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This factsheet details how students can retrieve feedback from Turnitin and Blackboard assignments.

Links to your reading lists are available via module content on Blackboard. You can also access them directly from the Reading List service.

Assessment Forward Learning is a formative assessment framework that enables students to critically assess their peer’s work in a way that constructively develops their own understanding of upcoming assessment criteria.

Details of training available via the Teaching Academy.

This page will outline the types of online Exams that can be run within FSE and processes required to set them up.

Discussion Boards are available in Blackboard to facilitate conversation between staff and students. External discussion tools are also available to embed in your course space.

What does Piazza do? Piazza is a web based discussion tool that facilitates interaction among instructors and students.  You can create a Piazza class within your Blackboard course unit and use the class as a single space to manage communications for your unit. Visit the Piazza website for, information on accessibility, a quick start guide […]

A student guide to using Piazza.

Step-by-step instructions for setting up Piazza for your Blackboard course.

A student guide to submitting an assignment using Turnitin.