{"id":17479,"date":"2024-05-23T09:30:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T09:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/?page_id=17479"},"modified":"2024-05-23T09:43:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T09:43:59","slug":"may-2024-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/may-2024-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2024 Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17479\" class=\"elementor elementor-17479\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68b4a8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68b4a8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d50c569\" data-id=\"d50c569\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb0914d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb0914d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4086883 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4086883\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-row\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a28273\" data-id=\"0a28273\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c338b24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c338b24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a7e767 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a7e767\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-row\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca90125\" data-id=\"ca90125\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be5e28e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be5e28e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>These are the latest Blackboard updates, which will be live on our system from the 3rd May 2024.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-906147c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"906147c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-019532e\" data-id=\"019532e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21707c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21707c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"#instructor\">Instructor<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#instructorandstudents\">Instructor and Student<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3f8739 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3f8739\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6a35ee\" data-id=\"a6a35ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f12f904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f12f904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"instructor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45a308a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45a308a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be014fd\" data-id=\"be014fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07afbf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07afbf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Instructors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb7e41e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb7e41e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e0cbd2\" data-id=\"5e0cbd2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eab2099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eab2099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Supporting multiple performance criteria in release conditions\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Release conditions determine when students can view course content. Currently, you can set:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Which course members or groups have access;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">When the course content is accessible, visible, and hidden;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">When student performance is necessary for completing an assignment or scoring.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>Instructors can now set more than one performance criteria per content item.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Reuse questions in Forms<\/strong><\/p><p>Instructors can now select <strong>Reuse questions<\/strong> when editing or creating a Form. They can filter questions from existing Forms within the course. Filter criteria include a keyword search, select Forms and by question type. Any question the instructor selects is then copied into the Form. The instructor can edit the question.<\/p><p><strong>Multiple attempts for Forms assigned to groups<\/strong><\/p><p>Instructors can now assign a Form to a group and allow multiple attempts. This promotes dynamic, iterative learning experiences. Groups can now submit the Form, receive feedback, and submit another response.<\/p><p><strong>Improved Gradebook navigation\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>To create a more intuitive navigation, the grid and list view buttons have been replaced with text links. The options are now:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Gradable Items<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Grades (grid view)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Students<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>The Gradebook will remember the last view you used in each course.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1c2cbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1c2cbf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2281358\" data-id=\"2281358\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2387d9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2387d9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"instructorandstudents\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b2a50f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b2a50f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-effbe0f\" data-id=\"effbe0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c957a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74c957a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Instructor &amp; Student<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-171a7ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"171a7ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45c669a\" data-id=\"45c669a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c795fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c795fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Add question feedback when grading a test by question<\/strong><\/p><p>When grading by student or by question, instructors can provide contextual feedback. They can add feedback to all question types.\u00a0 Question level feedback enhances overall submission feedback and automated feedback for auto-graded questions. After scores are posted, students can access their feedback in the Gradebook and can access both overall feedback and question-specific feedback.<\/p><p><strong>Weighted Calculation Improvements\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Instructors have diverse grade calculation needs. Some use weighted calculations to help with aggregating calculations like midterm or final grades.<\/p><p>Now instructors can assign equal weights to items in the same categories. The chosen calculation method, whether proportional or equal, applies to all categories. In the past, weighted items in the same category had proportional weights. These weighted items were based on the possible points of each item.<\/p><p><strong>Landing page enhancements for Blackboard Learn Mobile app\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>The landing pages (Grades, Messages, Courses, Organization) on the Mobile App are now designed in a card layout. For the Courses and Organisation pages, the course status indicator previously located in the course image has been moved below the course or organisation title.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are the latest Blackboard updates, which will be live on our system from the 3rd May 2024. Instructor Instructor and Student Instructors Supporting multiple performance criteria in release conditions\u00a0 Release conditions determine when students can view course content. 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