{"id":8217,"date":"2023-03-01T17:02:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T17:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/?p=8217"},"modified":"2023-05-04T14:17:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T14:17:43","slug":"blackboard-upgrade-march-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/2023\/03\/01\/blackboard-upgrade-march-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard Upgrade \u2013 March 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The new features in Blackboard\u2019s March upgrade will be available from the morning of Friday 3rd March. This month\u2019s upgrade includes the following new features to Ultra courses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prevent editing or deletion of discussion posts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved data and analytics in Ultra courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved attempt switching when grading student submissions with multiple attempts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prevent editing or deletion of discussion posts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The March upgrade includes an important enhancement to discussions in Ultra courses, which allows staff to prevent students from editing or deleting their discussion posts while the discussion is ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At present, staff can choose to lock an assessed discussion on the due date, but cannot prevent students from editing and deleting their own discussion posts prior to the due date. Following the March upgrade, staff will be able to select &#8216;Prevent editing&#8217; when setting up an assessed or non-assessed discussion, which will make all published posts permanent.<\/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\/2023\/03\/learn_ultra_instructor_Discussions.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8218\" width=\"390\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/learn_ultra_instructor_Discussions.png 520w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/learn_ultra_instructor_Discussions-300x272.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sup>\u2022 Discussion Setting with &#8216;Prevent editing&#8217; selected<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More information about setting up and using Ultra discussions is available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Interact\/Discussions\/Create_Discussions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blackboard Help &#8211; Create Discussions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improved engagement analytics in Ultra courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the March upgrade, staff will be able to get a quick overview of their students&#8217; engagement in their Ultra courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under &#8216;Course Activity&#8217; in the Analytics section of an Ultra course, staff will be able to see how much time students have spent in their Ultra course, along with the number of days since their last access. Both &#8216;Hours in Course&#8217; and &#8216;Days of Inactivity&#8217; will be sortable ascending and descending, and from this view staff will be able to select one or more students and bulk message them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/learn_ultra_instructor_CourseActivityReport_TableEnhancements-4-1024x610.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/learn_ultra_instructor_CourseActivityReport_TableEnhancements-4-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/learn_ultra_instructor_CourseActivityReport_TableEnhancements-4-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/learn_ultra_instructor_CourseActivityReport_TableEnhancements-4-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/learn_ultra_instructor_CourseActivityReport_TableEnhancements-4-1536x915.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/learn_ultra_instructor_CourseActivityReport_TableEnhancements-4.png 1805w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sup>\u2022 View of &#8216;Course Activity&#8217; panel following the March upgrade<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improved attempt switching when grading student submissions with multiple attempts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When students make multiple submissions to Blackboard assignments in Ultra courses, after the March upgrade it will be quicker and easier to navigate the submissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rather then having to choose which submission to view, staff will immediately be presented with the most recent submission, and will be able to switch between submissions directly inside the submission viewer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/multiple-submissions-1024x638.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/multiple-submissions-1024x638.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/multiple-submissions-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/multiple-submissions-768x479.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/03\/multiple-submissions.png 1312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sup>\u2022 Viewing a Blackboard assignment with multiple submissions<\/sup><\/em><\/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 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 March upgrade will be available from the morning of Friday 3rd March. 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