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:

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Course Layout & Navigation	Original to Ultra Transition: Restricting Original Course View Copy workflow General Layout & Navigation: Individual date adjustments from Batch Edit Persistent navigation for Learning Modules Reply all in messages Course content page enhancements Calendar event management Mobile Improvements: Landing page enhancements for Blackboard Learn Mobile app Long names visible and sorting controls for the Student Activity report for assessments on small devices and mobile app
Communication	Send a copy to email when scheduling announcements Send a message to a group from Group Spaces
Content Design	Content Designer: Enhanced Documents Convert Content Areas to Learning Modules - Note: this has been enabled at Fairfield University Math formula enhancement Content Designer: Knowledge Check in enhanced Documents AI Tools: Image Generation Improvements
Assessments & Grading	AI Tools: AI Design Assistant – Context picker for Learning Modules, Assignments, Discussions, and Journals AI Conversation Assessment Settings: Supporting multiple performance criteria in release conditions Multiple rules for release conditions Default question points value changed from 10 to 1 Supporting multiple performance criteria in release conditions Likert answer options expanded to include 4 and 6 Anonymous student responses for Forms Multiple attempts for Forms assigned to groups Anonymous posts for Discussions Improvements to the Group Submissions page Printing Assessments: Print answer key for assessments Improvements to prevent printing a question across pages Gradebook Improvements: Improved Gradebook navigation Weighted Calculation Improvements Add question feedback when grading a test by question Auto-submitted indicator in attempt logs Edit gradebook category for Partner Cloud content Student feedback remains visible to students regardless of release condition settings Usability improvements for flexible grading Add question feedback when grading by student in Flexible Grading Calculations changed from using BigDecimal to BigFraction Needs Grading improvements for assessments allowing multiple attempts Needs Grading improvements for Students and Questions tabs Recording audio and video when adding per question feedback Improved navigation between students in Flexible Grading Hide unenrolled students from the gradebook Status information removed from the gradebook download file Student Activity Log View items that need grading and posting in the new Overview tab   View late submissions that need grading Exclude attempt when grading Students can review instructor feedback on the student submission review page Students can access assignment feedback hidden by release conditions Groups: Self-enrollment group improvements Discussions Anonymous posts for Discussions Ability to ‘Follow’ Discussions for Enhanced Engagement Assessment Assessment Type - AI Conversations AI Conversation
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. AI Design Assistant – Context picker for Learning Modules, Assignments, Discussions, and Journals Image Generation Improvements

Coming Soon

Course Layout & NavigationBase Navigation Improved filtering and term selection Announcements A number indicator in the top navigation will show any new announcements to increase visibility Students can mark announcements as read/unread Post announcements from the creation window
Communication	Ability to reply to Emails Improvements to self-enroll groups Reply to Messages from Email if Allow Replies is checked
Content Design Broken Link Checker Multiple Release Condition Rules Suggested text for image alternative text using AI (Requires instructor review to ensure description is contextual)
Assessments & Grading	All Assessments/Content Tests: Ability for students to de-select answers on True/False questions Item Statistics (including average and standard deviation) Forms Anonymous Forms Discussions: Follow discussions Improved notifications Gradebook Document grade adjustments with private notes
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