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A new 'flexible grading' interface is now available for Blackboard Test and Assignment.

We have become aware of inaccuracies in the membership of student groups (specifically made for communications) within School and Faculty organisations. Whilst these are investigated we advise that staff should not use these groups.

In Minerva, Progress Tracking is not working for Web Link content.

Our vendor has released a new grading interface which we will enable in Minerva w/c 18th September. This will affect the marking of Blackboard Assignments and Tests only.

New Minerva module areas for the 2023/24 academic were made available for population in June, and staff are now reminded to build their modules before teaching begins in the new academic year.

The September update to Minerva introduces updates to Learning Modules, Module Banners, Batch Editing and Progress Tracking. Additionally, a Recording Tool has been enabled and there is now the option to remove Blackboard Collaborate from the Details & Actions menu.

A thirty minute scheduled maintenance window is taking place on Gradescope on Saturday 23 September between 15:00 to 15:30 BST

An eight-hour scheduled maintenance will take place on the Turnitin and Gradescope systems on Saturday 12 August 2023, between 15:00 to 23:00 BST.

The August update to Minerva introduces updates to Learning Modules, Messages, Gradebook and Groups. A known issue relating to Calculated Numeric Test questions is resolved.

Sharing good practice: how module builders could enhance their Minerva Module Content Area by considering students' perspectives.

There will be an eight hour scheduled maintenance window taking place on the Turnitin and Gradescope systems on Saturday 12th August 2023 between 15:00 and 23:00 BST

The July update to Minerva introduces updates to assessment, options to resize media added to Documents, copying, and progress tracking (student view). The option for students to self-enrol is now also possible in Ultra Course View Organisations.

A summary of key Minerva updates made since summer 2022 is now available.

Minerva will be unavailable for up to 30 minutes on Thursday 15th June between 5:30am and 06:30am (BST) for essential maintenance.

All modules due to run in 2023/24 have been created, and enrolments have been added.

An issue has been identified with submission dates for submissions where the grades have been returned.

The June update to Minerva introduces improvements to Tests and Module Links. Announcement now also appear in the top menu and there is a new icon for Learning Modules.

Information to help you prepare your 2023/24 module areas, including support and guidance for content copying, and a summary of key updates to Minerva functionality since June 2022.

Minerva will be unavailable for up to 30 minutes on Thursday 18th May between 5:30am and 06:30am (BST) for essential maintenance.

The May update to Minerva introduces improvements to Gradebook, Tests, drag and drop functionality, editing options for LTI assessments (e.g. Turnitin) and Ally.

The issue causing staff and students to intermittently see errors with content loading in Minerva is now resolved.

The issue where Minerva messages were incorrectly sent to people with inactive enrolments has been resolved.

There is an issue that may intermittently affect staff and students using Minerva. You may find content fails to load or see an error message. Waiting then trying again by refreshing the page may resolve the issue.

The issue causing staff and students to intermittently see errors with content loading in Minerva is now resolved.

There is an issue which may intermittently affect staff and students using Minerva. You may find content fails to load or see an error message. Waiting then trying again by refreshing the page may resolve the issue.

The April update to Minerva introduces a new module search function for both staff and students. Improvements have been made to Gradebook, Tests and copying.

The issue some staff were experiencing when using the filter in the Gradebook grid view filter has been resolved.

The March update to Minerva brings improvements to assessment grading, scheduling of announcements, and the ability to control the visibility of module/organisation enrolments to students.

Some staff are seeing an error message when using the Gradebook Grid View Filter.

Within this article you’ll find a background to the Minerva project, a reminder about module content rollover for the 2023/24 academic year, and an opportunity to provide feedback to the Minerva Project Team.

Extra credit option in Tests to be disabled in March.

The issue with navigating between Group Assignment Submissions in Minerva has been resolved.

Minerva Messages are being incorrectly emailed to people with inactive enrolments in Minerva modules and organisations.

The February update to Minerva brings improvements to Tests, Gradebook, Progress Tracking and Groups.

When using the arrows to move back and forth between group assignment submissions from the Gradebook, the submission file does not update, making it seem that the groups all submitted the same file.

The issue affecting Minerva Class Teams is now resolved.

Staff are currently unable to create new Minerva Class Teams via Minerva modules and organisations. Direct links to Minerva Class Teams are also not displaying in Minerva at present.

The January update to Minerva introduces updates to Messages, Tests, Gradebook and Discussions.

Discover how to set up a PebblePad workspace and assignment from a Minerva module or organisation, allowing the capture of your Minerva student cohort and enable grades to pass back to the Minerva Gradebook

The December update to Minerva introduces updates to drag and drop, reporting on student progress, question banks, and more, along with a new anticipated feature: module links.

The November update to Minerva introduces updates to Tests, Gradebook and content items.

To resolve an issue where some staff users have reported that they are not able to see the Microsoft Teams link in Minerva modules, the vendor will be carrying out maintenance.

The issue affecting file uploads in Minerva is now resolved.

There is currently an issue where users may not be able to upload files within Minerva intermittently.

The October update to Minerva introduces the staff view of progress tracking functionality in Ultra Course View modules. There also improvements to Tests and the rendering of Math Formulas.

Staff can now create Microsoft Class Teams directly within Minerva Ultra Course View modules and organisations.

The ability to create Microsoft Class Teams will be made available to staff on Tuesday 20th September.

Information on resources and support to assist staff and students in the transition to Minerva Ultra Course View.

A recent Minerva update now means you can create Groups Sets and add members via CSV upload.

The September update to Minerva introduces new features and improvements to existing functionality with a focus on assessment and accessibility features. New features Assessment Grade overrides are now included in Grade History downloads. Blackboard Rubrics can be copied from Original (used for 21/22 modules and earlier) and Ultra Course View modules. New Ally alternative format...

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