{"id":9280,"date":"2026-10-15T15:20:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/?p=9280"},"modified":"2026-10-15T15:20:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:20:23","slug":"blackboard-upgrade-october-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/2026\/10\/15\/blackboard-upgrade-october-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard Upgrade &#8211; October 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new features in this month\u2019s Blackboard\u2019s upgrade will be available from Friday 16th October. 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=\"#reveal-student-identity-for-anonymous-assessments\">Reveal student identity for anonymous assessments<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#blackboard-rubrics-new-rubrics-management-page\">Blackboard rubrics: new rubrics management page, plus rubrics export\/import option<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#display-username-last-access-date-and-points-possible\">Display username, last access date, and points possible in the gradebook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#ai-conversations-new-immersive-experience\">AI conversations: new immersive experience<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"reveal-student-identity-for-anonymous-assessments\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reveal student identity for anonymous assessments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the October upgrade, staff using anonymously marked Blackboard assignments will be able to reveal individual student identities in accordance with University policy when academic misconduct is suspected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where staff have set up an anonymously-marked Blackboard assignment and need to reveal an identity, the option to do this is located in ellipsis menu in the marking window. After selecting &#8216;Reveal student identity&#8217; staff will be prompted to provide a reason, and the reason and name of the staff member revealing the identity will be stored in NILE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/bb-assignment-reveal-identity.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/bb-assignment-reveal-identity.png 657w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/bb-assignment-reveal-identity-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/bb-assignment-reveal-identity-410x300.png 410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>\u2022 Marking window with ellipsis menu open and &#8216;Reveal student identity&#8217; option highlighted<\/em><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike anonymously-marked Turnitin assignments, anonymously-marked Blackboard assignments will not show staff which students have not submitted assignments, therefore staff cannot contact non-submitters in line with University policy. For this reason, use of anonymously-marked Blackboard assignments is still discouraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information about setting up and marking Blackboard assignments can be found in our guide: <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/sage-ultra\/blackboard-assignment\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ultra Workflow 2: Blackboard Assignment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\"><sup>Back to top \u2191<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"blackboard-rubrics-new-rubrics-management-page\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blackboard rubrics: new rubrics management page, plus rubrics export\/import option<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">October&#8217;s upgrade will introduce a new rubrics management page for Blackboard rubrics. Currently, rubrics are accessed at the bottom of the gradebook settings panel. Following the upgrade, the bottom of the gradebook setting page will instead show a link to the rubrics management page, allowing staff to better see, create, sort, search and manage their rubrics. In addition, rubrics can be exported and imported from the rubrics management page, as well as auto-generated and duplicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/manage-rubrics-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/manage-rubrics-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/manage-rubrics-1-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/manage-rubrics-1-500x193.png 500w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/manage-rubrics-1-767x296.png 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>\u2022 Rubrics management page<\/em><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information about using rubrics can be found at: <a href=\"https:\/\/help.anthology.com\/blackboard\/instructor\/en\/grading\/rubrics.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blackboard Help &#8211; Rubrics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\"><sup>Back to top \u2191<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"display-username-last-access-date-and-points-possible\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Display username, last access date, and points possible in the gradebook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">October&#8217;s upgrade will allow staff the option to display each student&#8217;s last access date in the gradebook grid view, as well as their student ID. Staff can also choose whether to display names in firstname, lastname order, or lastname, firstname. As with other gradebook columns, these can be sorted in ascending or descending order. All these display options can be found at the top of the gradebook setting panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"978\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/gradebook-settings.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/gradebook-settings.png 978w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/gradebook-settings-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/gradebook-settings-766x354.png 766w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/gradebook-settings-500x231.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>\u2022 Gradebook display options in the gradebook settings panel<\/em><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note that more detailed student engagement analytics can be found under the Analytics tab in NILE, including days since last access and overall time spent in the NILE course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information about contacting students with low engagement in your NILE course can be found in our FAQ: <a href=\"https:\/\/askus.northampton.ac.uk\/Learntech\/faq\/283912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How can I view and contact students who have not been into my NILE course for some time?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the October upgrade, the gradebook list view display will show the points possible for each assignment. Unlike the previous options, points possible is always displayed and there is no option to switch it off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/points-possible-1024x289.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/points-possible-1024x289.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/points-possible-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/points-possible-765x216.png 765w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/points-possible-500x141.png 500w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/points-possible.png 1172w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>\u2022 Gradebook in list view showing the new &#8216;points possible&#8217; columns for each assignment<\/em><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information about the gradebook can be found at: <a href=\"https:\/\/help.anthology.com\/blackboard\/instructor\/en\/grading\/gradebook.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blackboard Help &#8211; Gradebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#top\"><sup>Back to top \u2191<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"ai-conversations-new-immersive-experience\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI Conversations &#8211; new immersive experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">October&#8217;s upgrade will introduce a new immersive experience for students taking part in AI conversations, providing students with more room to work and removing information they do not need while they are taking part in an AI conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"940\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/AI-conversations-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/AI-conversations-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/AI-conversations-2-300x282.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/AI-conversations-2-767x721.png 767w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/AI-conversations-2-319x300.png 319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>\u2022 Student view of AI conversation before (top) and after (bottom) the October upgrade<\/em><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information about setting up and using AI conversations can be found at: <a href=\"https:\/\/help.anthology.com\/blackboard\/instructor\/en\/course-and-content-management\/add-content\/ai-conversation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blackboard Help &#8211; AI Conversation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new features in this month\u2019s Blackboard\u2019s upgrade will be available from Friday 16th October. 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