Blackboard July 2022 Updates
The following updates are coming in July, and they will be live on the Westminster system after the 8th of July.
Here is a short video about the new updates.
Download Grade History
Instructors can download the grade history as a tab or comma-separated file (.xls or .csv) to their device or the Content Collection.
Edit the points a student earns on an assessment question
Instructors can now change the points a student earns on an assessment question.
The assessment grade change and the feedback will be visible for students in the activity stream.
Copy Question Banks
Instructors can copy question banks from Original and Ultra courses.
Recategorise Journals and Discussions
Instructors can recategorise marked journals and discussion boards.
Improvements to user interface for multiple choice questions
With the new update when creating multiple-choice questions, the text that was previously raised as confusing has been removed.
Improvements to user interface for multiple choice questions
Instructors can now prevent backtracking. Once the student answers the question and continues to the next, the student cannot go back. If a student skips a question, an alert appears.
This is what the students see:
Files render inline in Course Content, Folders, and Learning Modules
Files will now render inline in Course Content, folders, and learning modules. Instructors can set the behaviour of these files. Images, videos, and audio files will now open in a large panel on the module site.
LTI Item name change to Content Market
The name of the “LTI item” button in the Text Editor has been changed to “Content Market”
Test question filtering improvements
In this release the filter options have been improved. When a student applies a filter, a corresponding filter chip appears below the test header. A student may quickly remove any applied filter from this area by selecting the X on the filter chip.
Updated panel for Messages
Users will author and view Messages on a large panel, supplying a better user experience.
Improvements to Group Feedback and Grade Overrides
With this update, group and individual feedback show as expected for any posted grade that has been overridden.
Launch LTI course links
Administrators can access LTIs on a course without having to be enrolled on the course.