{"id":8337,"date":"2023-06-01T09:15:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T09:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/?p=8337"},"modified":"2023-06-15T04:34:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T04:34:46","slug":"blackboard-upgrade-june-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/2023\/06\/01\/blackboard-upgrade-june-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard Upgrade &#8211; June 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The new features in Blackboard\u2019s June upgrade will be available from the morning of Friday 2nd June. This month\u2019s upgrade includes the following new features to Ultra courses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#announcements\">Announcements moved to the top navigation bar<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#tests-upload-from-file\">Ultra tests: upload questions from a file<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#journals\">Journals &#8211; submission status filters available when using assessed journals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"announcements\">Announcements moved to the top navigation bar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the June upgrade, Announcements will move from the &#8216;Details &amp; Actions&#8217; menu to the top menu in Ultra courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"953\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/announcements-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/announcements-1.png 953w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/announcements-1-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/announcements-1-768x476.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 953px) 100vw, 953px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sup>\u2022 Blackboard Ultra course with new location for &#8216;Announcements&#8217; highlighted<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><sup><a href=\"#top\">Back to top \u2191<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tests-upload-from-file\">Ultra tests: upload questions from a file<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior or to the June upgrade, Ultra tests could only be created directly in Blackboard. After the upgrade, staff will be able to author tests offline in Excel or in a plain text editor (e.g., Notepad for Windows or TextEdit for Mac) and create tests questions in bulk in Ultra courses by importing the file. For more information about how to do this, please see: <a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Tests_Pools_Surveys\/Reuse_Questions\/Upload_Questions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blackboard Help &#8211; Upload Questions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"884\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/upload-test-questions.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/upload-test-questions.png 884w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/upload-test-questions-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/upload-test-questions-768x523.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 884px) 100vw, 884px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sup>\u2022 Blackboard Ultra test setup screen showing option to upload questions from file<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><sup><a href=\"#top\">Back to top \u2191<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"journals\">Journals &#8211; submission status filters available when using assessed journals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the June upgrade, staff will be able to use filters in the Marks &amp; Participation view in journals. These filters will allow staff to quickly view their students&#8217; journal entries based on the status of their submissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/journals-1024x626.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/journals-1024x626.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/journals-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/journals-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/journals.png 1076w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sup>\u2022 Journal Marks &amp; Participation view with Marking Status options highlighted<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><sup><a href=\"#top\">Back to top \u2191<\/a><\/sup><\/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 June upgrade will be available from the morning of Friday 2nd June. 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