{"id":8158,"date":"2022-12-01T15:35:41","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T15:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/?p=8158"},"modified":"2023-05-03T15:43:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T15:43:38","slug":"blackboard-upgrade-december-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/2022\/12\/01\/blackboard-upgrade-december-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard Upgrade \u2013 December 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The new features in Blackboard\u2019s December upgrade will be available from the morning of Friday 2nd December, with the exception of the drag-and-drop and course links improvements, which should be available by Monday 5th December. The December upgrade includes the following new features to Ultra courses, some of which were specifically requested by staff in our \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/2022\/10\/12\/what-new-features-do-you-want-to-see-in-your-ultra-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What new features do you want to see in your Ultra courses?<\/a>\u2018 survey:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Drag-and-drop content re-ordering improvements<\/li><li>Course links<\/li><li>Single student progress report<\/li><li>Improvements for copying content<\/li><li>Question banks descriptions and search<\/li><li>Simpler exit actions for student preview<\/li><li>Improvements to &#8216;needs grading&#8217; count for Blackboard Ultra assignments<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drag-and-drop content re-ordering improvements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to feedback that the drag-and-drop content re-ordering function was clumsy and difficult to use, Blackboard have improved the way that it works. Following the upgrade, staff should find it easier to grab and move content items in their Ultra courses. Please also note that the location of the content re-ordering tool has moved from the right to the left-hand side of the content item.<\/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\/12\/old-move.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8159\" width=\"622\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/old-move.png 829w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/old-move-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/old-move-768x476.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><figcaption><sup><em>\u2022 Location of the old content re-ordering tool<\/em><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\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\/12\/new-move-1024x467.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8160\" width=\"768\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/new-move-1024x467.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/new-move-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/new-move-768x350.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/new-move-1536x701.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/new-move.png 1637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption><sup><em>\u2022 Location of the new content re-ordering tool<\/em><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as adding links to external web sites, etc., following December&#8217;s upgrade, staff will be able to add internal links to items already in an Ultra course. To create a course link, add a new link, and select &#8216;Create Course Link&#8217;.<\/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\/12\/link.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8161\" width=\"334\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/link.png 668w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/link-234x300.png 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><figcaption><sup><em>\u2022 Adding a new link<\/em><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\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\/12\/course-link-1024x717.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8162\" width=\"768\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/course-link-1024x717.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/course-link-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/course-link-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/course-link.png 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption><sup><em>\u2022 Creating a course link<\/em><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this initial release of the course link tool there are some limitations, but the functionality is expected to develop and improve over the coming upgrades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Linking Exceptions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In this release, staff cannot create course links using the content editor.<\/li><li>In this release, staff cannot create course links to folders, learning modules, discussions, and web links.<\/li><li>Course links to learning modules where force sequence is enabled cannot be created. This is because links could allow users to access something they should not yet access. If a course link to a learning module exists, it will not be possible to enable forced sequence.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Copying Content<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When a course is copied into a new course, course links are updated to link within the new course. However, there are exceptions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In this release, staff cannot copy course links for documents and third-party LTI content, i.e., course links to anything originally added via the content market, e.g., Turnitin assignments, Kaltura videos, Leganto reading lists.<\/li><li>When copying or converting from an Original course, the copy process will exclude course links for folders, learning modules, and web links.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Single student progress report<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following on from <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/2022\/11\/02\/blackboard-upgrade-november-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">last month&#8217;s upgrade<\/a>, in which Blackboard introduced the ability for staff to find out more about how their students were interacting with Ultra courses, December&#8217;s upgrade adds additional functionality to the course analytics options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When in grid view in the Ultra gradebook, selecting a student\u2019s name will open up the student grades overview page, which shows an overview of all of that student\u2019s grades in the course. After the December upgrade, staff will be able to view a progress report for a student, as well as details of the last time that the student was active in the course, along with a student activity link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/11\/gradeboook-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8124\" width=\"404\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/11\/gradeboook-1.jpg 538w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/11\/gradeboook-1-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><figcaption><sup><em>\u2022 Gradebook in grid view<\/em><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\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\/12\/student-progress-1024x343.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8163\" width=\"768\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/student-progress-1024x343.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/student-progress-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/student-progress-768x257.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/student-progress-1536x514.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/student-progress.png 1820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption><sup><em>\u2022 Student progress<\/em><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improvements for copying content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When copying content into an Ultra course, the copy content panel is quite narrow, which can make it difficult to navigate. December&#8217;s upgrade introduces a new, expanded copy content panel.<\/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\/12\/copy-content-old-585x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8164\" width=\"293\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/copy-content-old-585x1024.png 585w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/copy-content-old-171x300.png 171w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/copy-content-old-768x1344.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/copy-content-old-878x1536.png 878w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/copy-content-old.png 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><figcaption><sup><em>\u2022 The old copy content panel<\/em><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\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\/12\/copy-content-new-1024x558.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8165\" width=\"768\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/copy-content-new-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/copy-content-new-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/copy-content-new-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/copy-content-new-1536x836.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/copy-content-new-2048x1115.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption><sup><em>\u2022 The new copy content panel<\/em><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Staff can find out more about copying content into Ultra courses at: <a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Course_Content\/Reuse_Content\/Ultra_Copy_Content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blackboard Help &#8211; Copy Content from Other Courses<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Question banks descriptions and search<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following December&#8217;s upgrade, staff will be able to add a description to a question bank. These descriptions may be useful for noting the topics or objectives the questions cover. The question bank description is displayed with the question bank title on the question banks page.<\/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\/12\/question-bank-description-1024x642.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8166\" width=\"768\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/question-bank-description-1024x642.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/question-bank-description-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/question-bank-description-768x481.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/question-bank-description.png 1383w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption><sup><em>\u2022 Adding a description to a question bank<\/em><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>December&#8217;s upgrade will also bring in the option to search questions banks, with the search facility searching both the name and the description fields of the question bank.<\/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\/12\/question-bank-search-1024x540.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8167\" width=\"768\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/question-bank-search-1024x540.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/question-bank-search-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/question-bank-search-768x405.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/question-bank-search.png 1429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption><sup><em>\u2022 The question bank search function<\/em><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Staff can find out more about using question banks at: <a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Tests_Pools_Surveys\/ULTRA_Reuse_Questions\/ULTRA_Question_Banks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blackboard Help &#8211; Question Banks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simpler exit actions for student preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>December&#8217;s upgrade will bring in simpler exit process when viewing a course in student preview mode, allowing staff to exit in two clicks, instead of three.<\/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\/12\/student-preview-exit-old.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8168\" width=\"476\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/student-preview-exit-old.png 634w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/student-preview-exit-old-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><figcaption><sup><em>\u2022 The old student preview exit view<\/em><\/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\/12\/student-preview-exit-new.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8169\" width=\"508\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/student-preview-exit-new.png 677w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/12\/student-preview-exit-new-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><figcaption><sup><em>\u2022 The new student preview exit<\/em><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improvements to &#8216;needs grading&#8217; count for Blackboard Ultra assignments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the above improvements, December&#8217;s upgrade also improves the way that the needs grading count works, as it has sometimes provided an incorrect count of the number of items which required grading when assessing work with multiple attempts where &#8216;last attempt with a grade&#8217; or &#8216;first attempt with a grade&#8217; was selected in &#8216;Mark attempts&#8217; in the assignment settings.<\/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 new features available in this month\u2019s 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>The new features in Blackboard\u2019s December upgrade will be available from the morning of Friday 2nd December, with the exception of the drag-and-drop and course links improvements, which should be available by Monday 5th December. 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