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Workshops

Login

If you cannot sign into blackboard, please follow the steps in this link.

For Desktop: You can access Blackboard from blackboard.uob.edu.bh/ , please find more login details in this video .

For Smartphones: You can view more details in PDF     (PDF، 0.3 MB، 5 Pages) or in this video

You will be enrolled within the next 24 hours if it is still does not appear contact the registration or your instructor.

Courses

If you wish to organize your courses by term, please follow the steps in this Video .

(To view subtitles in English, press on CC option in the video)

Please visit the link  to know the main differences between an Ultra view courses & Original.

(To view subtitles in English, press on CC option in the video)

Ally

Your instructor probably has many different files uploaded in your course.

Ally creates alternative formats for those files. You can download the alternative formats anywhere that files are used. Just choose the version that is best for your needs!

Depending on your course interface, finding the alternative formats is slightly different.

  1. Log into your course and find the file you want.
  2. Click the menu icon for your course and select Alternative formats. In an Ultra course, the menu has three dots (…) but in an Original course, the menu looks like a gray circle with a downward pointing arrow.

Don’t stick to just one format! Use as many formats as you want.

Please watch this video  to learn about the alternative formats in Ally.

Blackboard Collaborate

To know how to login to the virtual lecture, please follow the steps in the link:

Ultra View Course

Original View Course

For Microphone, please watch this video For Speakers, please watch this video For camera, please watch this video (To view subtitles in English, press on CC option in the video)

For Ultra courses: you will find details in this video

For Original courses: you will find details in this video

To know how to share content during a live session in Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, follow the steps mentioned in the video .
(To view subtitles in English, press on CC option in the video)

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To solve the blank page appearance please follow these steps.
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If you cannot hear the lecture in Blackboard Collaborate, please follow these steps.

Communication Tools

To learn how to set and activate notifications if you do not receive notifications from the instructor, please follow the instructions in this video

Please watch this video  to learn how to control Blackboard notifications

To learn how to send messages to the course instructor using Blackboard, please watch this video

To learn how to use discussion boards in Ultra courses, please check this video .
For original courses please check this video .

Assignments

To submit an assignment on Ultra view courses please check this video .
For Original view courses please check this video .

For Ultra courses, follow the steps in the video .
For Original courses, follow the steps in the video .
(To view subtitles in English, press on CC option in the video)

To learn how to attach an assignment file using your cloud storage in Ultra courses, please check this video .
For original courses please check this video .

To learn how to submit Group Assignment in Ultra courses, please check this video .
For original courses please check this video .

Plagiarism Turnitin/SafeAssign

For submissions using SafeAssign please check this video , and for submissions using Turnitin please view this link .

Tests

The test might be in the course content or under a separate title within the main menu, if you arrived late to the test page; you may find that the test link has been hidden by the course instructor, please contact him/her directly.

To view important instructions and guidelines about taking online tests, please click on the file in this link    (PDF، 0.3 MB، 19 Pages).

Respondus LockDown Browser

You can find all Blackboard resources or Respondus LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor on the institution page on Blackboard, please check this link for details. Or on University of Bahrain website, please check this link for details.

For Ultra courses, follow the steps in the video .
For Original courses, follow the steps in the video .
For Troubleshooting Issues, click on this link.    (PDF، 1.4 MB، 11 Pages)

Follow the steps in the video to know how to update Respondus LockDown Browser.

To Download and install Respondus LockDown Browser, please follow the steps in this link     (PDF، 0.7 MB، 6 Pages)
find more information related to proctored exams troubleshooting here

To solve your issue with Respondus LockDown Browser, follow steps in this Link
and watch this video . You can also find more details in this link    (PDF، 0.7 MB، 6 Pages)

(To view the subtitles in English, press on the CC option in the video)

To find some solutions for issues that might face students during a test using Respondus LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor, please view the file in this link    (PDF، 3.4 MB، 32 Pages).

In case of any technical problems during the exam, kindly do the following:

  1. Close the exam if it was opened using the Lockdown browser.
  2. View the Online Proctoring and Lockdown browser’s problem and solution file    (PDF، 3.4 MB، 32 Pages) and follow the steps to fix the problem you ‘student’ are facing.
  3. Contact the course instructor to fix the problem through Microsoft Teams on the same device used for the exam, as using a smartphone or any other device is promerited in the exam setting.

Grades

To view your grades, please review these videos.

For Original View Courses, view this video For Ultra View Courses, view this video

Groups

Please check this video to learn how to work within a student group in a Blackboard Original course.

Others

For Speakers, please watch this video For Microphone, and Camera, please view this file    (PDF، 0.5 MB، 5 Pages)

(To view subtitles in English, press on CC option in the video)

Analytics

In the Original View, you will find it under Tools > Activity Compared to Others

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In the Ultra View, you will find it at the top course menu

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  1. Click on Run Report.
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It will open the report page. Please refer to Report Help for more information about what you are seeing in this page.

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