Staff Guide: An introduction to the Content Market and the tools available here.
What is the Content Market?
The Content Market is the location for tools that can are integrated with Blackboard to enhance the online learning experience. Some tools are provided by other services for example, Panopto and Turnitin, whilst there are also specfic institution tools which are designed, built and supported by our own Software engineers e.g. Photo Roster and Student Support Recommendations.
Many tools in the Content Market require users to enable third party cookies so that authentication can be tracked from Blackboard to the tool. For more information, see this Knowledgebase article about how to enable third party cookies.
What Tools are available in Content Market?
Not all tools are available to all staff/students at the University as some as specific to courses and/or Faculties. Here are all potential tools available, if you think you should have access to a tool but cannot see it in Content Market, please raise a ticket with Serviceline.
Accessibility Summary
Availability: All
Subscription: Site Licence
Support: Serviceline
The course accessibility summary reports on the accessibility of certain content and files that are on a Blackboard Course. It provides an overal picture of accessibility as well as specific details about the digital content on your course.
For more information, see eLearn guide to Accessibility Summary.
Panopto
Availablility: All
Subscription: Site Licence (Education Application Support)
Support: Serviceline
Panopto is a lecture capture and media streaming system that allows you to capture your presentation or lecture in real time and upload it to the cloud, where it can be shared out to Blackboard or other websites to be played back on many devices. It can also be used for media storage, live streaming content and for student video submissions.
For Staff – find out more with these eLearn Panopto staff guides.
For Students – find out more with the eLearn Panopto student guides.
JoVE
Availability: All
Subscription: Site Licence
Support: Library
JoVE creates the ultimate solutions for advancing research and science education by making and publishing videos of scientific experiments from the top laboratories around the globe. The subscription is managed via Library Subscriptions.
JoVE videos can be added by selecting the plus icon, Content Market and then JoVE on the list of available tools. Browse videos and select to add to your course. When selecting multiple videos, resources will appear as a list in your course.
For more information, see UoS Library information about JoVE.
LearnSci
Availability: All
Subscription: Site Licence
LearnSci is a learning resource containing interactive lab simulations and digital worksheets that enable self-led learning and improvement.
For more information, see LearnSci’s guide to adding content to Blackboard.
LinkedIn Learning
Availability: All
Subscription: Yes
Support: Digital Learning
LinkedIn Learning provides access to a library of over 15,000 courses on a huge range of topics to develop professional, technical and creative skills.
For staff, see more information with this eLearn guide to adding LinkedIn Learning to Blackboard.
For students, find out more about engaging with Linkedin Learning Content.
Microsoft OneDrive
Microsoft OneDrive allows you to share files and folders from a location on the OneDrive. Please check Manage Access settings to ensure that you are sharing only what is required with students.
For more information, see ELearn guide to M365 Resources.
For more information, see eLearn guide to stop sharing OneDrive files and folders.
Module Profile
Availability: All
Subscription: In house
Support: Tool only, not content Serviceline
Most Blackboard taught courses link to a pre-populated Module Profile.
For more information, see eLearn guide about Module Profile.
Noteable Computational Notebooks
Available: School of Mathematical Sciences
Subscription: Yes
Support: School of Mathematical Sciences
EDINA’s Noteable is a cloud-based application providing access to Jupyter notebooks, developed and supported by EDINA, the University of Edinburgh.
Past Exam Papers
Available: All
Subscription: In House
Support: Library
A link to Past Exam Papers is included in the Ultra template in the Assessments Learning Module. The list is hidden by default but can be made available for students if required. Content is managed by the Hartley Library team.
For more information, see this eLearn guide section.
Photo Roster
Available: Staff (instructors)
Subscription: In house
Support: Serviceline
Allows instructors (and other authorised roles) to view student ID card photos of students on your course. You can also print off lists of students as required.
For more information, see the ELearn guide on viewing student information.
Reading List
Available: All
Subscription: Site Licence
Support: Library
Online reading lists (currently Talis) can be added to a Blackboard course to enable students to link directly to resources available from the library.
For more information, see Adding a reading list to Ultra eLearn guide.
STACK Maths
Available: School of Mathematical Sciences
Subscription: Yes
Support: School of Mathematical Sciences
Moodle Maths Stack for online assessments for Maths students.
For more information, see STACK User Documentation.
Student Support Recommendations
Available: Staff (instructors)
Subscription: In house
Support: Serviceline
Allows instructors (and other authorised roles) to view students whi have Additional Exam Requirements (AER) as listed in Banner and/or a Student Support Recommendations (SSR) document as provided by the Student Disability and Inclusion team.
For more information, see the ELearn guide on viewing student information.
Teams Integration
Availability: All (if set up by instructor)
Subscription: Yes
Support: Serviceline
Creating a Class Team is another way to communicate with your students and encourage 2-way discussion and collaboration and a place to host online teaching sessions and meetings.
For more information, see the Creating a Class Team eLearn guide.
Then this Using Teams eLearn guide.
Turnitin
Availablility: All
Subscription: Yes
Support: Serviceline
This third party assessment tool allows student submission via a Blackboard course which checks assignments with the similarity report and allows marking using the Feedback studio.
For information on creating a Turnitin assigment, see this eLearn guide.