{"id":7862,"date":"2021-10-05T08:09:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T08:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/?p=7862"},"modified":"2021-10-28T08:53:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T08:53:07","slug":"blackboard-upgrade-october-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/2021\/10\/05\/blackboard-upgrade-october-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard Upgrade &#8211; October 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/10\/learn_ultra_instructor_RTE_AddTable-1024x297.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7863\" width=\"512\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/10\/learn_ultra_instructor_RTE_AddTable-1024x297.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/10\/learn_ultra_instructor_RTE_AddTable-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/10\/learn_ultra_instructor_RTE_AddTable-768x223.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/10\/learn_ultra_instructor_RTE_AddTable-1536x445.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/10\/learn_ultra_instructor_RTE_AddTable-2048x594.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/10\/learn_ultra_instructor_rubricsCriterionIncrease_0-1024x384.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7864\" width=\"512\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/10\/learn_ultra_instructor_rubricsCriterionIncrease_0-1024x384.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/10\/learn_ultra_instructor_rubricsCriterionIncrease_0-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/10\/learn_ultra_instructor_rubricsCriterionIncrease_0-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/10\/learn_ultra_instructor_rubricsCriterionIncrease_0-1536x576.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/10\/learn_ultra_instructor_rubricsCriterionIncrease_0-2048x769.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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. 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