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Blackboard Learn Ultra
Collection of Blackboard Learn Ultra Guides.
Copying Tests from pre-2024/5 courses – advice and cautions
It is possible to reuse tests created in Blackboard Learn original in your Learn Ultra course. Please be aware that some question types are not in Ultra courses, any questions in these types will not copy. Please see our guide on Tests in Blackboard Ultra: Key changes for further details. Guide content: Before your copy
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Assignments in Blackboard Ultra: Key changes
There are some key differences between Blackboard Tests in Blackboard Learn original and Blackboard Learn Ultra. Workflow Reusing Current Rubrics Add Questions to Assignments Workflow Keeping in line with current EMA practices when Blackboard Assignment modes of submission are selected the RISIS to Blackboard integration will provide the submission point and corresponding column on the
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Electronic Management of Assessment
Electronic Management of Assessment (EMA) at the University of Reading is all the processes that come together to facilitate electronic submission, feedback and grading (eSFG) of summative assessment. Formative assessment does not need to follow these processes. EMA Programme 2017/2020 An extensive project, the EMA Programme, ran from January 2017 until January 2020 resulted in
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Enable delegated marking
Delegated marking is a way of assigning specific markers to a group of students. There is no filter that can do this in a Blackboard assessment tool inbox. This is the only way that markers can identify their assigned papers when using Anonymity in a Blackboard Assignment. You cannot currently use Delegated Marking with Group
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Anonymous Blackboard assignments
When creating a Blackboard assignment, on the Settings panel you have the option to ‘Hide student names’. What are the implications of enabling anonymous marking? Submissions are totally anonymous When you tick the ‘Hide student names’ box, Blackboard does exactly that. Names are only revealed after Post Marks is clicked. Some assignment features are not
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Blackboard Assignments – Audio and Video feedback
When marking a Blackboard assessment (for instance a Blackboard assignment, graded Blackboard journal, or Manual Gradebook column) it is possible to record up to 5 minutes’ feedback, using your computer’s microphone and/or camera. How to access the Record Feedback screen Making a recording Set up your microphone or camera Audio recording Video recording Saving your
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Ultra Course and Organisation roles
The move to Ultra has not changed the roles which are available within Courses and Organisations, but some permissions have changed. This article aims to help you enrol colleagues with the most appropriate Blackboard role, and provides a summary of the permissions associated with each role. Courses Organisations Courses Summary of Course roles Course role
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Ultra Text Editor
Each time you create a items or communications you will have access to the Blackboard Ultra Text Editor. The editor is used when: Creating Documents Creating Assignments Creating Test and Test Questions Creating Announcements Creating Discussions Responding to Discussions Using Conversations and Messages If you are using a smaller screen or are on a mobile
Getting started with Organisations
Blackboard Organisations are used for supporting student engagement and learning that goes beyond a particular RISIS module. Please see our guide Blackboard Organisations for further information on how Organisations are used at the University of Reading. Blackboard Organisations moved to Blackboard Learn Ultra at the start of the 2023/4 academic year. If you had an older
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