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Here is information regarding Blackboard, your virtual learning environment at UCLan and Microsoft Teams, which is used in live lectures and also supports conversational chat amongst your tutor and peers. Services offered through the university library are also explained, along with guidance on how to perform a library search.
Blackboard is the University's Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). Students can log into Blackboard both on and off campus.
Blackboard is where you will find your:
Microsoft Teams is part of the Office365 suite that the University has chosen to conduct our online teaching on. It is essential that you understand how to successfully utilise this software for your studies. Microsoft Teams enables you to attend online lectures, chat with peers and access your files from OneDrive.
You can download Microsoft Teams for your devices here
Here are some useful links:
Find your reading list via your blackboard space or by searching for your module code through the UCLan Reading Lists system. Discover more here