{"id":20352,"date":"2025-03-20T12:32:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T12:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/?page_id=20352"},"modified":"2025-03-20T12:32:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T12:32:48","slug":"april-2025-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/april-2025-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2025 Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20352\" class=\"elementor elementor-20352\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f13bed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f13bed\" 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-7e02e6b\" data-id=\"7e02e6b\" 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-403f748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"403f748\" 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-730eb18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"730eb18\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ce6c5d\" data-id=\"3ce6c5d\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbb40a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbb40a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32773f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32773f1\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3a34c1\" data-id=\"a3a34c1\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cca83a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cca83a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>These are the latest BlackBoard Updates, which will be live on our system from 4th April 2025<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/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-ca22c3e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca22c3e\" 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-3852456\" data-id=\"3852456\" 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-4259c9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4259c9d\" 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=\"#instructorsapril2025\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Instructors<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#instructorsandstudentsapril2025\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Instructors and Students<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#studentsapril2025\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Students<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#instructorandadminapril2025\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Instructors and Administrators\u00a0<\/span><\/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-56d0404 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56d0404\" 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-379047c\" data-id=\"379047c\" 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-475158e elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"475158e\" 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=\"instructorsapril2025\"><\/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-3df4094 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3df4094\" 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-5b854b8\" data-id=\"5b854b8\" 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-7846cea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7846cea\" 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-23ece71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23ece71\" 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-8474969\" data-id=\"8474969\" 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-0b0e881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b0e881\" 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>Indicator if student has or has not reviewed feedback<\/strong><\/p><p>In the Gradebook, instructors now have enhanced ability to monitor student engagement with assessment feedback. An indicator on the student Overview page now displays whether a student has reviewed the feedback for a given assessment.<\/p><p>When a grade is posted, the indicator includes a label of Not reviewed with the existing Completed label in the Status column. When the student reviews the feedback, the status updates to Reviewed with a review timestamp.<\/p><p>If the new grade indicator is reset for the assessment, such as when a grade is updated or if the assessment has multiple attempts, the timestamp updates when the student reviews the feedback again. If all attempts are deleted, the Not reviewed or Reviewed label is removed.<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20354\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/03\/Indicator-if-student-has-or-has-not-reviewed-feedback.jpg\" alt=\"Indicator if student has or has not reviewed feedback\" width=\"624\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/03\/Indicator-if-student-has-or-has-not-reviewed-feedback.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/03\/Indicator-if-student-has-or-has-not-reviewed-feedback-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/p><p><strong>Enhanced grading experience for group submissions<\/strong><\/p><p>Group grading has migrated to Flexible Grading. Instructors now have a more streamlined experience when grading group assignment and test submissions in Flexible Grading. This update allows instructors to benefit from the more efficient grading interface and workflow of Flexible Grading when evaluating group submissions.<\/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-52f344a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52f344a\" 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-eb17f7f\" data-id=\"eb17f7f\" 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-583c533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"583c533\" 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=\"instructorsandstudentsapril2025\"><\/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-19b867a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19b867a\" 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-9a1b701\" data-id=\"9a1b701\" 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-b068404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b068404\" 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 and Students<\/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-8d29b6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d29b6a\" 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-52b23ac\" data-id=\"52b23ac\" 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-be19591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be19591\" 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>Content Designer: Print Document<\/strong><\/p><p>Instructors and students can now print Documents or save them to PDF, providing more ways to engage with content. This new option allows users to:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Review content offline<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Share content with students or peers<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Physically archive content<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000\">To print a Document, select Print. Use the browser to print options to select the following:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">A printer or the PDF option<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">The page range<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">The layout<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000\">When printing from a mobile device, the Document prints as displayed on a desktop web browser.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Activity indicator color changed to purple<\/strong><\/p><p>The color of the activity indicator for discussions, journals, and conversations is changed from blue to purple.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20355\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/03\/Activity-indicator-colour-changed-to-purple.jpg\" alt=\"Activity indicator colour changed to purple\" width=\"624\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/03\/Activity-indicator-colour-changed-to-purple.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/03\/Activity-indicator-colour-changed-to-purple-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/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-ce6971b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce6971b\" 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-4946382\" data-id=\"4946382\" 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-a535b7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a535b7b\" 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=\"studentsapril2025\"><\/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-d87e7df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d87e7df\" 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-4160afa\" data-id=\"4160afa\" 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-6d3d48f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d3d48f\" 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\">Students<\/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-1c8d7a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c8d7a9\" 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-cffacd9\" data-id=\"cffacd9\" 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-0b25032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b25032\" 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>Replace Feedback column with actionable Results column in student Gradebook<\/strong><\/p><p>To encourage student to review their submitted assessments in the Gradebook:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">A new Results column replaces the Feedback column<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000\">A View button in the new Results column replaces the Feedback column&#8217;s purple feedback icon<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>When a grade is posted and the new grade indicator (purple circle) is turned on, the View button displays for the assessment.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20356\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/03\/Replace-Feedback-column-with-actionable-results-column-in-student-Gradebook.jpg\" alt=\"Replace Feedback column with actionable results column in student Gradebook\" width=\"624\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/03\/Replace-Feedback-column-with-actionable-results-column-in-student-Gradebook.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/03\/Replace-Feedback-column-with-actionable-results-column-in-student-Gradebook-300x106.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/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-8220fc2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8220fc2\" 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-6a6f3a9\" data-id=\"6a6f3a9\" 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-f3df71b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f3df71b\" 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=\"instructorandadminapril2025\"><\/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-39eb3dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39eb3dd\" 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-51532f1\" data-id=\"51532f1\" 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-c1ae67d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1ae67d\" 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 and Administrators<\/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-5d1edfd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d1edfd\" 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-b9ae1a2\" data-id=\"b9ae1a2\" 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-d4d936e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4d936e\" 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>Learning Object Repository<\/strong><\/p><p>The new Learning Object Repository is an institutional repository designed to centralise resources across courses and organisations. Administrators can upload objects to the Learning Object Repository for instructors to copy into their courses. Updates to objects in the Learning Object Repository are automatically applied to all associated courses and organisations, saving instructors time and maintaining consistency. Changes aren\u2019t applied to courses that are marked complete or with an end date\/term end date in the past.<\/p><p>This is the initial release of the Learning Object Repository. The capabilities of this release are best suited to reusing institutional content.\u00a0<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20357\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/03\/Learning-Object-Repository.jpg\" alt=\"Learning Object Repository\" width=\"513\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/03\/Learning-Object-Repository.jpg 513w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/03\/Learning-Object-Repository-300x89.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/p><p>Instructors access the Learning Object Repository through the More options menu on the Course Content page. Instructors can copy an object from the Learning Object Repository, but certain attributes are locked down. 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