Want to know what the newest features are in Blackboard Ultra? We’ll list the newest releases here each month and provide links to past releases for you to review. Click on the links to take a deeper dive into each feature.
December 2024 Release Highlights (Released on December 5)
- Rubric generation improvements for the AI Design Assistant that allow for more complex outputs than the previous version.
- “New” indicator in the Discussion module to better highlight posts and replies the user hasn’t seen.
- Easier access to the attempt log for an assignment with an Attempt Log button associated with each item.
- An Override indicator will now be visible on overidden grades for Discussions.
- Easier identification of late assignments with a clear Late indicator.
November 2024 Release Highlights (Released on November 7)
- AI Conversations allow students to engage in Socratic Questioning and Role Playing. You can set up scenarios for students to gain valuable industry practice by defining roles for both the student and the AI persona.
- Improvements have been made to block resizing in Documents. Instructors can now resize using the vertical bar for tall blocks of content.
- Instructors can now print tests that include questions from Question Pools. The answer key and corresponding test are now also combined to ensure a matching test and answer key.
- Indentations in the Discussions environment make it easier to distinguish between responses and replies.
- Student activity logs can now be downloaded to assist in cases of academic disputes.
October 2024 Release Highlights (Released on October 3)
- Instructors can now award course badges with achievements. Instructors set the criteria for students to achieve those badges.
- Badges can also be awarded using Anthology’s Open Badge option.
- Auto-generate question banks from course materials to save time.
- Users can now be notified of new posts in the Discussions feature with communication enhancements.
- An added Needs Reconciliation section appears in the Gradebook Overview tab to make parallel grading easier.
