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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

There will be 30 minutes of potential downtime from 7am whilst PebblePad implement their latest release (2022.6).

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

Turnitin has introduced new functionality where Grade Centre columns are unhidden when the Feedback Release Date is reached.

The University’s Reading List tool is changing ahead of the 2022/23 academic year. Support sessions and demos are available for tutors to update their reading lists using the new system. The new Leeds Reading List system is available in Minerva Ultra from Thursday 9 June, with all previous reading lists transferred over to the new system....

Ultra Course View modules will be available from Thursday 9 June, along with support to assist in the transition over the summer period.

The issue reported on 24/05/2022, which affected the ability to disable/enable the Top Hat gradebook has now been resolved. If you are still experiencing any issues, contact the IT Help Desk.

Information about the upcoming move to Ultra Course View, with details on training resources and support.

It is currently not possible to disable/enable the Top Hat Gradebook from the Top Hat course settings panel. Checking or unchecking the box and pressing Save does not result in your change being saved.

Combined student and assessor-initiated submissions to be added to PebblePad.

Thursday 19 May 2022 marks the annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), and as part of our commitment to inclusive and accessible education, we are participating in the Blackboard Ally ‘Fix Your Content Day’.

Frequently asked questions regarding the move to Minerva Ultra Course View, along with information on how you can keep up-to-date on project developments.

Thursday May 19th 2022 marks the annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), and as part of our commitment to inclusive and accessible education, we are participating in the Blackboard Ally ‘Fix Your Content Day’.

On Wednesday 27th April 2022, there will be 30 minutes of potential downtime from 7 am whilst PebblePad implement their latest release (2022.4). Submission Viewer 2 will now support Asset Approvals. You can now create, edit, delete, release and recall Asset Approvals at every level (1, 2 and 3). Submissions in ATLAS can now be...

Turnitin is now available to all staff and students.

Turnitin will be unavailable today between 11:00 and 12:00.

Some users may currently experience issues when marking with Turnitin Feedback Studio.

On Wednesday 30th March 2022, there will be 30 minutes of potential downtime from 7 am whilst PebblePad implement their latest release. Two improvemets have been made to Submission Viewer 2.

Dates to note in relation to Minerva Ultra Course View, along with information on training and resources.

A new eLearning resource is now available for colleagues, providing a high-level overview of forthcoming changes within Minerva. 

Auto cleanup of Minerva module/organisation archives and exports.

On Monday 21st February 2022, there will be 30 minutes of potential downtime from 7 am whilst PebblePad implement their latest release (2022.2). Two changes are being made. The first will enable you to contact students via the Submissions tab in ATLAS. Choose all students or a selection and send a bulk or individual message. ...

New PebblePad training dates are now available with sessions starting next week on Monday 14 February with Introduction to PebblePad

The data extracts issue with Reading List updates, Academic Integrity, and Security Essentials results has been resolved.

Work will take place to delete 08/09 to 13/14 modules from Minerva on the 7th of February.

Work will take place to delete 08/09 to 13/14 modules from Minerva on the 7th of February 2022.

Changes to the design of PebblePad ATLAS.

Dr Tad Gwiazdowski writes about using TopHat, combined with Blackboard and MyMediasite, emphasised active learning and constant student engagement. During the semester, students watched over 200 days of videos and submitted over 100,000 answers to questions.

Due to Christmas and New Year closures, please submit your requests to the Concierge Service no later than the 10th of December 2021 to ensure that content is returned to you within the standard 14 day turnaround time.

If you intend to use Collaborate Ultra for your 2021/22 teaching please remember to add a link it to in your Minerva module/org, as it will not automatically roll over.

Instructors are now able create direct links to assignments. The benefit of linking to an assignment directly is that a column within the Grade Centre is created automatically, and the due date appears in the activity stream for students.

Top Hat courses do not rollover automatically, if you used Top Hat in 2020/21 you may find it helpful to take a look at staff article: I used Top Hat last year, do I have to create a new Top Hat course this year?

The Digital Education Systems Update newsletter for September 2021 introduces new tools that have been implemented and summarises recent changes to tools and systems.

Staff can now apply bold, italic, superscript and subscript formatting to question text when creating a multiple choice, matching or sorting question.

Around 90 teaching rooms will be equipped with live streaming capability across campus from September 2021.

Teams meetings will continue to save to Stream during 2021 as Microsoft is allowing us to defer the change to 2022.

Minerva will be upgraded to the latest version of Blackboard over the summer period, we have scheduled sessions for staff where key changes will be demonstrated.

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