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PebblePad will be updated on the 30th March and will include several new features.

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

Last month, we saw improvements and new features being added to a number of digital education systems.

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.

PebblePad will be updated on the 28th February and will include several new features.

The issue affecting Turnitin has now been resolved.

There is an unexpected service issue and users of Turnitin may be experiencing system issues which may have resulted in slowness in generating Similarity Reports.

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.

Turnitin have updated the default class expiry date to twelve months

Turnitin have made improvements to the assignment inbox.

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

There is an intermittent issue, which is affecting some users, where a grade entered in the Turnitin Feedback Studio is not being posted to the module Gradebook in Minerva.

Gradescope new Section Management features provide options for customising and managing assignments for module groups

On Tuesday 31st of January 2023, there will be 10 minutes of potential downtime between 7am and 7:30am whilst PebblePad update their software.

Some Collaborate recordings made on the 18th of January may not contain whiteboard content shared during the session

The issue affecting Turnitin has now been resolved.

There is an unexpected service issue and users of Turnitin may be experiencing system issues.

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 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

On Monday 12th December, there will be 10 minutes of potential downtime from 7am whilst PebblePad implement their latest release.

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.

The issue affecting display of the Turnitin submission inbox has now been resolved, due to the vendor applying a fix. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused as a result of this issue.

On Monday 31st October there will be 30 minutes of potential downtime from 7 am whilst PebblePad implement their latest release.

New and experienced academic personal tutors may be interested in the session on how to build authentic tutor/tutee relationships.

There appears to be an issue with the page trying to resize inbox columns when it is above a certain pixel size. Colleagues may see the inbox window rapidly flickering and will be unable to unable open any of the submissions.

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.

Mediasite is experiencing performance issues including missing functionality and permissions issues.

There is a known issue affecting the roster sync of students between Minerva modules and the Turnitin assignment inbox. Staff may see the following error message when attempting to open the assignment inbox. "The membership service encountered some errors. Click here for details Error fetching memberships URL" The issue may affect assignment in modules where...

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

The new LeedsforLife systems – PebblePad, StREAM@Leeds and Microsoft Bookings with me – will support APT in their roles. There are currently three training options available.

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 next series of PebblePad training sessions start week commencing the 5 September

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...

The issue affecting Grade Centre columns for Turnitin assignments in Original Course View (21/22 modules and earlier) first reported in July and resulting in the column being un-hidden from students after making changes to the assignment settings within the Turnitin interface has been resolved.

Details of the August update to Minerva. Introducing new features and improvements to existing functionality with a focus on Tests.

Since the new LeedsforLife systems (PebblePad, StREAM and MS Bookings) were launched in autumn 2021, many of you have been in touch to tell us about some changes you’d like to see.

New simulation labs have been released in Labster this month covering organic chemistry and anatomy and physiology.

Saving Turnitin assignment settings causes an issue where the Grade Centre column is made visible. Please be aware when saving Turnitin settings while a fix is being developed.

The July update to Minerva introduces new features and improvements to existing functionality with a focus on assessment, grading, module content and accessibility. Some issues with copying content have also been resolved.

Turnitin will be unavailable for scheduled maintenance from midnight to 8am (BST) on 9 July. You can find out further details via Turnitin's service status page

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