The purpose of this page is to explain how to optimise the images used in your documents in order to ensure that the files you share with students are a reasonable size for download (to save students data costs). Click on any image inside the PowerPoint (as illustrated below). Click on the Picture Tools  toolbar. Click on Compress Pictures .  Apply settings (see table below). Click OK. MS PowerPoint MS Word Select the two top options, as shown below. Change the target output to E-mail – which will create the smallest file. Select the “All pictures in document” radio button. Change the resolution to be ready for the “Web/Screen”. And select the two bottom options, as shown below.

In order to identify which students are accessing your course material, follow these steps: On the Course Content page: Click on the elipses (three dots) next to the Assessment Item to select StudentActivity. On this page you will be able to view the Student Activity Overview at the top of the page. On the graph view you will be able to see the time the student spent on the activity, attempts submitted and the grade. On the list view, you will be able to see the date the student opened the activity, date started, attempts submitted and the grade. Blackboard Learn App Only on the App From the Blacboard Learn App, you can also send messages to students from the Student Activity report. Access the Blackboard Learn app. Open the course. Go to test on the Course Conent page. Click on the elipses (three dots). Click on Student Activity. Click

The AI conversation tool allow students the opportunity to explore their knowledge through the use of an AI bot. There are two AI conversation types available: Socratic questioning Role play . Socratic questioning The AI Socratic questioning exercise encourages students to explore and reflect on their thoughts about a topic. The AI persona responds with thought-provoking questions rather than confirming or denying a student's input, prompting deeper reflection and critical thinking. The video below shows the whole process from creating an AI conversation, to a student participating in an AI conversation, and finally a lecturer marking the conversation. Note The complexity level for the conversation should be on par with the module requirements. Create an AI persona that fits the discipline or the topic to create interest. Role play We expanded our AI Conversation feature to include a role play option. Role play can enhance learning by providing active

Our learning material and activities should be both usable and accessible to all students, regardless of age, ability, or situation. These guidelines will assist you in creating a more accessible course for all. What is accessibility? In keeping with the World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (WHO, 2001), accessibility may be viewed as an umbrella term for anything that influences a person’s ability to function within an environment. In other words, accessibility can be an indicator of how easily a person can participate in an activity, obtain information, engage in interactions and enjoy services. Why accessibility? There are specific laws In South Africa that require us to be aware of accessibility for all South Africans. These include: Section 9 of the South African Constitution, which says that ‘no person may unfairly discriminate directly or indirectly against anyone’ on grounds that cover a long

Definition: Exceptions Exceptions are set for an individual student where special circumstances require additional attempts, rescheduling due dates, or extended access for a specific assessment. For example if a student loses connection during a test. You can create an exception for: an individual student, a group of students. An exception can be set as additional attempts, rescheduled due dates, or extended access. Individual exceptions for extended access are only possible if you have set release conditions —show on and hide after dates— on the assessment. Create Exception: Assessment Submissions Tab Click on the name of the assessment. Click on the Submissions tab at the top. Find the student/group for which you want to add an exception and click on the Ellipse (to the right of the screen). Click on Add or Edit Exceptions . Change the settings that are needed on the Exceptions panel. Save . Create Exception: Assessment Grading Page

all grades have been posted / On Specific date Do not select Question Scores Explanation Provides the individual scores for each question of a student's test. How to use in Semester Tests How to use in Examinations Click on the link below Submission View to change the settings. Choose from the dropdown list when students can see their submissions, feedback, scores, and answers. To prevent students from sharing questions with others who are still busy with the assessment, or still have to write the assessment, use either After due date / After all grades have been posted / On Specific date Do not select Correct Answers Explanation Allow students to see the correct answers to automatically scored questions after they submit. How to use in Semester Tests How to use in Examinations Click on the link below Submission View to change the settings. Choose from the dropdown list when students can see

You can create quick informal Knowledge checks for students on an Ultra Document. Watch the video to see how to add a knowledge check to an Ultra document: Results Results on the Knowledge check are shown above each question, in the following format: Note Students' results for the Knowledge checks are not recorded in the Gradebook. The difficulty level is set to "Hard" when a question is created. It will adjust dynamically based on student responses. Lecturers can view each student's progress status (Unopened, Started, Marked as Complete) on the Student Progress tab of the Knowledge check.

Articles : Whenever you are scanning chapters from a text book or finding articles from the internet that is copyright protected, you need to obtain copyright, ANNUALLY ! Journal articles available in the UP Library : Link to the INDEX page of the Journal and guide students on which paper to read. Directly linking to an article requires copyright clearance, resulting in double payment for the same content by the university. Images : When you search for images on the Internet, ensure that it is not copyright protected. This document and video will explain how to ensure you stay safe. To access additional details about the copyright process, click on "Read more below," which will direct you to the Library web page on copyright. Read more ...

The class roster link on the Course Content page enables you to view your class list, connect with your students, and match faces to names. From this page you will be able to add accommodations to students . You can also access a student's profile to display their: grades progress notes activity log student activity Users can upload a picture of themselves on their Profile pages. If they don't add pictures, a generic silhouette appears in the roster. Users' profile pictures also appear in the gradebook, groups, discussions, conversations, and messages next to their activity. Your profile picture also appears on the Course Content page. Add primary instructor This is also the place where you can indicate who is the primary instructor for the course: Click on the Instructor name Click in the tick box in front of Primary Instructor. Click on Save.

When you are using essay or short answer questions, it's not graded automatically. You need to grade it manually. When you have multiple essay questions, you can also mark per question to ensure fair assessment. Grade per question Click on Questions option to display all the essay type question which you need to grade. On the right hand panel you can grade all the student's answers for this specific question. When you are done and want to continue to the next question, click on the Next Question arrow at the top of the page. Feedback per question You can add specific feedback for an essay question. Click on the + sign to open the feedback box.

Often you may have tutors or other lecturers who assist with grading. In order for them to see what was asked, the Flexible grading includes tabs: This tab displays the grading status. You can also sort the students based on the grading status. This tab displays the instructions. This tab displays the specific student's submission.

Key educational considerations when utilising AI features in clickUP Ultra Take note of these key educational considerations when utilising AI features in clickUP Ultra before you embark on this AI journey. Details & Actions menu moved This video might still display the Details & Actions menu on the left side of the screen - it has since moved to the right hand side. Click here to see what it looks like. Video Step sheet Read more about Rubric generation on this [step sheet ]. Tips Provide the outcomes, cognitive level and assignment requirements that the rubric has to address in the description box. The complexity level of the rubric should be in line with the complexity level of the assignment. Make sure to jot down the complexity level you selected for the rubric as it won't be visible in the system once the rubric is created, ensuring you have it for future reference

Details & Actions menu moved This video might still display the Details & Actions menu on the left side of the screen - it has since moved to the right hand side. Click here to see what it looks like. Read more about the details of: The Peer review submission and review process. The distribution and randomization of papers to peers. Start of the peer review. Late submissions and reviews. Submission tracking and status review. Grading of reviews. Peer review in groups To assign peer reviews within a group, you can set up multiple assignments with Peer Review enabled and set Conditional Availability by group membership. This way, assigned peer reviewers will always be within a student’s group.

Continue with the Upload the file into Respondus and publish to clickUP process from step 12.

Roles determine what a user can and can't do within clickUP. Every user associated with a role has all of the privileges included in the role. Each user is assigned a role for each course in which they participate. Important to note The requirements of the UP iGapp programme should be adhered to when deciding which roles to allocate to users. This document explains the privileges of each role within a course.

Follow the steps on the Turnitin help page: Feedback Studio (LTI 1.3) Accessing the Similarity Report from the Assignment Inbox Understanding the Similarity Report Multicolor highlighting in the Similarity Report Viewing similarity matches Viewing all sources Using translated matching Managing paper view requests Accessing the text-only Similarity Report Viewing document flags Generating a new Similarity Report Managing exclusions and filters to refine the Similarity Report . (Small matches, templates, sources, quotes, bibliography)

Follow the steps on the Turnitin help page: Types of Rubrics and grading forms Creating and attaching a rubric or grading form Grading with rubrics and grading forms Managing rubrics and grading forms (Duplicate, Edit, Rename, Delete, Import, Export)

Some instructors need to collect information to place students in clinical experiences. Others need to survey their class to gauge student interests or opinions. Now, instructors can create a Form for these use cases. The following items are supported in a Form: essay question Likert question multiple choice question true/false question text local file file from cloud storage page break By default, a Form is not graded. Questions in a form don’t have correct or incorrect answers. Create a form Forms are created in the same way as other assessments. On the Course Content page: Click on the plus icon where you want to add the form. Click on Create. Choose Form. Under the Settings option you can decide if this form should accept anonymous submissions or not. The default option is NOT anonymous. Take note To ensure anonymity, the following functions are not supported when a form

This video contains information on how to add and edit text, tables, lists, links in text, attachments and multimedia. Insert images Improvements on the video The image option changed. You will be able to: Upload from your computer. Search free images from the Unsplash database. Generate your own images using AI prompts. Reposition focus and aspect ratio After selecting the image, you can crop and select which part of the image you would like to use. 4. Click on the drop-down arrow to view the aspect ratios. 5. Select the aspect ratio that best fits your picture. 6. Click on Next to display the repositioned focus. Read more ...

View a summary of user submissions on gradable items for a course. This report will only yield results on activities where students have to submit something, e.g. Discussions, Tests or Assignments. Your browser does not support PDF.click here to download When will you use the report To review student submission dates especially when a student claims they submitted an activity but did not receive grades.