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Reminder: Blackboard Courses Scheduled for Server Retirement
Courses before Fall 2020 to be retired beginning 7/1
During Summer 2023, DoIT staff and Blackboard will archive our entire instance of Blackboard, which will save individually backed-up copies of every course and organization through SP2023. Courses...
June 1, 2023 · 9:15 AM
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More Departments Move to Fully Adopt Ultra for Fall 2023
Options support bulk Ultra course creation and conversion
Given UMBC will be migrating to Ultra by the start of Winter 2025, five more departments will fully adopt Ultra for Fall 2023, The following departments join Theater and Gender, Women's, +...
May 18, 2023 · 12:46 PM
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May 2023 Blackboard Tool Integration Upgrades
Updates to ALEKS, Library Reserves, Pearson, & Qwickly tools
Four Blackboard course tools--ALEKS, Library Reserves, Pearson, and Qwickly--are undergoing updates, taking a significant leap forward by transitioning to the latest Learning Tools...
May 16, 2023 · 12:57 PM
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Bb Course Roster Limited to Faculty, TA Roles Starting SU23
Tool access restriction protects student privacy
At the end of May 2023, access to the Blackboard course roster will be limited to certain roles in a Blackboard course. Currently, the course roster is visible to all users, which means anyone can...
May 15, 2023 · 5:38 PM
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Blackboard to support student-defined pronouns for SU2023
As part of planned diversity, equity, and inclusion improvements from Blackboard, the first phase of pronoun support will display student pronouns in courses in time for summer 2023 courses....
May 4, 2023 · 10:21 AM
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Get Ultra-Ready: Access comprehensive training & support
Optimize your success with multiple Ultra resources
As UMBC gears up to fully adopt Blackboard Ultra by the Spring 2025 term, multiple training and support resources are available to help instructors become familiar with Ultra and successfully...
May 1, 2023 · 3:53 PM
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SU2023 Courses Created in Blackboard on April 27, 2023
Blackboard course shells for SU2023 were created on April 27, 2023. UMBC is committed to providing a consistent learning experience for everyone. The Ultra Course Preview setting is again enabled...
April 27, 2023 · 11:18 AM
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Copy test questions to Ultra question banks in May update
Additional improvements for grading, outreach, assessments
As the spring semester concludes, the May update to Ultra brings several enhancements to assessments, grading, engagement, and content creation.  Test questions are some of the most valuable...
April 27, 2023 · 10:26 AM
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Search Ultra content & set up multiple grade schema in April
Updated functionality supports improved grading workflows
A grading schema provides a way for an instructor to establish how a grade is calculated and appears to learners. A schema takes points scored on an assessment and compares it to the chart, which...
March 30, 2023 · 3:17 PM
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March streamlines multiple-attempts for ease of grading
New functionality enhances Ultra courses in time for SP2023
The March update to Ultra streamlines the grading interface for multiple attempts in a student's submission. This update reduces the number of clicks and pages, allowing instructors to quickly...
March 6, 2023 · 11:40 AM
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