Recently, there have been reports of unexpected behaviour when using Rubrics. This issue results in grades entered in the rubric not always being saved after the instructor exits the grading view. To mitigate this, we recommend keeping a separate record of grades and comments before entering them into Blackboard. This way, if Blackboard fails to […]
Here are the highlights of this month’s new and improved features in Blackboard Ultra. For more details, please follow the links below: AI Design Assistant – Context picker for Learning Modules, Assignments, Discussions, and Journals Last month, a feature called context picker was released which allows specific course items to be associated with particular tests, […]
Here are the highlights of faculty questions from March. These are not necessarily the most frequently asked questions, but helpful for all faculty members. Question (Group Assignment): I moved a student to a different group, but why do I still see the same grade given to the group where the student used to belong? Answer: […]
Faculty can use the Respondus Lockdown Browser for online examinations hosted by Blackboard Ultra to ensure students are not using other online tools while taking their exam. Here are some best practices to follow: Please provide a mock test before the real exam. This gives an opportunity for you and your students to become familiar […]
Tip: Modify grades within a specific assessment and avoid modifying grades within the Gradebook itself. In the Gradebook, overall grades should be displayed in one of the following colors: green, lime green, yellow, orange, or red. If no grades have been added, nothing will be displayed. Note that if you modify “Overall Grade” directly: the […]
Making updates or corrections to questions while students are active in a test may lead to the corruption of student responses. Please avoid adjusting test content while the test is underway. Corruption is particularly noticeable in tests that include fill-in-the-blank style questions. You may be able to recover lost answers by the following: From the […]
Here are the highlights of this month’s new and improved features in Blackboard Ultra. For more details, please follow the links below: AI Design Assistant – Context picker for test question generation The AI Design Assistant is an AI-based tool which generates various items according to the course content, description, and configuration settings. Instructors can […]
We have become aware of an issue this semester where, on occasion, students who have dropped courses in Banner retain access to Blackboard. When systems function as designed, this is not an issue. We are working with the Banner team to resolve this issue, and will provide an update when available. Meanwhile, please submit a […]
Here are five Gradebook Setup Tips from your team in Innovative Learning. “How do I set up Overall Grades?” Tip #1:* Important Use the weighted grading calculation to show students the running total of their overall grade. Assign the weighted percentage values to each gradable item according to the assessment plan or structure of your published course outline. “How do I […]