Last winter, the company that provides the inline grading tool in Blackboard, Box, retired the Crocodoc tool that we’d become accustomed to using. One critical feature that was left out was the ability to download instructor annotated documents. Unknown to the company this was a critical feature for both students and instructors. Students want to […]
Continue reading →We’ll be updating our Blackboard system between Summer and Fall terms. On Friday, August 24th, 2018 starting at 8 PM Blackboard will upgrade our Blackboard Learn instance to the latest patch set for our version. We anticipate a major version upgrade over Winter Break. What to expect from the update? No functionality has changed. Bugs […]
Continue reading →On July 13, 2018 Academic Affairs announced a revision to the undergraduate grading system. While this affects everyone, if you use Blackboard, you may wonder how the changes affect grading within the system. We’ll explain how the new schema is translated in Bb courses and your ability to make changes. In case you missed it, […]
Continue reading →Over the past several years Wentworth has invested in access to the data collected by our LMS, Blackboard. In addition, we have participated in a Colleges of the Fenway joint evaluation of the impact of LMS use on our campuses (B.L.E.S.). Based on some of the results of the B.L.E.S. project and other internal projects, […]
Continue reading →Change is coming to our LMS. As we look to move to a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for our new LMS, the community will be facing more frequent change in the LMS. To prepare for the changes, we will increase the frequency of updates/upgrades to our Blackboard LMS. Expect change between each term and occasionally during the term as Wentworth begins the process of assessing, selecting and implementing the Institute’s next LMS.
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