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Workflow improvements for Ultra grading & assessments in May

New test question filter for student assessment experience

As the semester concludes, the May update to Ultra brings some improvements centered on assessment and grading workflows and usability improvements. Weighted Calculations: With this upgrade,...

Posted: May 3, 2022, 9:40 AM

SU2022 Courses Created in Blackboard on April 29, 2022

Blackboard course shells for SU2022 were created on April 29, 2022. The Ultra Course Preview setting is again enabled in SU2022 courses, which allows faculty to convert a new Original course to...

Posted: May 3, 2022, 9:14 AM

Instructional Technology Essentials for June 2022

Select from a menu of trainings

Interested in attending an Instructional Technology Essentials session but unsure when it will be? Sign up for one of our sessions by May 20, 2022. Interested participants will be sent a Doodle...

Posted: April 21, 2022, 12:54 PM

Six assessment & grading updates for Ultra courses in April

Review upcoming change & plan a course migration over summer

Beginning in late spring and moving into summer, faculty will see extensive upgrades to Ultra courses, particularly in the areas of assessment and grading. This focus aligns with feedback from...

Posted: April 1, 2022, 9:56 AM

Bb Course Exports to Automatically Expire After 30 Days

Faculty can download course exports for archival needs

Course exports and archives are created when an instructor wishes to download a copy of their course. A course export contains all of the instructional materials, images and files, as well as the...

Posted: February 28, 2022, 8:33 AM