Online Exams 2025 recommended settings Programme Admins: All the information regarding the exam type, submission type and specific tool recommendations are covered in the guide Recommended assessment tools for online exams 2025. For guidance and support, please see “Useful links” below. If you need a refresher training session on “How to create and Manage different […]
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Recommended Settings for submission points The recommended settings for each of the possible assessment tools are laid out step by step in the word document Recommended settings for Online Exam submission points (link will be added once this document has been finalised). This is designed as a working document for Programme Administration teams, to help
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It is possible to set up a blackboard discussion to be used as a space where students can upload files and access one another’s files. Groups have separate channels within a discussion and cannot see the other groups’ discussions, instructors can see all groups. The students respond to a discussion using the full text editor
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A Document, in Ultra, is a way of organising materials on a course or organisation. They can be used in conjunction with Learning Modules and Folders. See the guide Content Containers in Blackboard Learn Ultra for more details. Documents are comparable to Items in original Blackboard but can been used more like a webpage. You
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Question Banks are a collection of questions that can be used to create Tests and Pools within Tests. Please see our guide on Using Question Banks and Pools for further information on how they can be used in your Tests. Locating Question Banks The link to the Question Banks area is on the Details &
Blackboard Tests are created by instructors on the course. Programme administrators will check the settings so that the test is released to students correctly and the timer has been set up. This guide will cover: Test Settings The test settings allow you to make the test fit your specifications for assessment. Most settings are unticked
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When moving your Tests from Blackboard original to Blackboard Ultra it may be cleaner to copy Test Question into Ultra and then create new Tests in Ultra using those questions. This is the case if your test uses unsupported functions such as the self-assessment option. This is a two step process: Create a question pool
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The Gradebook settings panel is access via the Gradebook settings cog icon, it is visible in all Gradebook tabs. Mark Schemas It is possible to set-up a mark schema if you would like the student to see Pass/Fail instead of a numerical mark for a specific assessment. Please note: We do not provide letter grades
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The Accommodations function in Blackboard Ultra allows you to set the extra time a student taking a timed assessment using Blackboard Tests or Assignments on the course, in line with their reasonable adjustments as advised by Disability Advice Service (DAS). Important Note: The Accommodations feature does not apply extra time for third party assessment tool
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