Blackboard Upgrade Scheduled over Winter Break
ITS has upgraded the Blackboard Learn course management system which brings new and improved features that produce a more effective workflow for instructors. The following is an overview of changes:
Detailed Blackboard enhancement descriptions can be found by clicking on the description name or the link after each description.
- Student Preview: Instructors/Teaching Assistants/Course Builders can now see their course just as the students do. https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Courses/Student_Preview
- SafeAssign Integration: SafeAssign is now integrated with the Assignment tool in Bb Learn. This reduces the amount of management the instructor needs to do when grading SafeAssignments. Instructors will now only need to visit the Grade Center to grade SafeAssignments and they will have access to the Inline Grading feature. http://help.blackboard.com/en-us/Learn/9.1_2014_04/Instructor/100_Assignments/025_Use_SafeAssign
- SafeAssign Originality Reports: The reports from SafeAssign still contain all information to plagerism checking. The format has been redesigned. https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Assignments/SafeAssign/SafeAssign_Originality_Reports
- Grade Center Improvements: There are new options when grading tests and assignments. Instructors using the Grade Schema can now make an A 100% or higher. https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Grade/Customize_Grading_Interface/Grading_Schemas
- Assessment Significant Figures: You can select the number of decimal points or figures for answers generated by Blackboard Learn. https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Tests_Pools_Surveys/Question_Types/Calculated_Formula_Questions
- Anonymous Grading: Eliminate any bias toward students by grading assignments anonymously. You can hide student’s names while grading. https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Assignments/Grade_Assignments/Anonymous_Grading
- Delegated Grading: If there are multiple instructors or teaching assistants, you can delegate who grades what assignments, or if a specific person grades everything for a set of specific students. https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Assignments/Grade_Assignments/Delegated_Grading
Blackboard Upgrade Plan
Faculty are encouraged to preview the changes in the test environment. Please send any questions, issues or concerns you might have to: blackboard@truman.edu