Información:

Update to client Production environments (Published April 24, 2025):

An updated release of 3900.114.0 (full release number: 3900.114.0-rel.32+4691f55) is being applied to client Production servers on Thursday, April 24, 2025.

 

We have fixed these issues:

• 'Invalid aggregation model' Error is Displayed When an Instructor Changes a Discussion's Due Date - Article #90642
• Original Course Full Grade Center Report Shows Junk HTML Formatting - Article #90591
• Exam Feedback Will Show Other Answers as Marked When the Option 'Randomize Answers' is Selected - Article #90625
• Panopto Test Grades Not Populating into the Blackboard Gradebook - Article #90665 

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Update to client Production environments (Published April 17, 2025):

An updated release of 3900.114.0 (full release number: 3900.114.0-rel.27+9df91e5) is being applied to client Production servers on Thursday, April 17, 2025.

 

There were no client-facing fixes in this release.

 

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Update to client Off-Cycle release to Production environments (Published April 14, 2025):

An off-cycle release of 3900.114.0 (full release number: 3900.114.0-rel.26+eaeb65e) is being applied to client Production servers on Monday, April 14, 2025.

 

We have fixed this issue:

 

• Users with Safari browser versions 16.1 to 16.4 are seeing continuous load spinner when logining into the Mobile Blackboard Learn App in 3900.114 version. 

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Update to client Production environments (Published April 10, 2025):

An updated release of 3900.114.0 (full release number: 3900.114.0-rel.26+eaeb65e) is being applied to client Production servers on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

 

We have fixed these issues:

• Instructors Cannot View Certain Peer Reviewed Submissions- Article #90338
• Learn and the REST API returns incorrect value for overridden Overall Grade columns using schema translated display.​

• •  This issue affected clients extracting student overall grades.

• When instructors navigate to Gradebook > Grades  and then select a cell containing a grade, they encounter a Session Debug Error once they click on View or Feedback and Notes, depending on the type of column.
• In Ultra and Original Courses non-supported content can be copied into the Learning Object Repository (LOR).  

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Update to client Production environments (Published April 3, 2025):

An updated release of 3900.114.0 (full release number: 3900.114.0-rel.22+1199a46) is being applied to client Production servers on Thursday, April 3 , 2025.

 

No fixes.

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Update to client Test/Stage environments (Published April 1, 2025):

An updated release of 3900.114.0 (full release number: 3900.114.0-rel.22+1199a46) is being applied to client Test servers on Tuesday, April 1 , 2025.

 

We have fixed these issues:

 

• Missing Instructor Name on Full Grade History Section After Restoring a Course From an Archive- Article #78897
• Rubric Evaluation with Zero-Score Criteria does not Save in the Rubric Panel- Article #90545
• Students can now continue to work on their attempts while the test is made unavailable by the instructor

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Update to client Test/Stage environments (Published March 25, 2025):

An updated release of 3900.114.0 (full release number: 3900.114.0-rel.18+fe96cc5) is being applied to client Test servers on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

 

We have fixed these issues: 

 

• Instructors are Unable to Download Attachments Submitted by Students in Tests- Article #90454
• A browser pop-up does not appear when closing the Rubric pop-out window with unsaved changes

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Update to client Test/Stage environments (Published March 18, 2025):

An updated release of 3900.114.0 (full release number:  3900.114.0-rel.14+9af9f16) is being applied to client Test servers on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.

 

We have fixed these issues: 

 

• Error Message Appears After Successful Course Content Copy Using Hierarchy Nodes-Article #87994 
• Incorrect Score Displays When Overriding Rubric Scores- Article #90146
• When Attempting to Batch Enroll Users in an Original Course an 'InstitutionRole on entity null' Error is Displayed- Article #90165
• Latest Firefox Browser not Allowing Content Upload- Article #90385
• Discussion Posts Can Get Associated to All Group Discussions Using The Same Group Set Under Specific Conditions- Article #90407
• Students are Unable to Submit an Attempt With Calculated Questions Due To an Issue in the Math Content Editor- Article #90413
• Assignment Instructions are not updating when using REST Provisioning

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Initial Release to client Test/Stage environments (Published March 11, 2025):
The initial release of 3900.114.0 (full release number: 3900.114.0-rel.6+d295def)  is being applied to client Test servers on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

 

The April 2025 - 3900.114 release is robust with features in 7 areas: 

• Instructional design
• Mastery learning and learning pathways
• Communication and collaboration
• Gradebook
• Learner progression and personalized experience
• Upgrade to Ultra; and
• Premium 
  

These improvements impact instructors, students, and administrators. Some features do require administrative action.

 

Instructors: 

• Course Activity improvements: 3000 student limit removed
• Course Activity improvements: Sending messages
• Indicator if student has or has not reviewed feedback
• Enhanced grading experience for group submissions
• Moodle conversion: Improved support for embedded multimedia
• Achievements in student preview
• Video Studio - Analytics for student engagement
• Course Catalog – Award an achievement based on percentage score 

Instructors and Students: 

• Content Designer: Print Document
• Achievements page hidden from students by default
• Activity indicator color changed to purple
• Improved support for LTI: Resize requests 
  

Students: 

• Replace Feedback column with actionable Results column in student Gradebook
• Course Catalog – Access certificate details from student dashboard 

Instructors and Administrators: 

• Learning Object Repository
• Achievements in course copies 
  

Administrators: 

• Copy objects into the Learning Object Repository

 

Instructional Design 

 

Learning Object Repository 
Impact: Instructors and administrators 
Updated Help Topic: Learning Object Repository 
Idea Exchange ID: LEARNU-I-3138 

 

The new Learning Object Repository is an institutional repository designed to centralize resources across courses and organizations. Administrators can upload objects to the Learning Object Repository for instructors to copy into their courses. Updates to objects in the Learning Object Repository are automatically applied to all associated courses and organizations, saving instructors time and maintaining consistency. Changes aren’t applied to courses that are marked complete or with an end date/term end date in the past. 

This is the initial release of the Learning Object Repository. The capabilities of this release are best suited to reusing institutional content. Program or department uses will be better suited to future planned updates. 

Good candidates for objects to keep in the Learning Object Repository include: 

• Technology requirements
• AI policies
• Course etiquette
• Academic integrity policies 

At this time, only Documents are available for the Learning Object Repository. File uploads are coming in a future update. We'll add other objects in future releases. Administrators can access the Learning Object Repository through the Tools page in Blackboard. 

Managing objects 

By default, users with the System Administrator (Z) role are the only users who have access to the Learning Object Repository to manage objects. To create a custom role or give someone access to the Learning Object Repository, users must be granted the following system privileges:

Individuals with this privilege can view the Learning Object Repository from the Tools page.
Individuals with this privilege can create, edit, and delete objects in the Learning Object Repository.
Individuals with this privilege can insert objects from the Learning Object Repository into courses and organizations. 

Inserting objects 

By default, users with the Instructor, Course Builder, or System Administration roles are the only users who can insert objects from the Learning Object Repository into a course or organization. To give a user access to insert objects from the Learning Object Repository, administrators must grant the following privileges: 

Course/Organization (Content Areas) > Create Materials 
Individuals with this privilege can insert objects from the Learning Object Repository into courses and organizations.

Instructors access the Learning Object Repository through the More options menu on the Course Content page. Instructors can copy an object from the Learning Object Repository, but certain attributes are locked down. For example, instructors are locked out from editing the title, description, and body of a Document. 

 

Administrators: 

Availability: Available for all Ultra courses. 

Activation: None needed. 

Configuration: The Learning Object Repository is on by default. Administrators can turn off the Learning Object Repository by going to the Learning Object Repository section of Ultra Experience Management and selecting Off.

 

Copy objects into the Learning Object Repository 
Impact: Administrators 
Updated Help Topic: Learning Object Repository 
Idea Exchange ID: LEARNU-I-3138 

 

Administrators can copy objects to the new Learning Object Repository. Many institutions already have objects that are candidates for this repository, such as institutional policies, support information, technology requirements, and more. This feature allows administrators to copy existing objects directly into the Learning Object Repository, removing the need to create new objects from scratch and saving valuable time. To access the Learning Object Repository, select the Learning Object Repository button on the Tools page. To copy items, select the More options menu. 

At this time, administrators can copy only Documents into the Learning Object Repository. We’re adding file uploads in a future release. 

 

Administrators:

Availability: Available for all Ultra courses. 

Activation: None needed. 

Configuration: The Learning Object Repository is on by default. Administrators can turn off the Learning Object Repository by going to the Learning Object Repository section of Ultra Experience Management and selecting Off.

 

Content Designer: Print Document 
Impact: Instructors and students 
Updated Help Topic: Create Documents 
Idea Exchange ID: LEARNU-I-95 

Instructors and students can now print Documents or save them to PDF, providing more ways to engage with content. This new option allows users to: 

• Review content offline
• Share content with students or peers
• Physically archive content 

To print a Document, select Print. Use the browser to print options to select the following: 

 

• A printer or the PDF option
• The page range
• The layout

When printing from a mobile device, the Document prints as displayed on a desktop web browser. 

Depending on the size of some content (for example, images), items may shift to the next page depending on the page layout and scale. 

Instructors:

• Knowledge check blocks print with all the question and answer options.
• All other blocks print as displayed outside of editing mode.

Students:

Knowledge check blocks appear in the same way that they are on the Document page when the student chooses to print.

• • If a student hasn’t answered a knowledge check, the block prints as unanswered.
  • If a student has answered the knowledge check, the block prints as displayed along with any instructor feedback. 

Administrators:

Availability: Available for all Ultra courses. 

Activation: None needed. 

Configuration: None needed.

 

Mastery Learning and Learning Pathways 
Achievements page hidden from students by default 
Impact: Instructors and students 
Updated Help Topic: Achievements 
Idea Exchange ID: LEARNU-I-5373 

 

Instructors and students:
The Achievements page is now hidden by default from students in courses that don’t have any achievements. When an instructor adds the first achievement to a course, the Achievements page will become available to students. 

A browser refresh may be needed before the Achievements page is accessible. 

This change streamlines the content for students and prevents questions about features that are unrelated to their current courses. Students receive a more focused and relevant learning experience. Privileged users who can create new Achievements can always access the tab. 

Administrators:
Availability: Available for all Ultra courses. 

Activation: None needed. 

Configuration: None needed.

 

Achievements in course copies 
Impact: Instructors and administrators 
Updated Help Topic: Achievements 
Idea Exchange ID: LEARNU-I-6344 

 

Instructors and administrators:
Achievements are now included with course copies. Previously, instructors had to create new Achievements for each course. Copying Achievements has multiple benefits: 

• Saves instructors valuable time
• Helps instructors provide students with a more engaging educational experience
• Standardizes the use of Achievements between courses 

Achievements can only be copied with whole course copies. Achievements can't be copied in a granular copy where content is selected individually. 

Achievements carried over with course copies also includes badges from Anthology Milestone. 

Administrators:

Availability: Available for all Ultra courses. 

Activation: None needed. 

Configuration: None needed.

 

Achievements in Student Preview 
Impact: Instructors 
Updated Help Topic: Achievements 
Idea Exchange ID: LEARNU-I-6049 

Instructors can now access Achievements through the Student Preview. This helps instructors preview achievements from the student perspective, providing a more accurate representation of the student experience. Instructors can also verify that the Achievements page is available for students in their courses. 

 

Administrators:

Availability: Available for all Ultra courses. 

Activation: None needed. 

Configuration: None needed.

 

Communication & Collaboration

Course Activity improvements: Sending messages
Impact: Instructors 
Updated Help Page: Course Activity Report 

 

We improved sending messages from the Course Activity report. 

Instructors can now select all students for courses with over 3000 students. Previously, the option to select all students was only for courses with 3000 students or fewer.

To be more user-friendly, the Recipients field now includes the following group labels:

• All students
• Selected students
• Selected students with alerts
• Selected students without alerts 
  

These enhancements make it easier to communicate with students in large classes, including students with or without alerts. 

 

Administrators:

Availability: Available for all Ultra courses. 

Activation: None needed. 

Configuration: None needed.

 

Activity indicator color changed to purple
Impact: Instructors and students 
Updated Help Topics: Navigate Inside an Ultra Course for Students, Navigate Inside an Ultra Course for Instructors 
Idea Exchange ID: Not applicable

 
The color of the activity indicator for discussions, journals, and conversations is changed from blue to purple to better unify the color scheme of Blackboard. Users now have a more consistent and cohesive experience. 

 

Administrators:

Availability: Available for all Ultra courses. 

Activation: None needed. 

Configuration: None needed.

 

Gradebook

Indicator if student has or has not reviewed feedback 
Impact: Instructors
Updated Help Page: Not applicable
Idea Exchange ID: LEARNU-I-1612 

In the Gradebook, instructors now have enhanced ability to monitor student engagement with assessment feedback. An indicator on the student Overview page now displays whether a student has reviewed the feedback for a given assessment.

When a grade is posted, the indicator includes a label of 'Not reviewed' with the existing Completed label in the Status column. When the student reviews the feedback, the status updates to Reviewed with a review timestamp.

If the new grade indicator is reset for the assessment, such as when a grade is updated or if the assessment has multiple attempts, the timestamp updates when the student reviews the feedback again. If all attempts are deleted, the 'Not reviewed' or 'Reviewed' label is removed.

 

Administrators:

Availability: Available for all Ultra courses. 

Activation: None needed. 

Configuration: None needed.

 

Replace Feedback column with actionable Results column in student Gradebook 
Impact: Instructors 
Updated Help Page: Grades (Students)
Idea Exchange ID: LEARNU-I-4329, LEARNU-I-5949 

 

To encourage student to review their submitted assessments in the Gradebook:

• A new Results column replaces the Feedback column
• A View button in the new Results column replaces the Feedback column's purple feedback icon

When a grade is posted and the new grade indicator (purple circle) is turned on, the View button displays for the assessment. By proving a clear call-to-action, students are more likely to review their submission and feedback.

When students select the View button, the new grade indicator turns off, and students are redirected to their submission. If no submission is made, the side panels with feedback opens. The View button remains unless the instructor deletes the graded submission and all attempts.

 

Administrators:

Availability: Available for all Ultra courses. 

Activation: None needed. 

Configuration: None needed.

 

Enhanced grading experience for group submissions 
Impact: Instructors 
Updated Help Page: Grade Group Assignments
Idea Exchange ID: Not applicable

 

We migrated group grading to Flexible Grading. Instructors now have a more streamlined experience when grading group assignment and test submissions in Flexible Grading. This update allows instructors to benefit from the more efficient grading interface and workflow of Flexible Grading when evaluating group submissions.

Some capabilities for individual submissions, such as per question feedback on group test submissions and pop-out rubric on group assignment submissions, will be added to group submissions after this initial release.

 

Administrators:
Availability: Available for all Ultra courses. 

Activation: None needed. 

Configuration: None needed.

 

Learner Progression & Personalized Experience 

 

Course Activity improvements: 3000 student limit removed 
Impact: Instructors 
Updated Help Page: Course Activity Report 
Idea Exchange ID: Not applicable

We removed the limit to how many students were included in the Course Activity report. Courses with over 3000 students now correctly include all students in the report. Previously, courses with over 3000 students would only include the first 3000 students in the Course Activity report. Managing larger courses is now more accurate and user-friendly for instructors. 

Administrators:
Availability: Available for all Ultra courses. 

Activation: None needed. 

Configuration: None needed.

 

Upgrade to Ultra 

 

Moodle conversion: Improved support for embedded multimedia
Impact: Instructors 
Updated Help Topic: Migrate from Moodle 
Idea Exchange ID: Not applicable

All embedded audio, video, and images are now accessible after converting a course from Moodle to Blackboard. Previously, there were some cases where the embedded audio, video, or images didn’t convert. We resolved this issue, and instructors can be confident that their materials are transferring correctly. 

Administrators: 
Availability: Available for all courses. 

Activation: None needed. 

Configuration: None needed.

Improved Support for LTI: Resize Requests

Impact: Instructors and students 
Idea Exchange ID: Not applicable

LTI providers can now specify their desired height for embedded LTIs in Blackboard. Previously, all embedded LTIs were set to a fixed height, which often resulted in excessive white space below content. 

• Adjusting height for embedded LTIs is supported through the lti.frameResize post message. This applies to all locations where LTIs can be embedded within the rich content editor. 

This enhancement ensures a more visually appealing interface for users. The cleaner layout helps users focus better on the content. 

Administrators:

Availability: Available for all Ultra courses. 

Activation: None needed. 

Configuration: None needed.

Premium

Video Studio - Analytics for student engagement
Impact: Instructors 
Updated Help Page: Video Studio (Instructors) 
Idea Exchange ID: not applicable 

Instructors using Video Studio can now access analytics to gain valuable insights into student engagement with recordings. With user analytics, instructors can make data-informed decisions about their recording content and instructional strategies to promote engagement with a course.

An instructor can access recording analytics from the editing workflow. Select Edit Content and then the pencil button that appears when you hover over or tab to the recording screen. On the panel that appears, select Analytics.

• Total Views: Track the total number of times a recording has been accessed by students.
• Individual Users: Identify the unique users who have opened a recording.
• Average Time Viewed: Monitor the average duration students spend listening to or watching a recording.
  
• Total Watch Time: Know the total duration of time students spend listening to or watching a recording. 
  

 

These analytics can reveal which parts of a recording are most and least engaging by analyzing engagement patterns and timestamps.

 

Administrators:

Availability: Video Studio is a premium solution.

Activation: We are offering customers a free trial until June 30, 2025. This trial provides access to the full version of Video Studio. Video Studio is set to OFF as a default in test/stage and production environments. If you want to enable it in your institution’s environment, you can do that for free until the end of June 2025.

Configuration: In the Administrator Panel, select Configure in The Ultra Experience is Here! module. Select Enable creating/uploading videos using Video Studio. Beyond June 30, 2025, your institution will have to purchase Video Studio to continue using it.

 

Course Catalog – Access certificate details from student dashboard – 2.15
Test/Stage: week of March 24th; Production: week of March 24th 
Impact: Students
Updated Help Page: Dashboard
Idea Exchange ID: not applicable

Students can now access details about a course certificate by selecting the certificate tile on the student dashboard. A pop-up appears with details about the certificate, including certificate requirements. This empowers students with a clear understanding of how to earn certificates.

When a student selects a certificate tile on the Achievements page, a pop-up window appears. This window displays:

• certificate status
• course that the certificate is aligned with
• certificate requirements
  

 

If the certificate is earned, its expiration date and a download button appear. The student selects Download to download a PDF copy of the certificate.

 

Administrators:

Availability: Available for all Course Catalog courses.

Activation: None needed.

Configuration: None needed.

 

Course Catalog – Award an achievement based on percentage score – 2.15
Test/Stage: week of March 3rd; Production: week of March 3rd
Impact: Managers
Updated Help Page: Create an Offering
Idea Exchange ID: not applicable

Managers can now award achievements based on a percentage score in addition to awarding based on points. They can make this selection based on the Blackboard configuration for the grade item. Managers save time awarding certificates or badges because they no longer need to convert percentages to total points in the Assign Certificate panel.

 

Administrators:

Availability: Available for all Course Catalog courses.

Activation: None needed.

Configuration: None needed.

Aspectos destacados:

Maintenance Fixes

You can view maintenance items for 3900.114 on the Anthology Support Center. Our Known Issue articles provide information for individual bug fixes, and may include bug descriptions and which Learn versions were affected. You can filter bug fixes by SaaS release for easier navigation. Here are highlights of the issues fixed in this release:

 

• Item Release Conditions Cannot be set When Using a Language Where Comma is the Decimal Separator- Article #78728
• The Next Button in the Learning Module is not Enabled for Test Submitted Automatically- Article #78750
• Points Possible Cannot be set to Zero for Calculated Columns Except when Grading Display is 'Points'- Article #78389
• Students See Discussion Participants Grayed Out and Crossed Out in Ultra- Article #90150
• Inline Grading Annotation Insertion Caret is not Always Inserted at Expected Spot When Clicking- Article #78831
• Progress Tracking Tab Does Not Reflect Grading Actions Until Page Reload- Article #90008
• LTI Launch iFrame Doesn't Include the Fullscreen Option for Videos- Article #89875
• REST API Calls to Get Node Administrators Does not Include all Users in the Results- Article #77222
• Forms Visible in Ultra Course When Survey Tool is Off- Article #78482
• An Oops! Something Went Wrong Error Appears When Editing Assignment Settings Post 3900.110 Update- Article #90415
• Grading Security Settings Blocking Special Characters and Displaying HTML Encoding Instead- Article #90312
• Achievements Tab is Visible to Students When No Achievements are Created- Article #90249
• Cengage Due Date Information is Missing From the Ultra Course Content Area- Article #90114