Here are this month’s new and improved features in Blackboard Ultra. For more details, please follow the links below: Formative label and Gradebook filter When creating an assessment, instructors may indicate to students if it is formative by going into the Assessment settings panel in the Formative Tools section. This will display in these areas: […]
Here are this month’s new and improved features in Blackboard Ultra. For more details, please follow the links below: Set exemptions for anonymous grading To improve the ability to manage student exemptions, instructors are now able to set exemptions for anonymously graded assessments from the Student Overview page by clicking on ‘add or edit exemptions’ […]
Using the Grading Attempt Selector to Grade Multiple Submissions An attempt selector on the grading page has been added to help manage, evaluate, and grade multiple student submissions. The selector can be found on the top left corner of the submissions grading page. Reusing Questions Between Question Banks Instructors can now copy questions between question […]
Recently, there were a few reports where SafeAssign and Inline grading wouldn’t work. After doing some investigation, I’ve figured out the root cause of this. Both SafeAssign and Inline Grading tools do NOT “yet” support Essay type questions. If an assignment consists of an essay-type question where students attach their work then SafeAssign and Inline […]
Steps for Accessing and Printing Tests from ULTRA courses Fill out a form to request access to download a free version of Respondus Instructions for Downloading and Installing Respondus (PC supported ONLY) Retrieving Tests from ULTRA Using Respondus Book Assistance if required
Humber ITS implemented a new Microsoft login experience with the goal of reducing the number of times you are prompted to log in as you use various software. They have gradually included various Humber’s tools and on June 1, 2021, Blackboard was added. If you are having login issues with Blackboard, ensure you are using […]