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Ultra enhances test feedback & journal grading for winter
Create HTML content & provide activity logs to support
Four exciting updates come to Ultra for winter courses. Grading enhancements for journals, test feedback release settings, an updated content editor, and support for HTML content are new features...
Posted: December 11, 2020, 11:37 AM
Collaborate update features chat mention & text formatting
Support for up to 1,000 attendees in supersized session
In any online learning experience, it's important for students to be able to engage socially and collaboratively. Interactions with peers and instructors can lead to greater student success....
Posted: December 10, 2020, 9:40 AM
Ultra enhances usability, gradebook, test timer in November
Flag student retention and other grade alerts in your stream
Usability and a few gradebook improvements come to Ultra in November. New, larger icons with thicker line strokes and blue backgrounds improve accessibility and better support quick scanning of...
Posted: October 23, 2020, 12:29 PM
New Batch Group Management Tool Available in Bb Ultra
Custom solution works in both Ultra & Original courses
Group management is one of the most important tools in a Blackboard course. For large courses, group management is a critical component of assigning students to groups and managing engagement or...
Posted: September 18, 2020, 12:25 PM
Password protection & automated test feedback come to Ultra
Enhancements to Collaborate, gradebook & announcement tools
Password protection and automated feedback are two assessment tools coming to Ultra in September. These valuable features enhance the instructor's ability to secure assessments and provide...
Posted: August 31, 2020, 1:28 PM
Content Editor Updates Enhance Announcements, Embedded Media
Ultra journals now included in course copy
The August Blackboard update introduces an enhanced text editor to the Ultra course announcement tool, allowing faculty to add and display more types of content, embed web links and media, and...
Posted: July 28, 2020, 11:43 AM
Basic Journals Arrive to Ultra Courses in June
Tweaks include assessment feedback, course copy improvements
Next month's Blackboard update brings a frequently requested tool to Ultra courses: the Journal! Journals are a personal space for students to communicate privately with instructors or to reflect...
Posted: May 29, 2020, 10:07 AM
Updated Ally indicators for Ultra courses in February update
Tweaks provided for self-enrolled groups & discussion boards
This month's Ultra update focuses on increasing the visibility of Ally in Ultra courses. Faculty who upload files directly to the Course Content area or within folders and learning modules will...
Posted: February 7, 2020, 12:32 PM
New group enhancements scheduled for December Ultra update
Ungraded assignments also coming this month
Managing large numbers of students and groups is an important tool in Blackboard. In the current version of Ultra, faculty had to create assignments and discussions before they could create and...
Posted: December 3, 2019, 11:26 AM
Improved accessibility support for Ultra courses in November
Light update also features new icons throughout Ultra system
As a fully redesigned system, Ultra benefits from an intentional focus on accessibility and mobile responsiveness. In addition to extensive checks to meet accessibility standards, Ultra includes...
Posted: November 5, 2019, 9:52 AM
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