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These are the highlights of this month’s new and improved features in Blackboard Ultra that will be live Thursday, December 5th. The most relevant updates are related to 4 key areas: Instructional design; Communication and collaboration; Flexible grading; and the Gradebook. Instructional Design Navigation Added for LTI and SCORM Items within Learning Modules Instructors use learning […]

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These are the highlights of this month’s new and improved features in Blackboard Ultra that will be live Thursday, November 7th. The most relevant updates are related to 4 key areas: Instructional Design Tests and Assignments Communication and Collaboration Learner progression and personalized experience Review the full details of this month’s updates here! Instructional Design Improvement […]

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Here are the highlights of faculty questions from October. These are not necessarily the most frequently asked questions, but helpful for all faculty members to know!   Question: How do I enable SafeAssign for my Assessment? Answer: Remember to enable SafeAssign before students have access to your assessment! Locate the test or assignment you want […]

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Respondus Lockdown Browser was recently removed from Blackboard Ultra. In light of this change, Innovative Learning wants to share some recommendations and alternatives to the Respondus Lockdown Browser to protect your tests and quizzes. There are 3 potential alternatives: If you have a low-stakes online assessment, secure your assessment using features available to you in […]

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Here are the highlights of faculty questions from September. These are not necessarily the most frequently asked questions, but helpful for all faculty members to know!   Question: How can I make my tests more secure? Answer: To make your tests more secure against academic misconduct, there are a few things you can do. You […]

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Here are the highlights of faculty questions from August. These are not necessarily the most frequently asked questions, but helpful for all faculty members.   Question: How do I request a course to be merged? How does it work? Answer: Complete and submit this form to merge multiple courses into a single site. All requests […]

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These are the highlights of this month’s new and improved features in Blackboard Ultra that will be live Thursday, September 5th. The updates are related to 3 different areas: Instructional Design Flexible grading Learner progression and personalized experience Feel free to review the full details of this month’s updates here. Instructional Design Knowledge Checks in […]

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