DLaT QuickGuides contain brief step-by-step guides to some of the basic procedures when using the core teaching and learning technologies at DMU.

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Blackboard QuickGuides Start of new academic year tasks How do I? Prepare my 2022/23 Blackboard shell in line with the guidance Request a Blackboard shell for my module for the next academic session Make my new Blackboard module available to students Copy last year’s Blackboard module shell to a new shell Make last year’s DMU Replay recording(s) available students Add a new area to the Course Menu in a Blackboard module shell Make a Blackboard Course Menu area visible or invisible to students Add a new colleague to my shell as they are now teaching on this module Remove an Instructor from a module shell Enrol an external examiner on a Blackboard module shell Working with content How do I? Make a PowerPoint presentation file available to students in Blackboard?  Add an Office 365 Class Notebook link in a Blackboard module Make a hiddden Content Area with a hidden folder for storing password protected staff only files? Tests and Surveys I need to create a test in Blackboard that has 100 questions; is there a quick way to upload all of the questions? Copy Blackboard tests and surveys across modules Why can’t I turn off Auto-Submit on Blackboard Tests (July 2022 onward)? Grade Centre How do I? Add a link through which students can access their grades in Blackboard Add components to the Weighted Total column in the Blackboard Grade Centre Hide grades from students using the Grade Centre Manually input Grades into Blackboard Grade Centre Manually upload feedback documents in to the Grade Centre Share digital images via Grade Centre Miscellaneous How do I? Log in to a Blackboard module shell with a test student account Set up a Blackboard community shell? Use the ‘out of office’ email function in Blackboard

DMU Replay QuickGuides How do I? Effectively familiarise myself with the DMU Replay (Panopto) software Use the Basic DMU Replay Editor Add the automatic captions to my DMU Replay recording Use the Focus tool to create a switched effect when slides are not recorded Provision a Blackboard module to accept DMU Replay recordings Set up private Folders for student feedback videos Add a quiz to a DMU Replay recording Set up a practice folder for trying out DMU Replay Record a live classroom session, lecture or presentation Record at my desk Add a DMU Replay recording into a Blackboard module Make last year’s recording(s) available to this year’s students (re-use recording(s)) Make a single DMU Replay recording visible in two or more modules Completely hide a DMU Replay recording from students until I am ready to release it Locate a recording that I associated with the wrong module and associate it with the correct module Record a PowerPoint presentation so that the slide notes are visible to students Add a (non-Panopto) video or audio recording that I have on my computer desktop to a Blackboard module – from step 7 Download a DMU Replay recording as a video file Merge two sessions Respond to a user access request email for DMU Replay Transfer a piece of video from a camcorder or mobile device into the DMU Replay system Share a DMU Replay recording with all staff and students at DMU using a hyperlink Share DMU Replay recordings with persons outside DMU Access viewing statistics for a recording Check that the microphone is setup correctly for DMU Replay recording in the classroom

Turnitin QuickGuides How do I? Set up a Turnitin submission link in Blackboard New Turnitin – info about some behavioural nuances Add a link in Blackboard that students can use to see their online feedback and grades View a student submission in Turnitin Use Groups to apportion marking across a module team when using Turnitin Setup and use a marking grid in Turnitin De-anonymise a Turnitin submission Prevent students from seeing their grades/feedback online after the Turnitin Post Date has expired Download and save an originality report in Turnitin Download the original document file submitted to Turnitin Bulk download online marking and feedback documents from Turnitin for all students in a module Delete a student submission in Turnitin Access a Turnitin rubric that was created by a colleague who has since left DMU Navigate a Turnitin originality report