Please note this month’s new and improved features in Blackboard Ultra. For more details, please follow the links below: Grading Multiple-Attempt Assessments When grading submissions with multiple attempts, instructors no longer need to close an attempt then select a different attempt. It is now possible to navigate directly between a student’s attempts using a drop-down […]
Please note this month’s improvements in Blackboard Ultra. For more details, please follow the links below: Gradebook List View Gradable items can now be sorted by grading status from the list view of the Gradebook. The grade post status also now has a dedicated column. Students can sort their Gradebook to locate items by due […]
The IL Support Centre is currently receiving a number of tickets regarding issues impacting the visibility of assets in Blackboard Ultra courses with HTML and specialized builds with images and style sheets. This has been escalated to our tier three support and is under investigation. An update will be provided as soon as possible.
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 […]
Known Bug: SafeAssign Cannot Process the Originality Report of a Submitted PDF File Due to a recent known bug in the SafeAssign tool, it cannot process the originality report of a submitted PDF file. Instead, the following message is displayed: “SafeAssign couldn’t process the files listed below. Select a file in the list to learn […]
Known Bugs with the Rubrics tool We have recently discovered a few bugs in the Rubrics tool where: Individual criterion feedback randomly disappears or may not be visible to students Percents Instead of Scores are Shown in Rubric Under Student’s Attempt Individual criterion feedback scores may disappear Blackboard is aware of the issue and is […]
A bug has been identified in Bb U where rubric feedback disappears from graded assignments. Bb is aware and urgently working on a solution. Until we receive that solution instructors are advised to NOT use the feedback feature in Rubrics. More to follow.
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
Sept 16, 2022 “SafeAssign” is having an issue where it fails to render PDFs, some Word and Excel documents. Blackboard product development team is actively working on a fix.
Before the next term begins Blackboard has shared some best practices. Discover best practices for instructors shared by Blackboard Learn experts and leading higher education institutions around the globe. Please see Blackboard Ultra Best Practices for Instructors for more details.