As part of the rapid deployment of Blackboard Learn SaaS (Software as a Service), our own OWU Blackboard system will receive an update on Thursday, December 5th.<\/p>\n
– Course-level group sets: To further support effective teaching and learning, they’re enhancing the functionality of the Groups workspace for the Ultra Course View. With this release, instructors can create course-level group sets and align them to discussions, tests, and assignments.<\/p>\n
– Grade pill color: In the Ultra Course View, the color of the grade pill visually communicates grades\/marks to students and instructors. While effective in many instances, we\u2019ve received feedback from some Ultra early adopters that grade color can have an adverse effect on student well-being. Grade pill colors will be disabled system-wide in early January. This will also affect how they appear on the Grades screen in the base navigation.<\/p>\n
– Text update for Multiple Answer questions: In previous versions, the prompt for Multiple Choice questions differed from that of Multiple Answer questions. This difference offered an unintentional clue to students when a question had more than one correct answer. Based on feedback from the community, we’ve made the prompt consistent across Multiple Choice and Multiple Answer question types.<\/p>\n
The release will also include maintenance items. You can read all the details and learn more here:\u00a0https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Administrator\/SaaS\/Release_Notes<\/a><\/p>\n