The following features were released within the last quarter or are slated to be rolled out and readily available in Ultra Course View within the next 1-3 months. Please note that this list is not comprehensive and new features are released on a rolling basis.

Available Now

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Course Layout and Navigation

Simplified Details & Actions Menu with a dedicated Course Settings area
Announcements and Groups tabs moved to the top navigation
Thumbnails displayed for Learning Modules
Group Collaboration
- Easily message groups and track collaboration activity within the group workspace

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Content Design

Easily add and resize images within an Ultra Document, including the option to upload images from the new AI tool, Unsplash which suggests and generates images

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Assessments & Grading

Due Date exceptions for groups
Support for large rubrics and improved grading experience
Gradebook Grid view improvements including ability to sort columns
Tests:
- Prevent students from earning full credit when selecting all answers choices on a multi-select question with partial credit
- Flexible grading allows you to tests by student or by question, provide feedback as text or audio, and easily navigate between multiple attempts.
Holistic Student Overview
- View student’s overall grade, last course access, accommodations, and individual grades and feedback on one screen
- Write private notes on the student’s profile to record noteworthy interactions or events

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Course Layout & Navigation
Content Design
Assessments & Grading	AI Tools: AI Design Assistant – Context picker for test question generation Mobile Improvements: Send messages to students from the Student Activity report for assessments on small and medium devices and the mobile app Assessment Settings: No Due Date assessment setting Goal alignment to Journals Gradebook Improvements: Text grade schema converts to points Gradebook item statistics Last used view state of flexible grading side panels preserved
AI Tools	UnSplash uses your content to generate search terms for royalty-free images to embed in your course. It can also be used to Generate AI images. Design Assistant generates course structure, test questions, authentic assessment, discussion, and journal prompts, and rubric suggestions based on existing content or key words entered into the tool. These suggestions are aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy. Context picker for test question generation

Coming Soon

Course Layout

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& Navigation

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Enhanced Learning Module Navigation - display a table of contents view of all items within the Learning Module

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Add links to course content from any content editor, including announcements, messages, and assessments

Announcement Controls

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Announcements
- A number indicator in the top navigation will show any new announcements to increase visibility
- Students can mark announcements as read

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Communication	Ability to reply to Emails Improvements to self-enroll groups
Content Design	Broken Link Checker
Assessments & Grading

Forms is a new assessment type that can be used for data collection, student opinions, and other surveys
Gradebook Grid View will display categories and student IDs
Student Attempt Logs available to instructors to identify where students are spending the most time on a test and toggle between student attempts when grading
Provide feedback when overriding a grade or entering a 0 in the grade book

Batch Edit release dates and due dates Tests: Print blank tests for paper-based administration Item Statistics (including average and standard deviation) Provide dedicated feedback on question responses Discussions: Follow discussions Improved notifications
AI Tools