Stay ahead of the curve and enhance your Blackboard Ultra Course View experience by exploring the new feature highlights and roadmap webinar archives. These comprehensive webinars provide valuable insights into the latest features, enhancements, and upcoming developments in Blackboard Ultra Course View.
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New features and enhancements: Explore the latest tools and functionalities that Blackboard Ultra Course View has to offer, empowering you to create engaging and effective learning experiences.
Upcoming developments: Stay informed about the future of Blackboard Ultra Course View and anticipate the exciting features and enhancements that are on the horizon.
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New Feature Highlights
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.
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For a brief overview of some of our favorite features this month, watch our latest feature release video: https://fairfield.mediaspace.kaltura.com/playlist/dedicated/272932382/1_i0sv0d7k/1_qlwenwqa |
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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
Support for large rubrics and improved grading experience
Gradebook Grid view improvements including ability to sort columns
Flexible Grading - you can now grade 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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AI Tools: Accessibility |
Assessments & Grading | AI Tools:
Assessment Settings: Printing Assessments: Groups: Tests: Discussions Gradebook Improvements: |
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 |
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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. |
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Course Layout & Navigation | General Layout and Navigation |
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Enhanced Learning Module Navigation - display a table of contents view of all items within the Learning Module
Add links to course content from any content editor, including announcements, messages, and assessments
Announcement Controls
Students will be able to easily see how many unread announcements are in the course and mark announcements as read or unread
Instructors will be able to post announcements in one step and schedule announcements to be sent as an email
Assessments & Grading
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Forms is a new assessment type that can be used for data collection, student opinions, and other surveys
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Gradebook Grid View will display categories and student IDs
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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
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Mobile Enhancements
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Communication |
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Assessments & Grading | Assignments
Tests
Forms
Discussions
Journals
AI Conversations
Gradebook
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