Monthly Archives: July 2013

Blackboard Festival 2013

Posted on July 25, 2013 by

The Learning Technologies Team at CELT is very excited to announce our first Blackboard Festival at NUI Galway, to take place from Thursday 15th to Wednesday 21st August. We have carefully planned a full schedule of events and we are … Continue reading →

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What’s new in Blackboard at NUIG? Part 3

Posted on July 25, 2013 by

One of the first things you’ll notice when you login to the new Blackboard at nuigalway is the new Global Navigation panel. This area provides you with improved insight to all the courses in which you are enrolled, whether as … Continue reading →

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Upgrade Complete. Positive first impressions

Posted on July 15, 2013 by

The upgrade of the NUI Galway Blackboard service completed successfully on Saturday. This new version has a cleaner, less-cluttered interface, while still containing the same familiar features. Although the basic core functionality has been tested successfully, please note that over … Continue reading →

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What’s new in Blackboard at NUIG? Part 2

Posted on July 8, 2013 by

All going well, our Blackboard Learn system will be upgraded to SP12 this Friday, 12th July. In the second of this series, here are three new features that will be available. The Retention Centre The new Retention Centre in Blackboard … Continue reading →

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