We have been informed by Blackboard that Safe Assign will be unavailable between 8 AM and 2 PM (UK time) on April 2nd. [Note: This was the maintenance that was originally scheduled for March 8th] Please see below for the full message from Blackboard. On April 2nd 2018 from approximately 3 AM EST to 9…
Turnitin iOS app (for staff) – UPDATED
IMPORTANT: Before updating the app, ensure that you have synced all papers that are on the iPad.
If you are already a user of the app, and have added one or more My Dundee modules to your ‘Class List’ in the app, you can continue to mark submissions on those modules without updating the app (for the time being)…
Using the iOS app for marking.
Turnitin have an iOS app, allowing you to mark offline. This was updated (March 15th) – and now has a different (easier) way to add modules from my Dundee. [Note: Turnitin does not have Android / Windows / Mac apps] [Updated again on April 16th] If you have un-synced papers in the current app, make…
Questionmark OnDemand EU – Scheduled Maintenance
Questionmark OnDemand EU – Scheduled Maintenance (ondemand.questionmark.eu)
We are writing to inform you about upcoming maintenance of the Questionmark OnDemand EU platform (ondemand.questionmark.eu) and advise of potential for downtime/disruption to the service.
Maintenance window begins: Saturday, 17-Mar-2018, 7:00 GMT
Maintenance window ends: Saturday, 17-Mar-2018, 13:00 GMT…
(Resolved) Issue taking Questionmark OnDemand tests on My Dundee
Update 28/02/2018: This issue has now been resolved and Questionmark tests are running again. Users have reported an issue when access Questionmark OnDemand tests on My Dundee. Effected students receive a message saying “Sorry, an unexpected error has occurred, please try again”. This issue has been reported to UoD IT who will work with the vendor…
Advance Notice: Safe Assign Maintenance (Thur March 8th 8am – 2pm)
We have been informed by Blackboard that Safe Assign will be unavailable between 8 AM and 2 PM (UK time) on March 8th. Please see below for the full message from Blackboard. On March 8, 2018 from approximately 3 AM EST to 9 AM EST, Blackboard will be performing scheduled maintenance on SafeAssign. During this…
Advance notice: Turnitin Scheduled maintenance. (Sat 17th March – 4pm-10pm)
Turnitin have announced a service period on Saturday March 17th between 4pm and 10pm (UK time) The following is the message that we received from them: Scheduled Maintenance We’re just dropping you a note to let you know that the following Turnitin services will be unavailable on March 17, 2018: Turnitin and TurnitinUK (including all…
Qwickly JOT assignment
Qwickly Jot is an assignment tool available in My Dundee. Using Qwickly Jot you can create assignments with diagrams, charts, maps and more for students to write on directly in Blackboard. This type of assignment isn’t marked by the tool – it’s one that the lecturer has to mark. Qwickly have developed this video to demonstrate…
New Tool: Qwickly Jot Assignment.
Some staff will have seen the Qwickly tool on the My Dundee landing page, which is useful for making modules available, and posting announcements to multiple modules. We now have the Qwickly Jot Assignments – which will let staff upload images for students to mark up. There is more information (and a video) on our help…