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Content copied or created in a Blackboard Ultra course will be hidden from students by default you will need to make items visible to students or set release conditions so that it appear at a specific date, time when a specific mark as been achieved. The course itself will be unavailable to student until such time as you make it available.<\/p>\n

To control what students can see and when you can use a number of functions in Learn Ultra courses.<\/p>\n

Make your course\/organisation available or open<\/h3>\n

All new Ultra courses will be hidden from students, marked as private, by default.\u00a0 When you are ready to allow students access to the course you can make the course available, for details see our guide Ultra: make a course available<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Availability Visible to students<\/h3>\n

Each new item uploaded, copied or created in the Course Content will appear hidden from students\/participants by default.\u00a0 This can be changed easily using the Availability menu.<\/p>\n

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Alternatively this can be done as a batch using batch edit, see our guide Batch Edit – Visible to Students<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Availability by Membership<\/h3>\n

Stipulate which students can access particular items by using Release Conditions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Availability by Date<\/h3>\n

Stipulate the date and time students can see items by using Release Conditions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Availability by Activity<\/h3>\n

Stipulate a requirement (action or performance level) in a specific item or assessment by using Release Conditions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For further information on Release Conditions see our guide Ultra: Release Conditions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Forced Sequence<\/h3>\n

Stipulate the order in which students can view items in a Learning Module by using Forced Sequence. For further information see our guide Ultra: Forced Sequence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With Forced Sequence turned on students will need to open files, play videos and post or submit to assessment before the next item in the sequence is made available to them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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