MyBeckett | Leeds Beckett University

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Our site is built with accessibility in mind and we seek to adhere to the WACG AA levels of compliance for digital accessibility. To support that we have provided instructions on managing animations below.

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Animations & Interaction

The Leeds Beckett University website occasionally uses animations to page elements and animated gifs to add impact to pages. If you wish to stop them from playing for accessibility purposes or for personal preference then please see the guidance below. Please note that browsers sometimes change how they operate, so please refer to your browser help files to find their latest information.
How do I turn off animations?

Chrome

Chrome users will need to use browser extensions. Animation Policy from Google will help you set your own preferences.

Microsoft Edge

There is currently no way to disable animations within Microsoft Edge. Users of Edge (Chromium) browser can install the Chrome extensions above and use them.

Internet Explorer

To stop animations on a single page you can just press the 'Esc' key. This will stop the animation on that page. If you wish to restart the animations you need to refresh the page. To permanently disable the playing of animated GIF images, open Internet Options > Advanced tab. Under the Multimedia section, uncheck the Play animations in webpage check-box, click Apply and Exit and then restart your computer.

Firefox

Type about:config in Firefox address bar and hit Enter to open Settings. Search for the image.animation_mode flag and change its value from Normal to None. Once you restart Firefox this will disable animations.

MyBeckett is our University Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and Portal powered by Blackboard. It allows staff and students to access a range of systems, services, module teaching materials, online assessments and feedback tools.

MyBeckett is customised by the Digital Learning Service (part of Library and Learning Services), based on student and staff feedback. Students and staff see relevant, personalised content when they log in. Please note that Distance Learning and Franchise Partner students have their own personalised portal view.

Support, training and guides

Our team offer staff support and advice using the systems, our contact details are available on each guide and on our About us page. Our staff customised guides show you easy, recommended ways to harness MyBeckett functionality for the benefit of your students.

Keep up to date

What's new, what's changed page - it contains information on system updates, workarounds and troubleshooting tips.

Staff Training

Self-paced online training is available for staff which provides the opportunity to develop your understanding of MyBeckett and related learning technologies.

Webinars and workshops - sign up to Digital Learning staff training webinars and workshops via Eventbrite.

Staff Guides and support

Staff guides for the digital tools managed by our team and integrated in MyBeckett:

Student Guides and support

Signpost your students with issues in using MyBeckett and all things IT related to the Library and Student IT Advice team support is offered either in-person, email, chat and phone, plus all the how to guides are provided via the Student IT Advice FAQs.

Basics, navigation and content creation

The Ultra upgrade is happening in Summer 2026!

It is important to start fresh in your Ultra modules and communities and we do not recommend copying over everything. The first year you are teaching in Ultra requires you to visit our new guide.

Copy from Original module to Ultra Module: Copying content

Improving accessibility with Ally and other tools

Previous guidelines for ‘accessible design’ are now enshrined in law, with the provider organisation responsible for meeting them. See JISC's practical guide to the legislation and the standards behind them.

For information on captioning please see Jisc's guide to video captioning and accessibility regulations. More information is also available in the following guides. You may be prompted to log in to IT Services' self-service portal to view their guides.

Add captions to Panopto Video content
Generate captions/ transcripts for video or audio files (contact IT Services for support)
Use closed captions in Teams in external meetings or with external members (contact IT Services for support)

How to use Ally to ensure your course is as accessible as possible

Communication and collaboration

Module management and student engagement

Customise style and theme (including adding a banner and changing the module home page)
Blackboard app (information on what a student will be able to view using the app)