{"id":10981,"date":"2021-07-20T16:06:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T16:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/?p=10981"},"modified":"2022-08-08T09:34:32","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T09:34:32","slug":"blackboard-introduction-to-the-ultra-base-navigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2021\/07\/20\/blackboard-introduction-to-the-ultra-base-navigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard: Introduction to the Ultra Base Navigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What is the Ultra Base Navigation?<\/h2>\n<p>The Base Navigation is the name for the navigation within Blackboard. It provides a more modern, responsive and interactive interface, enabling users to get updates from their courses, and to easily access courses and organisations.<\/p>\n<p>With the Ultra Base Navigation there are no longer any tabs along the top of the screen, as there were in the past: navigation is via the black menu on the left-hand side.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"980\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IPFTvQOUPjI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bb.reading.ac.uk\/bbcswebdav\/xid-24931154_4\" alt=\"TEL Tips logo\" width=\"200\" height=\"262\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>TEL Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Home<\/strong> page has links to sources of help, and is also where we&#8217;ll alert you to new features in Blackboard, or when systems are undergoing maintenance work. Staff and students will see different content, as will users in the Henley Business School and at UoR Malaysia.<\/li>\n<li>On the <strong>Courses<\/strong> page you can filter by the courses you teach, filter by academic year, search for a particular course, and mark courses as favourites so they stay at the top of the list.<\/li>\n<li>Customise the images on your \u2018grid view\u2019 course cards with a banner.<\/li>\n<li>Choose which <strong>Activity Stream<\/strong> notifications you receive by choosing the settings icon in the top right hand corner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Explore the sections below to learn about the different parts of the Ultra Navigation and how they work.<\/p>\n<style>#sp-ea-11001 .spcollapsing { height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition-property: height;transition-duration: 500ms;}#sp-ea-11001.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; }#sp-ea-11001.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a {color: #444;}#sp-ea-11001.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.sp-collapse>.ea-body {background: #fff; color: #444;}#sp-ea-11001.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {background: #eee;}#sp-ea-11001.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a .ea-expand-icon { float: left; color: #444;font-size: 16px;}.sp-easy-accordion .sp-ea-single .ea-header a {\r\n    font-size: 17.5px !important;\r\n    font-weight: normal !important;\r\n    \r\n   }\r\n\r\n.ea-expand-icon.fa {\r\n    color: #008673 !important;\r\n  }\r\n#content li, .widget li {\r\n    list-style-position: outside !important;\r\n}\r\nul, ol {\r\n    padding-left: 30px !important;\r\n   }<\/style><div id=\"sp_easy_accordion-1775276168\"><div id=\"sp-ea-11001\" class=\"sp-ea-one sp-easy-accordion\" data-ea-active=\"ea-click\" data-ea-mode=\"vertical\" data-preloader=\"\" data-scroll-active-item=\"\" data-offset-to-scroll=\"0\"><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-110010\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse110010\" aria-controls=\"collapse110010\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Home<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse110010\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-11001\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-110010\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>The first thing you see when you log on to Blackboard is the Home page.<\/p><p>In Blackboard\u2019s documentation this is referred to as the Institution page, but we have rebranded it as Home. This is where both you and your students will be able to find links to our Blackboard help pages, and to the Service Desk to log tickets. There will also be links to various university services displaying on this page. We are able to customise what appears on this page, based on the role that each user has within the system. So we may choose to display different content to staff and to students, or to students at different campuses.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-110011\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse110011\" aria-controls=\"collapse110011\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Activity Stream<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse110011\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-11001\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-110011\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXO256278878 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO256278878 BCX0\">Check here for links to the most active areas of your Blackboard modules and organisations;<\/span><\/span><\/p><ul><li>New course content added<\/li><li>Work ready to be marked<\/li><li>Announcements from courses and organisations<\/li><li>System announcements<\/li><\/ul><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXO256278878 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO256278878 BCX0\">For important notifications and communications, students are required to check their student email, Blackboard modules and organisations. <\/span><\/span>The Activity Stream is not dissimilar to the stream of notifications you see on social media sites. It shows changes in all of your courses since you last logged on, and is designed to provide a quick snapshot\u00a0 of recent activity, rather than a permanent record.<\/p><p>You can choose which notifications you receive \u2013 and you almost certainly will want to do this \u2013 from the settings icon in the top right hand corner of this screen. Students can also adjust their own Activity Stream preferences.<\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10999\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/07\/Edit-notification-settings.jpg\" alt=\"Edit your notification settings\" width=\"800\" height=\"84\" \/><\/p><p>See our guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2021\/07\/20\/blackboard-notifications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackboard Notifications<\/a>.<\/p><p>For more, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Getting_Started\/Navigate_Outside_a_Course\/Activity_Stream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackboard help page: Activity Stream<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-110012\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse110012\" aria-controls=\"collapse110012\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Profile page<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse110012\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-11001\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-110012\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Some of the information here is pulled in automatically from other systems and cannot be edited.<\/p><p>On this page you can<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2021\/07\/20\/blackboard-notifications\/\">Edit your notification settings<\/a>.<\/li><li>Upload a personal image - see the <a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Getting_Started\/Profile#ultra_upload\">Blackboard Profile help page<\/a>, or this very short <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PTmK3QdwZro?t=28\">video showing how to edit your profile image<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><p>For more, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Getting_Started\/Profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackboard help page: Profile page<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-110013\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse110013\" aria-controls=\"collapse110013\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Courses<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse110013\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-11001\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-110013\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Users have a choice of 2 views: as a list or as tiles.<\/p><div id=\"attachment_11006\" style=\"width: 811px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11006\" class=\"wp-image-11006 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/07\/Courses-page-1.png\" alt=\"Courses page - list view\" width=\"801\" height=\"424\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courses page - list view<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_11005\" style=\"width: 811px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11005\" class=\"wp-image-11005 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/07\/Courses-page-displayed-as-tiles-1.png\" alt=\"Courses page displayed as tiles\" width=\"801\" height=\"533\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courses page displayed as tiles<\/p><\/div><ul><li>If your course doesn\u2019t have a banner, Blackboard will automatically assign an image for your course in this view.<\/li><li>If your course does have a banner, it may not display correctly here. The recommended size for banners is 1200 x 300 pixels, with a maximum height of 400 pixels.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Finding your courses<\/h3><ul><li>Because we retain Blackboard courses for several years, all the courses which you still have access to will be listed under 'Current Courses', but you can use the drop-down list to select a specific <strong>academic year<\/strong>.<\/li><li>You can also use the <strong>Filter<\/strong>\u00a0to show \u2018Courses I teach\u2019 \u2013 this equates to the courses where you are an instructor.<\/li><li>A particularly useful feature is the ability to <strong>search for courses<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Courses which you want to access most often can be added to your <strong>Favourites<\/strong>, so that they always appear at the top of the list.<\/li><li>Please note: <strong>Hiding a course<\/strong> simply hides it from your list, not from other users enrolled on the course.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Private \/ unavailable courses<\/h3><ul><li>Any courses shown here as \u2018Private\u2019 are unavailable to students. You can quickly make them available from this page.<br \/><h4>List view<\/h4><p><img class=\"size-full wp-image-11009\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/07\/Private-course-list-view.jpg\" alt=\"Private course - list view\" width=\"1080\" height=\"119\" \/><\/p><p><img class=\"size-full wp-image-11007\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/07\/Make-course-available-list-view.jpg\" alt=\"Make course available - list view\" width=\"1078\" height=\"190\" \/><\/p><h4>Tile view<\/h4><p><img class=\"size-full wp-image-11010\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/07\/Private-course-tile-view.jpg\" alt=\"Private course - tile view\" width=\"325\" height=\"262\" \/><br \/><img class=\"size-full wp-image-11008\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/07\/Make-course-available-tile-view.jpg\" alt=\"Make course available - tile view\" width=\"321\" height=\"260\" \/><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div><p>For more, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Getting_Started\/Find_Your_Courses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackboard help page: Find your courses<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-110014\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse110014\" aria-controls=\"collapse110014\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Organisations<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse110014\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-11001\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-110014\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Organisations display in much the same way as courses. <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2021\/07\/20\/school-and-departmental-organisations-recommended-structure-and-content\/\">School and departmental organisations<\/a> will assume greater importance for students, as there are no longer any School \u2018portal\u2019 tabs along the top of the screen. Organisations are in fact a much better way of presenting key information to students than the old School tabs.<\/p><p>Please note: you can ignore the option to filter organisations by academic year - organisations are not associated with an academic year.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>For more, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Interact\/Organizations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackboard help page: Organisations<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-110015\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse110015\" aria-controls=\"collapse110015\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Calendar<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse110015\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-11001\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-110015\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>There's no major change of functionality with the Blackboard Calendar, but it is much more prominent than previously. You can create Calendar events for your course, and most course items with an associated date will appear here (Collaborate sessions are one exception to this).<\/p><p>Due dates appear here, although it's worth stressing to students that they should not rely on the Blackboard Calendar for their assessment due dates and should always check these in the course itself. The Calendar will show all assessments for the course \u2013 including those which the individual student may not need to submit to (for instance post-deadline assignments when the student has already submitted on time, or where there are assignments with rolling deadlines).<\/p><p>See our article on the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2021\/07\/20\/blackboard-learn-the-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackboard Calendar<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-110016\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse110016\" aria-controls=\"collapse110016\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Messages<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse110016\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-11001\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-110016\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><strong>You should continue to use existing communication channels: email and announcements.<br \/>We recommend that you do not use the Messages tool in Blackboard.<br \/>See our guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/blackboard-communication-channels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackboard communication channels<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><p>Messages display only <em>within <\/em>Blackboard. And although new messages are clearly flagged in the navigation menu, for anyone who is enrolled on more than a handful of courses it is very difficult to locate which course the new messages have come from.<\/p><p>The tool has been configured so that students cannot create or reply to messages.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-110017\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse110017\" aria-controls=\"collapse110017\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Marks<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse110017\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-11001\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-110017\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><h3>For staff<\/h3><p>This area provides you with access to the Grade Centre for your courses, and shows student submissions which require marking (you will see anything which would display in 'Needs Marking' - this will\u00a0<em>not\u00a0<\/em>include Turnitin assignments where anonymity is enabled).<\/p><p>For more, see our guide on the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2021\/08\/09\/blackboard-ultra-base-navigation-marks\/\">Marks page<\/a><\/p><p>or the <a title=\"Learn\/Instructor\/Grade\/Navigate_Grading#ultra_global_grades\" href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Grade\/Navigate_Grading#ultra_global_grades\">Blackboard Help page: Grades<\/a><\/p><h3>For students<\/h3><p>Students can use this area to access Marks and Feedback for all of their modules.<\/p><p>Student guide: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/2021\/08\/09\/blackboard-assignment-locating-your-marks-and-feedback\/\">My Marks \u2013 Locating your marks and feedback<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-110018\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse110018\" aria-controls=\"collapse110018\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Tools<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse110018\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-11001\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-110018\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>This page gives you access to various central tools.<\/p><h3>Content Collection<\/h3><p>This replaces the previous \u2018My Files\u2019 tab. The functionality is unchanged.<\/p><h3>Portfolios<\/h3><p>Blackboard provides a simple portfolio-editing tool. This tool is unchanged in Blackboard Ultra.<\/p><p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/07\/17\/blackboard-portfolios\/\">Blackboard Portfolios<\/a>.<\/p><p>If you are considering the use of a portfolio tool with your students, please get in touch with the TEL team for advice on the options available.<\/p><h3>Application Authorisation<\/h3><p>This page allows you to control any third party applications you have authorised from Blackboard. Currently you are unlikely to see anything listed here.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-110019\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse110019\" aria-controls=\"collapse110019\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Admin<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse110019\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-11001\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-110019\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>For Programme Administrators or others with some level of administrator rights for a School or Department, use this link to access the System Administrator page. Your permissions are not changed by the move to Ultra.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-1100110\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse1100110\" aria-controls=\"collapse1100110\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Guidance for students<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse1100110\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-11001\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-1100110\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>There is a similar page to this, aimed at students, on our Blackboard Help for Students site: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/ultra-base-navigation\/\">Introduction to the Ultra Base Navigation<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Ultra Base Navigation? The Base Navigation is the name for the navigation within Blackboard. It provides a more modern, responsive and interactive interface, enabling users to get updates from their courses, and to easily access courses and organisations. With the Ultra Base Navigation there are no longer any tabs along the top of the screen, as there were in the past: navigation is via the black menu on the left-hand side. TEL Tips The Home page has links to sources of help, and is also where we&#8217;ll alert you to new features in Blackboard, or when systems are undergoing maintenance work. Staff and students will see different content, as will users in the Henley Business School and at UoR Malaysia. On the Courses page you can filter by the courses you teach, filter by academic year, search for a particular course, and mark courses as favourites so they stay at the top of the list. Customise the images on your \u2018grid view\u2019 course cards with a banner. 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