Blackboard Upgrade – October 2021
From October 8th 2021, one of the most requested features of Blackboard Ultra will finally be available: the ability to create tables in the Ultra RTE (Rich Text Editor).
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Also included in the upgrade, from the 8th of October onwards the maximum number of columns and rows in Blackboard Ultra rubrics will increase from ten to fifteen.
![](https://blogs.northampton.ac.uk/learntech/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/10/learn_ultra_instructor_rubricsCriterionIncrease_0-1024x384.png)
And when students submit Blackboard Ultra assignments, from the 8th of October they will receive confirmation via email and downloadable receipt that their submission has been successful. Please note that this does not apply to Turnitin assignments in Blackboard Ultra courses. Students will still be able to download their submission receipts for Turnitin assignments in Ultra courses, but will not be emailed submission receipts. Emailed submission receipts will only be available for Blackboard assignments in Ultra courses from 8th October onwards.
![](https://blogs.northampton.ac.uk/learntech/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/10/learn_ultra_student_SubmissionReceiptsAndTracking-1024x465.png)
Also included in the upgrade are various other minor big fixes, etc.
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