Here are the latest features added by our tool providers.
December 2022
- Blackboard –
- Drag and Drop – improved responsiveness and more deliberate action when re-ordering content
- Course Links – the ability to link to an existing piece of content within the same module/course (similar to a ‘shortcut’)
- Single Student Progess Report – a new progress report for an individual student showing their journey through a module/course (note: Progress Tracking must be switched on in the left-side Details & Actions menu)
- Content Copying – improvements to content copying from other modules/courses, including a larger panel to work within.
November 2022
- Blackboard –
- Hotspot question type now available within Ultra Tests.
- Tool icons for third-party services (e.g. ReCap Media Chooser and Turnitin) now show in course outline, replacing the ‘rocket’ icon.
- ReCap –
October 2022
- Blackboard – the first phase of a ‘student progress tracking’ report for Instructors – showing when students have opened or viewed content within a Blackboard site.
- ReCap – advanced search options in both the full Manage Media area and within the Media Chooser.
- Respondus LockDown Browser – now available for use on Tests in Blackboard Ultra modules. Please speak to your Digital Academic Developer if you are interested in using this.
September 2022
- Blackboard –
August 2022
- Blackboard –
- Advanced calculations available for Overall Grade feature
- Deletion of Student Preview User
- Ability to import and export group sets via CSV
- Blackboard Learn instructor mobile app has merged with Blackboard App
- Due date exceptions available (for BB assessments and Tests)
- Messages can now be sent when course is private
July 2022
- Blackboard –
- Overall Grade within a Blackboard Ultra site can be displayed as points.
- Download entire Grade history from Gradebook
- Ability to copy question banks (previously known as pools) within Ultra sites
- Description field length increased to 750 characters
- Office documents within Course Content, Folders and Learning Modules display without need to download
- Adding ReCap and Turnitin assignments as well as other integrated tools now displayed in the add content menu as Content Market (previously LTI item).
- Authoring and Viewing messages now shows on larger panel
June 2022
- Blackboard – Office documents within Ultra Documents and Ultra Assignments display inline without need to download
May 2022
- Collaborate – attendees can download a copy of any shared file and/or whiteboard (in PDF Format)
- ReCap – Interactive Transcript and ability to duplicate a media item (with any associated metadata)
April 2022
- Blackboard – new home page and Base Navigation (orientation video for staff ; orientation video for students)
- Box of Broadcasts – BoB Curated Playlists
- Collaborate – Session Engagement Insights
March 2022
- Box of Broadcasts – extended access to the entire digitised BBC broadcast archive
January 2022
- Ally – Accessibility indicator and remediations for content created in Blackboard text editor (see also: Blackboard Ally Indicators)
- Collaborate – ‘Pointer’ tool with whiteboard and shared content/slides
- Mentimeter – Preview Presentation & Instruction Slide
- Padlet – App for iOS and Android (how to login using CCCU licence, ‘backpack’) + Redesigned Dashboard
- ReCap – Browser Capture Studio (in-browser recording solution)
December 2021
- PebblePad – ATLAS improvements (design now consistent with Pebble+)
October 2021
- ReCap – YuJa Media Chooser (for embedding media into Blackboard modules)
August 2021
- Blackboard – New Content Editor
- Collaborate – New Whiteboard and Annotation Tools
- Padlet – New Post Composer (see also: updated TEL Knowledge Base page)
- TEL Support – New Knowledge Base for staff; dedicated Help tab for students
April 2021
- Collaborate – Gallery View
March 2021
- ReCap – On-Screen Annotations Toolbar
January 2021
- Collaborate – Support Chatbot