging and interactive learning experiences. This session covers creating rich, interactive learning content with Blackboard Documents, designing formative assessments using Tests, and making use of integrations such as Kaltura Video Quizzing. Ideal for staff looking to build on the fundamentals of Blackboard Ultra.

Ally & Digital Accessibility: Creating Accessible Blackboard Modules

This hands-on workshop is designed to help you improve the accessibility of your own Blackboard module. After a brief introduction to digital accessibility and how Ally supports inclusive learning, you'll spend most of the session reviewing and improving your module content, including documents, presentations, media and online content. Using Ally's guidance, you'll identify and address accessibility issues with support available throughout, leaving with practical improvements already made and greater confidence in creating accessible resources for all learners.

Turnitin: Efficient Marking and Academic Integrity

Develop confidence in using Turnitin within Blackboard Ultra through this practical, hands-on session. Learn how to mark submissions efficiently in Feedback Studio, and use tools such as QuickMarks, inline comments, rubrics and audio feedback to enhance the student experience. We’ll also explore originality reports and academic integrity features, helping you provide meaningful feedback while managing marking more effectively and consistently.

Wonda: Creating Immersive Learning Experiences with 360/VR

Explore the potential of virtual reality in teaching and learning through an introduction to Wonda. This session will demonstrate how immersive VR experiences can support purposeful engagement, storytelling, simulation and active learning across a range of disciplines. Participants will learn how to create and develop their own Wonda experiences using 360° media, interactive content and branching activities, while considering meaningful ways to integrate VR into their teaching practice.

From Participation to Progress: Digital Formative Assessment

Explore how digital tools can support effective formative assessment and enhance student learning. This session will showcase practical approaches using technologies such as Blackboard Tests, Kaltura Video Quizzing and Wooclap to check understanding, encourage participation, and provide timely feedback. Participants will discover how low-stakes digital activities can be embedded within teaching to monitor progress, identify learning gaps, and support student success. Suitable for academic staff looking to develop engaging and evidence-informed assessment practices.

Blackboard Ultra Advanced: Interactive Content & Assessment

Take your Blackboard Ultra skills further by exploring features that help create more engaging and interactive learning experiences. This session covers creating rich, interactive learning content with Blackboard Documents, designing formative assessments using Tests, and making use of integrations such as Kaltura Video Quizzing. Ideal for staff looking to build on the fundamentals of Blackboard Ultra.

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