What’s New in Blackboard

SP 14 April Release 02/07/14

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Groups Management

• Easily see and modify Group memberships• Import and export Groups and Group memberships• Streamline common actions

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Date Management

• List of all course elements.• Shows Due/Start/End and Adaptive Release dates. • All dates can be shifted together.

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My Grades Design Update

• “Order by” option in the top-right. • Filter row by “All”, “Graded”, “Upcoming” and “Submitted”. • Feedback is now previewed in Grade list.

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Inline Grading Full Screen

• Grade View can be made full screen. • Gives more screen space to annotating and commenting. • Easier for Instructors to grade and provide feedback.

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Inline Grading Tools

• Standard tools now appear on all items were grading has been enabled.• Includes Wikis, Blogs, Journals and Discussions.• Gives a more consistent design across all grading.

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Grading Schemas

• Grading Schemas can now be set to greater than 100%• Allows for extra credit or A+ grades.

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Location-Based Tests

• Test can now be location restricted by IP addresses or IP ranges. • Use for lab based tests.

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Delegated Marking Options

• Marking Delegation now automated from the Assignment options menu. • Shows pool of available graders. • Set View options and student sets.

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Student Preview

• Instructor can see the course exactly as a student would. • Blackboard creates a temporary student account for that user. • Access all student options, submit to assignments, take tests etc

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User Activity Reports

• VLE Team can now access User Activity Reports. • Reports show details of student interaction with Blackboard.• Can be focussed to particular dates and course elements.

Further Help?blackboard@regents.ac.uk