{"id":7936,"date":"2022-03-02T15:28:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T15:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/?p=7936"},"modified":"2023-05-03T15:44:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T15:44:52","slug":"blackboard-upgrade-march-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/2022\/03\/02\/blackboard-upgrade-march-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard Upgrade \u2013 March 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The March upgrade, which will be available from Friday 4th March, includes some minor changes to way that learning modules in Ultra courses are set up and modified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning Modules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When setting up learning modules after Friday 4th of March, the following panel will open up once a learning module has been selected for creation:<\/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\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-03-145405-1-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7938\" width=\"512\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-03-145405-1-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-03-145405-1-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-03-145405-1-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-03-145405-1.png 1278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From this panel, the learning module can be named and a description can be added. The learning module availability can also be set (&#8216;Visible to students&#8217; or &#8216;Hidden from students&#8217;), or release conditions can be set allowing the learning module to be made available to all or only certain groups of students. Release conditions can also include the learning module being made visible after and\/or until a particular date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, learning modules can be set so that students have to navigate through the content in order and cannot skip ahead. To enable this, &#8216;Forced sequence&#8217; should be chosen when setting up the learning module.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To update any of the learning module settings after it has been created, simply select the ellipsis menu on the right-hand side of the learning module and choose &#8216;Edit&#8217;. <\/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\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-03-145322-1024x616.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7939\" width=\"512\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-03-145322-1024x616.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-03-145322-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-03-145322-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-03-145322.png 1256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, learning module descriptions are now visible immediately, and students no longer have to open the learning module to read the description:<\/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\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-07-163251-1-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7943\" width=\"512\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-07-163251-1-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-07-163251-1-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-07-163251-1-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-07-163251-1.png 1386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find out more about how to use learning modules in Ultra courses at: <a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Course_Content\/Create_Content\/Create_Containers_for_Content\/Create_Learning_Modules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Course_Content\/Create_Content\/Create_Containers_for_Content\/Create_Learning_Modules<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As ever, please get in touch with your learning technologist if you would like any more information about the February upgrade:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/staff\/nile-help\/who-is-my-learning-technologist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/libguides.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/staff\/nile-help\/who-is-my-learning-technologist<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The March upgrade, which will be available from Friday 4th March, includes some minor changes to way that learning modules in Ultra courses are set up and modified.<\/p>\n<p> Learning Modules <\/p>\n<p>When setting up learning modules after Friday 4th of March, the following panel will open up once a learning module has been selected for creation:<\/p>\n<p> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12,261,290],"tags":[40,305,319,269,304,253,212],"class_list":["post-7936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-learntech-news","category-nile-update","category-uon-ultra-project","tag-blackboard-learn","tag-blackboard-upgrade","tag-nile-ultra","tag-ultra","tag-ultra-upgrade","tag-update","tag-updates"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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