Student Preview

Student Preview lets you view your module from a student’s perspective. It is particularly useful for testing interactive features (Assignments, Tests, Discussions) and verifying item availability.

Entering student preview adds a test student to your module. You can use this test student to post to discussions, experience the module site content and submit attempts as a student.

 Instructions

Turn on Student Preview

  1. At the top left of your module page, click Student Preview

Blackboard Ultra student preview highlighted in Course tools toolbar

 

  1. In the dialog window, click Start Preview

Screenshot of the dialogue window asking if the user wants to Start Preview or Cancel

 

  1. A banner appears at the top of the screen to indicate that you are in Student Preview mode.

Exiting Student Preview

  1. In the top banner, click Exit

 

  1. Discard or keep the date you have created as a test student

 

  1. By choosing Save, the data you have created as a student preview user will persist. For example, if you have submitted an assignment, you can mark the submission.

 

Student Preview is a valuable tool to ensure that everything you intend to be visible is as it should be, and to test the usability of workflows such submissions, marking, tests and Gradebook calculations.

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Related pages

Centre for Digital Learning Enhancement
ulster.ac.uk/learningengancement/cdle