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Blackboard features and functionality update April 2024

Blackboard features and functionality update April 2024

Anthology releases monthly incremental updates to their Blackboard software.  The April update brings several exciting new features and improvements.

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Blackboard features and functionality update February 2024

Blackboard features and functionality update February 2024

Introduction Anthology releases monthly incremental updates to their Blackboard software, the February update brings the following new features and improvements: New Forms & Survey Feature New question type: Likert Course activity report improvements This blog post will guide you through

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Blackboard features and functionality update December 2023

Blackboard features and functionality update December 2023

Blackboard release monthly update to their software, the December updates brings the following improvements: Additional image insertion and generate options Group assessment due date exceptions This blog post will guide you through some of the new features, why they have

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Blackboard features and functionality update November 2023

Blackboard features and functionality update November 2023

Blackboard release monthly update to their software, the November updates brings the following improvements: Improved image insertion tool Improvements to journal navigation This blog post will guide you through some of the new features, why they have been introduced, how

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Blackboard features and functionality update December2023

Blackboard features and functionality update December2023

Blackboard release monthly update to their software, the December updates brings the following improvements: Additional image insertion and generate options Group assessment due date exceptions This blog post will guide you through some of the new features, why they have

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Blackboard features and functionality update November 2023

Blackboard features and functionality update November 2023

Blackboard release monthly update to their software, the November updates brings the following improvements: Improved image insertion tool Improvements to journal navigation This blog post will guide you through some of the new features, why they have been introduced, how

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Blackboard Ultra features and functionality update June 2023

Blackboard Ultra features and functionality update June 2023

Introduction The latest software update to Blackboard Ultra (June 2023) includes: Improvements to progress tracking and user interface I Learner Modules. Introduction of image resize functionality in BBU documents Updated BBU favicon icon Ability to delete grade schemas This blog

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Blackboard Ultra features and functionality update May 2023

Blackboard Ultra features and functionality update May 2023

Introduction The latest software update to Blackboard Ultra includes: Upload questions from a file. Announcements in top-level navigation. Changes to how exemptions are handled. Ability to add course links. This blog post will guide you through some of the new

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Blackboard Ultra features and functionality update April 2023

Blackboard Ultra features and functionality update April 2023

Introduction The latest software update to Blackboard Ultra has brought exciting new features and functionality that will enhance the teaching experience for academic staff. These upgrades include a Course Content Title Search, Multiple Grading Schemas, Updates to the Hotspot Question

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