With us on the SaaS (Software as a Service) platform with continuous release, Blackboard provides updates on the first Friday of each month. Here are some highlights:
– Batch edit due dates in course content.
– Content lockdown: Expanded user privileges for gradebook.
– Course Groups.
– Learning modules and forced content sequence.
Misc. Bug Fixes:
– Users saw an error when downloading an annotated PDF with comments.
– Students may have had trouble accessing the activity stream due to conflicting backend logic regarding grade columns and due dates.
– Special characters in custom Ultra locales weren’t displaying correctly.
– Updated the activity stream messages regarding student achievement and activity in courses.
Full release notes are available on their Help site: help.blackboard.com/Learn/Administrator/SaaS/Release_Notes.
If you have any questions or would like to learn more, please reach out to the Help Desk at 740-368-3120.
OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: Information Services.
Contact: David Soliday at helpdesk@owu.edu.