{"id":8994,"date":"2026-01-08T16:18:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/?p=8994"},"modified":"2026-01-08T16:28:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:28:02","slug":"blackboard-upgrade-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/2026\/01\/08\/blackboard-upgrade-january-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard Upgrade \u2013 January 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The new features in this month\u2019s Blackboard\u2019s upgrade will be available from Friday 9th January. This month\u2019s upgrade includes the following new\/improved features to Ultra courses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#navigation\">NILE course navigation improvements<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#true-false\">Improved options for true\/false questions in Ultra tests<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#multiple-option\">Improved options for multiple option questions in Ultra tests<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#ultra-doc\">Ultra document block layout improvement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"navigation\">NILE course navigation improvements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following Friday&#8217;s upgrade, NILE courses will look slightly different. This change is designed to improve top-level navigation around NILE and to make better use of screen space. As part of the upgrade, all NILE courses will now have a course banner, although this can easily be changed by staff. Please note that this is a required update by Blackboard and not something that individual institutions have any control over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information is available at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/students\/nile-help\/understanding-nile-courses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Understanding how a NILE course works (student guide)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.northampton.ac.uk\/media\/Ultra+Courses+System+Navigation+Update+-+January+2026\/0_g7y62ln0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ultra courses system navigation update &#8211; January 2026 (video: 1m 43s)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.northampton.ac.uk\/media\/How+to+change+your+NILE+course+banner\/0_etypi0pg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to change your NILE course banner (video: 0m 58s)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/12\/Update-on-system-navigation-changes-in-Blackboard.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Update on system navigation changes in Blackboard (PDF document)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"#top\"><sup>Back to top \u2191<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"true-false\">Improved options for true\/false questions in Ultra tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the January upgrade the true\/false question type in Ultra tests, which currently only allows users to select the response options &#8216;true&#8217; or &#8216;false&#8217;, will be expanded to include a wider range dichotomous response types:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>True \/ False<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yes \/ No<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Right \/ Wrong<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Agree \/ Disagree<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"847\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/true-false-test-questions.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/true-false-test-questions.png 847w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/true-false-test-questions-300x279.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/true-false-test-questions-768x715.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sup>\u2022 True \/ False test questions in Ultra tests pre-upgrade (above) and post-upgrade (below)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More information about Ultra tests is available from: <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/sage-ultra\/blackboard-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learning Technology Team &#8211; Ultra Workflow 3: Blackboard Test<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"#top\"><sup>Back to top \u2191<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"multiple-option\">Improved options for multiple option questions in Ultra tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The January upgrade will introduce a new option for staff setting up multiple option questions, allowing staff to define the maximum number of options that students can select (currently, students can select up to as many options as there are). When setting up multiple option questions, staff will need to specify: 1) the options which can be selected; 2) which of these options are correct, and; 3) the maximum number options that can be selected (this must be between one and four). Students will see a display showing how many options can be selected, but not how many options are correct, so for a more straightforward test the number of correct and selectable options would be the same, but for a more challenging test the maximum number of selectable options could exceed the number of correct options. And, depending on the level of challenge required, staff may or may not choose to disclose to students that the number of selectable options is greater than the number of correct options. Combined with the option to use negative marking, the multiple option question is an extremely versatile question type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following screenshot shows a complex multiple option question setup, with two correct answers but the option to choose up to three options. Additionally, partial and negative credit is enabled and a negative overall score is allowed, meaning that students can score between 100% and -150% of the question score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/multi-option-questions-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/multi-option-questions-1.png 854w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/multi-option-questions-1-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/multi-option-questions-1-768x522.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sup>\u2022 A complex multiple option test question setup<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Where a multiple choice rather than a multiple option question is preferred, this can be set by specifying only one correct option and only allowing students to select one option. Where these settings are selected the question will display to students with radio buttons rather than checkboxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following screenshot shows how the multiple option\/choice questions display to students. Question 1 is the student view of the question already shown in the screenshot above. How many options can be selected is always shown to students, but how many correct answers there are is not displayed to students, so if you wanted to have questions which allowed more options to be selected than there are correct options, you might want to consider letting students know about this in the test instructions. Question 2 shows the display of a multiple option question with one correct option and only one option able to be selected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/multi-choice-questions.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/multi-choice-questions.png 902w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/multi-choice-questions-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/multi-choice-questions-768x589.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sup>\u2022 Student view of multiple option and multiple choice questions<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More information about Ultra tests is available from: <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/sage-ultra\/blackboard-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learning Technology Team &#8211; Ultra Workflow 3: Blackboard Test<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"#top\"><sup>Back to top \u2191<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ultra-doc\">Ultra document block layout improvement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To improve usability and accessibility, the January upgrade will include a restructured menu for the Ultra document block layout. Currently, all options for changing the row, size, or position of a block are in a single dropdown list. Following the upgrade these options will be organised by row, size, and position. The following screenshot shows the pre-upgrade menu (shown on the left) and the post-upgrade menu (shown on the right).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/ultra-doc.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/ultra-doc.png 972w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/ultra-doc-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/ultra-doc-768x326.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sup>\u2022 Pre-upgrade (left) and post-upgrade (right) view of the Ultra document block layout menu<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More information about using Ultra documents is available from: <a href=\"https:\/\/help.anthology.com\/blackboard\/instructor\/en\/course-and-content-management\/add-content\/documents.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blackboard Help &#8211; Documents<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"#top\"><sup>Back to top \u2191<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning technology \/ NILE community group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Staff who are interested in finding out more about learning technologies and NILE are invited to join the Learning Technology \/ NILE Community Group on the University\u2019s Engage platform. The purpose of the community is to share information and good practice concerning the use of learning technologies at UON. When joining the community, if you are prompted to login please use your usual UON staff username and password. By joining the Learning Technology \/ NILE Community you will receive calendar invitations to our regular live community events:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.cloud.microsoft\/main\/org\/northampton.ac.uk\/groups\/eyJfdHlwZSI6Ikdyb3VwIiwiaWQiOiIyMjU1MTMzNDA5MjgifQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Join the Learning Technology \/ NILE Community Group<\/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 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\">Who is my learning technologist?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new features in this month\u2019s Blackboard\u2019s upgrade will be available from Friday 9th January. This month\u2019s upgrade includes the following new\/improved features to Ultra courses:<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"#navigation\">NILE course navigation improvements<\/a> <a href=\"#true-false\">Improved options for true\/false questions in Ultra tests<\/a> <a href=\"#multiple-option\">Improved options for multiple option questions in Ultra tests<\/a> <a href=\"#ultra-doc\">Ultra document block layout [&#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":[39,40,305,304,253,212],"class_list":["post-8994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-learntech-news","category-nile-update","category-uon-ultra-project","tag-blackboard","tag-blackboard-learn","tag-blackboard-upgrade","tag-ultra-upgrade","tag-update","tag-updates"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Blackboard Upgrade \u2013 January 2026 - Learning Technology Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/2026\/01\/08\/blackboard-upgrade-january-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blackboard Upgrade \u2013 January 2026 - Learning Technology Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The new features in this month\u2019s Blackboard\u2019s upgrade will be available from Friday 9th January. 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