Blackboard January 2023 Updates
These are the latest Blackboard updates which will be live on our system from the 5th January 2023.
Instructors
See and edit grades for anonymous submissions prior to posting
Now instructors can view grades on the Submission page before they post grades.
Essay Question Model Answer
Example answers can now be added.
Non-posted grades included in Grade History
The downloaded grade history now includes non-posted grades.
Test Question and Page Randomisation
Now instructors can enable randomisation when the test has text blocks, files, or images. Instructors can also randomise questions in a test that contains page breaks. Additionally, there is now the option to ‘lock’ the first page which prevents it from being randomised.
Status and filters for group submissions
Marking status is now available for group submissions.
Base Navigation: Activity Stream New Submission link improvement
Now these links direct the instructor to the Submissions List View with the “Needs Marking” filter already applied.
BB Annotate: Create categories inside the content library
When using BB Annotate, instructors can use the content library to store comments across courses.
Instructors and students
Discussions – No Activity After Due Date
Now instructors may lock the discussion after the due date has passed. When selected, students can’t create, reply to, or edit posts after the due date. Students with a due date accommodation can continue to create, reply to, and edit posts after the due date.
Improvements to Messages recipient types by course role
Now students can only send messages to:
- all instructors
- selected course members
Instructors can send messages to:
- all course members
- all instructors
- all students
- selected course members
All Users
Custom HTML/CSS content blocks in Institution Pages
Now administrators can create custom HTML/CSS content blocks in Institution Pages.
Base Navigation: Visibility controls for the Course and Organisation Catalog; Hide Organisations tab
More options have been added in regard to organisations. This tab can now be hidden by administrators. The organisation tab will not be visible to users when the organisation catalogue is turned off, and the user is not enrolled in an organisation.