Large submission files (typically over 100MB) are not suitable for uploading directly to Blackboard. Please follow these instructions to share your submission from your UWE OneDrive and then submit a link to the file in Blackboard.
We would advise that you carry out a test run of this process before your final submission, just to be sure it is all working as you would expect and you are familiar with the process.
A video guide is available for zipping, uploading to One Drive and sharing, plus submitting your OneDrive link in Blackboard.
- Prepare your assessment for submission. If the submission has multiple files or folders, you may want to create a single zip containing all of the files.
- Upload the file to your UWE OneDrive. Do not use a personal OneDrive or any other cloud storage provider.
- Select the file in your OneDrive and then select Share.
- Set the share permissions to Anyone with the link. Do not set an expiry date, password or block downloads.
- Select Apply, then Copy Link and select copy if the link is not automatically copied to the clipboard.
- Follow the normal Blackboard submission process but instead of browsing to a file, open the Write Submission text box and paste the copied OneDrive link into the text submission area
- Select Submit.
- Check your receipt of the Blackboard Coursework Tab. As no files were attached to your submission, you will see a red exclamation mark to the right of your receipt.
- Open the receipt and click on the submission text.html link. This will open in a new browser tab and will contain your OneDrive link. Make sure you can open the link to your OneDrive and your files.
Important Note: After the due date, you must not move, delete or edit the file, or your submission be be invalid. For this reason, we would recommend storing your submitted files in a clearly named folder in your OneDrive so that you know not to edit after submission.
For further information, see:
- Upload and save files and folders to OneDrive (Microsoft support)
- Share OneDrive files and folders (Microsoft support)
- Submitting Assignments (Blackboard support)