{"id":7996,"date":"2022-07-04T15:10:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T15:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/?p=7996"},"modified":"2023-05-03T15:44:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T15:44:25","slug":"blackboard-upgrade-july-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/2022\/07\/04\/blackboard-upgrade-july-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard Upgrade &#8211; July 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Blackboard\u2019s July upgrade will be available from the morning of Friday 8th July. The July upgrade includes the ability for staff to copy question banks into Ultra courses, and to prohibit backtracking in Ultra tests. Also included are improvements to the way that uploaded documents render inline in Ultra courses, and to the quality of the rendering of mathematical formulas created in the maths editor in Original and Ultra courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Copy question banks into Ultra courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, staff can copy a test from an Original or Ultra course into an Ultra course, but cannot copy a question bank. After the July upgrade, question banks will be available to copy into Ultra courses.<\/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\/07\/learn_ultra_instructor_CopyQuestionBanks_QuestionBanksOptionFromCopyContentMenu_0-453x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7997\" width=\"227\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/learn_ultra_instructor_CopyQuestionBanks_QuestionBanksOptionFromCopyContentMenu_0-453x1024.png 453w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/learn_ultra_instructor_CopyQuestionBanks_QuestionBanksOptionFromCopyContentMenu_0-133x300.png 133w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/learn_ultra_instructor_CopyQuestionBanks_QuestionBanksOptionFromCopyContentMenu_0-768x1736.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/learn_ultra_instructor_CopyQuestionBanks_QuestionBanksOptionFromCopyContentMenu_0.png 836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find out more about copying content into your Ultra course at: <a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Course_Content\/Reuse_Content\/Ultra_Copy_Content#select\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Course_Content\/Reuse_Content\/Ultra_Copy_Content#select<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prohibit backtracking in Ultra tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/2022\/04\/13\/blackboard-upgrade-april-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">April upgrade<\/a>, Blackboard added the ability to display Ultra test questions one question at time. The July upgrade adds the option to prohibit backtracking, so that when questions are displayed one at time students cannot go back to a previous question and change their answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By default, Ultra tests will display all questions at once, but, following the July upgrade, if &#8216;Display one question at a time&#8217; is selected when setting up the test, &#8216;Prohibit backtracking&#8217; will also be available to staff as an option.<\/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\/07\/learn_ultra_instructor_OneQuestionAtATime_ProhibitBacktracking_AssessmentSettingsPanel-500x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7998\" width=\"250\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/learn_ultra_instructor_OneQuestionAtATime_ProhibitBacktracking_AssessmentSettingsPanel-500x1024.png 500w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/learn_ultra_instructor_OneQuestionAtATime_ProhibitBacktracking_AssessmentSettingsPanel-146x300.png 146w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/learn_ultra_instructor_OneQuestionAtATime_ProhibitBacktracking_AssessmentSettingsPanel-768x1574.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/learn_ultra_instructor_OneQuestionAtATime_ProhibitBacktracking_AssessmentSettingsPanel-750x1536.png 750w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/learn_ultra_instructor_OneQuestionAtATime_ProhibitBacktracking_AssessmentSettingsPanel.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find out more about setting up and using tests in Ultra courses at: <a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Tests_Pools_Surveys\/Create_Tests_and_Surveys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Tests_Pools_Surveys\/Create_Tests_and_Surveys<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improvements to inline rendering in Ultra courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/2022\/05\/30\/blackboard-upgrade-june-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June upgrade<\/a>, Blackboard added inline rendering for files uploaded into Ultra documents, meaning that instead of students having to download the attached files in order to view them, staff can set the attached file to display inline (i.e., directly in the browser) so that students can view the file without having to download it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the July upgrade, inline rendering will be extended to all supported file types regardless of where they are added into an Ultra course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inline rendering is supported for the following file types:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Adobe Acrobat Documents (PDF)<\/li><li>Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX)<\/li><li>Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT, PPTX)<\/li><li>Microsoft Excel (XLS, XLSX)<\/li><li>OpenOffice Documents (ODS, ODT, ODP)<\/li><li>Image files (JPEG\/JPG, GIF, PNG)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that staff should continue to upload video and audio files into NILE courses via Kaltura. For information about how to use Kaltura to upload a video or audio file into NILE, please see: <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/staff\/nile-guides\/kaltura\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/libguides.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/staff\/nile-guides\/kaltura<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When uploading an attachment that can be displayed inline, staff will be given the following options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>View and download<\/li><li>View only<\/li><li>Download only<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/learn_ultra_instructor_InlineFileRendering_EditFileOptions-1024x466.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7992\" width=\"512\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/learn_ultra_instructor_InlineFileRendering_EditFileOptions-1024x466.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/learn_ultra_instructor_InlineFileRendering_EditFileOptions-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/learn_ultra_instructor_InlineFileRendering_EditFileOptions-768x350.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/learn_ultra_instructor_InlineFileRendering_EditFileOptions-1536x700.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/06\/learn_ultra_instructor_InlineFileRendering_EditFileOptions-2048x933.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Files which have already been uploaded into Ultra courses do not need to be re-uploaded in order to take advantage of inline rendering &#8211; all files inside Ultra courses which can be rendered inline will be. Where files that can be rendered inline already exist in Ultra courses, they will be given a default setting of &#8216;View and download&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quality and accessibility improvements for mathematical formulas in both Original and Ultra courses.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The maths editor in Original and Ultra courses currently renders formulas in PNG format. Following the July upgrade, formulas will render as SVG images, meaning that the image will be remain sharp even if it is zoomed into.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Equations and formulas can be added into Original and Ultra courses wherever the Rich Text Editor is available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/maths-editor-ultra1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8000\" width=\"410\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/maths-editor-ultra1.png 819w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/maths-editor-ultra1-300x41.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/maths-editor-ultra1-768x106.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><figcaption><sup>\u2022 Launching the maths editor in an Ultra course <\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/maths-editor-ultra2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8001\" width=\"412\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/maths-editor-ultra2.png 823w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/maths-editor-ultra2-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/maths-editor-ultra2-768x593.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><figcaption><sup>\u2022 Using the maths editor in an Ultra course <\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/maths-editor-original.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8002\" width=\"466\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/maths-editor-original.png 932w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/maths-editor-original-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/maths-editor-original-768x477.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><figcaption><sup>\u2022 Using the maths editor in an Original course<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;LTI item&#8217; renamed &#8216;Content Market&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the July upgrade, &#8216;LTI item&#8217; will be renamed &#8216;Content Market&#8217; in the Rich Text Editor in Ultra couses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/lti-to-content-market-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8003\" width=\"405\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/lti-to-content-market-1.png 810w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/lti-to-content-market-1-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/lti-to-content-market-1-768x256.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><figcaption><sup>\u2022 Prior to the July upgrade<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/lti-to-content-market-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8005\" width=\"405\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/lti-to-content-market-2-1.png 809w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/lti-to-content-market-2-1-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/lti-to-content-market-2-1-768x267.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><figcaption><sup>\u2022 After the July upgrade<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\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 new features available in the June upgrade: <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>Blackboard\u2019s July upgrade will be available from the morning of Friday 8th July. 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