Staff: Turnitin iPad app update

Turnitin have recently released a new version of their iPad app.

They advise that users should go into the app and manually sync before upgrading to the latest version of the app. If you do not do this, you may just see a black screen after upgrading.

How to sync is described here:

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/vle/staff/assess/turnitinapp/#syncing

It is also possible to uninstall and then reinstall the app which will move you past the black screen.  However, if you uninstall the app, any unsynced data will be lost and is unrecoverable.

The new app supports the recently introduced Turnitin features.

Turnitin – scheduled maintenance Saturday March 15

Turnitin have informed us that the service may be intermittently unavailable during a maintenance period on Saturday, March 15, 2pm-6pm.

They encourage staff to modify assignment due dates either before or at least several hours after the scheduled maintenance window.

Comments are welcome, however if you need help or advice please contact the ISS helpdesk on tel (0113) 343 3333, or helpdesk@leeds.ac.uk.

Staff Drop in Clinic – Friday 7th March

Staff:

Any VLE functionality you’ve been avoiding? Want to ask an expert? Great ideas but don’t know where to start?

We have a staff drop in clinic in the VLE office.

When: 10:00-12:00, Friday 7th March
Location: Health Sciences Library, Level 7 Worlsey Building

Just turn up and ask for the VLE Service.

Want a drop in clinic in your School or Faculty? Dial 33333 and ask for a callback.

Turnitin – scheduled maintenance Saturday 1st March

We apologise for the short notice, we were informed of the maintenance today (28/02/2014). Turnitin may be intermittently unavailable during a maintenance period on Saturday, March 1st, 3pm-7pm.

They encourage staff to modify assignment due dates either before or at least several hours after the scheduled maintenance window.

Comments are welcome, however if you need help or advice please contact the IT Helpdesk on tel (0113) 343 3333, via the online contact form, or helpdesk@leeds.ac.uk.

Staff: Slideshare embed tool removed temporarily

We have temporarily disabled the Slideshare embed tool in the VLE editor due to a defect which impacts other VLE users.

The slideshare tool will be replaced as soon as an opportunity is available.

Staff: you can still embed slideshare items.

  1. Go to the Slideshare website, and locate your slides.
    https://www.slideshare.net
  2. Hover your mouse over the slide thumbnail and click ‘Share’.
  3. Click ‘Embed’
  4. Select the ‘Generate embed code for https site’ control and ensure it’s ‘ticked’
  5. Choose any other options you need
  6. Click and copy the provided embed html code

You can now paste this into the HTML view in the VLE editor, just remember to switch out of edit mode to see your slides.