In response to student requests, the Vice Provost Students asked the Learning Portal team and the CIO’s office to develop the necessary support at U of T for the Blackboard Mobile Learn app, which enables students to receive course notifications and updates to course content from their mobile devices. The app can be used with both wireless and cellular networks. We are pleased to announce that the app is now available for U of T students!
Mobile Learn provides quick access to course announcements, grades, and allows students to contribute entries to blogs, discussion forums and journals but should not be used to add new content to your course (that’s what your desktop is for!) It’s also not designed for assessment use such as tests, quizzes, surveys and assignments (and some media and file formats may not display on certain devices). With this app, students will be able to get the latest information on all their courses and organizations using the Dashboard feature.
“Having a mobile app for our Learning Portal is an important service for students,” notes Vice-Provost, Students Jill Matus. “We know that U of T students have busy lives with many commitments. They spend time in classes and studying, working, taking care of family members or commuting to-and from campus. With Mobile Learn, they will hopefully save time and have an additional means of staying connected and engaged with the University.”
Students can download the app and login with their UTORid and password to access their courses and organizations.
Available on:
- Android devices
- Blackberry
- iPhone / iPod Touch
- iPad
Supported features:
- View Announcements
- View Grades
- Create and comment on Blogs and Journals entries
- Create Favourite courses list
- Reorganize Favourite courses list
- View and post to Discussion Board forums
- Upload media as attachments to Discussion Board forums and Blogs
- Add Announcements
- Add text items and media within course content areas, e.g. Course Materials
To learn more about accessing and using Mobile Learn, please visit: http://uoft.me/act