Blackboard Ultra: Grade History
Sometimes it can be useful to see all the actions that have been taken with a grade in order to diagnose a problem or research a claim made by a student that they couldn’t submit their assignment. The Grade History can be a great source of information in cases like this.
Academic Integrity Quiz Questions in Blackboard Ultra
Do you have a syllabus quiz that you give to students? The Office of Academic Initiatives and Integrity created some quiz questions that you can import into Blackboard to quiz your students on the U of A’s academic integrity policy. You can use any or all of these questions and even add your own.
Blackboard Ultra: Uploading a Syllabus
You can upload a Syllabus to your course by using the add content menus in Blackboard Ultra.
Lecture Capture: Posting a Single Echo360 Video in Blackboard Ultra
You can embed a single Echo360 video quickly! The “Video Library” option for users allows instructors to post individual videos in a course item instead of linking to all of the videos on Echo360.
Blackboard Ultra: Overwrite Files
At some point, you will need to replace old files with new versions in your course. Instead of adding new files each time, which increases the clutter and size of the course files area, use the overwrite feature in Blackboard.
Lecture Capture: Adding the Echo360 Tool to Blackboard Ultra Courses
In order for students to access the Echo360 content for a course, a link to the Echo360 tool must be added to each course.
Blackboard Ultra: Parallel Grading
Fairness and impartiality in grading are often an institutional requirement or a concern. Parallel grading helps control bias among graders as much as possible.
Respondus Lockdown Browser: Taking Notes During an Exam in Blackboard Ultra
If you want your students to be able to take notes during an exam but you don’t want them to be able to save those notes easily, then our Note Taking widget might be just right for you.
Respondus Monitor: Reviewing Student Videos in Blackboard Ultra
If you want to view a student’s video from a Respondus Monitor session, you can do so with a few easy steps.
Blackboard Ultra: Filter your Gradebook
You can use the filter feature in the Gradebook to show one or multiple sections of your course at a time.