
Date Published: Apr 11,2025 Category: Version:SaaS Article No.: 000077855
Producto: Learn SaaS
Fecha de la versión:
An updated version of 3900.74.0 (full release number: 3900.74.0-rel.32+80961aa) is being applied to client Production servers on Thursday, September 21, 2023.
- Missing Feedback Option in Ultra Course Cause Issues When Copying Tests From Original to Ultra- Article #77749
- Course Copy Process Running Slow for Some Courses- Article #77866
- SafeAssign Not Returning Reports for Group Submissions- Article #77938
- Users Experience an Error Related to Time Skew for Kaltura LTI Deeplinks- Article #77906
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Update to client Production environments (Published September 14, 2023):
An updated version of 3900.74.0 (full release number: 3900.74.0-rel.24+82f257c) is being applied to client Production servers on Thursday, September 14 2023.
- Respondus LockDown Browser Does Not Close When Learn Test Questions Are Aligned to Goals- Article #77747
- We fixed an issue where excessive production of temp files could fill up the whole disk. Only GovCloud customers were affected.
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Update to client Production environments (Published September 7, 2023):
An updated version of 3900.74.0 (full release number: 3900.74.0-rel.19+b4e6cc3) is being applied to client Production servers on Thursday, September 7 2023.
- Rubrics in Assignments Get Overwritten When Copied From an old Course to a new Course That has Rubrics Data Already In It- Article #77852
- AI-generated flags have been added to AI-Generated images in the Learning Module Structure process and to AI-Generated images in the editing of individual Learning Modules.
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Update to client Test/Stage environments (Published September 5, 2023):
An updated version of 3900.74.0 (full release number: 3900.74.0-rel.15+05e6436) is being applied to client Test servers on Tuesday, September 5 2023.
- When B2 content links are migrated using the McGraw Hill Content Migration tool, the content handler of the content object does not have a grading section (even though it was deployed as a graded assignment), so when the user attempts to update it, an error is displayed from the Bb API.
- The Tool AI Design Assistant is Marking True/False Questions Always True- Article #77881
Update to client Test/Stage environments (Published August 31, 2023):
An updated version of 3900.74.0 (full release number: 3900.74.0-rel.12+a132d0e) is being applied to client Test servers on Thursday, August 31, 2023.
- Building Blocks JSP Pages and Custom Login Pages are Having Their JavaScript Tags Stripped- Article #77885
Información: Blackboard is pleased to announce the release of the 3900.74.0 (August 15, 2023) update of Learn SaaS for test and stage environments (full release number: 3900.74.0-rel.2+304a4f3). This update will replace the previous v3900.71.0 release.
Due to an issue with the test/stage release on August 15, clients will not see the AI Design Assistant option. It will become available once the issue is resolved. An update will be provided during the next few days.
The September 2023 - 3900.74 release is robust with features in eight (8) areas:
- AI Design Assistant;
- Instructional design;
- Flexible grading;
- Gradebook;
- Learner progression and personalized experience;
- Integration;
- Learn core and security; and
- Mobile App
These improvements impact instructors, students, and administrators. Some features do require administrative action.
Instructors:
- Course structure suggestions
- Learning Module image integration options
- Rubric generation
- Test question generation
- Question Bank generation from Ultra Documents
- Course banner images from Unsplash
- Auto-captioning for video and audio feedback
- Batch Edit support for recursive actions
- Copying Announcements
- Flexible Grading support for tablets and other improvements
- TurnItIn support for Ultra Assignments (limited release)
- Turn off/on Class Collaborate per course
Instructors and students:
- Reminder improvements for anonymous grading
- Improved progress tracking for graded LTI content
- Updated wording for course alerts in the Activity Stream
- Google Workspace – Cloud File Collaboration
- Mobile App – Grades landing page improvement
All users:
- Anthology Adopt powered by Pendo
Administrators:
- REST APIs to expand Rubric associations in Gradebook column endpoints
- REST APIs to REST API to track the origin of courses
- REST APIs to REST API to REST API to modify formulas for enhanced grading control
- Messages restrictions and update to email copy of announcement option
- Manage inactive session timeout
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Design Assistant
The potential uses of Artificial Intelligence are exciting. As we look to explore the benefits AI has to offer, we are prioritizing lawful, ethical, and responsible use. We have established our Trustworthy AI principles, where we commit to:
- humans in control,
- fairness,
- privacy,
- security and
- safety to name a few.
We recommend reviewing the documents linked below as you consider using AI within Learn Ultra. These documents are designed to support your implementation, training, and policy setting as it relates to AI usage.
- Our Trustworthy AI Principles can be found in our Trust Center.
- Further information on the AI Design Assistant can be found on our help pages.
- (Link on the item above still to be created, Legal is working on the content)
We chose to partner with Microsoft to provide this functionality for many reasons. A primary reason is that Microsoft has a long-standing commitment to the ethical use of AI. Please find helpful resources from Microsoft below:
- Microsoft's Responsible AI page
- Microsoft's Transparency Note for Azure Open AI Service
- Microsoft's page on Data, privacy, and security for Azure Open AI Service
Course structure suggestions
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience
Ultra Course View
Impact: Instructors
Creating a course from the ground up can often feel like a daunting and time-intensive task. Some educators might find themselves without access to the necessary instructional design resources, leaving them in search of extra support.
Enter the AI Design Assistant—an innovative solution designed to tackle these very challenges. By harnessing the power of advanced AI, this assistant offers a helping hand in structuring your course. Drawing insights from the course's title, description, and contextual information, it effortlessly generates learning modules.
What sets the AI Design Assistant apart is its commitment to putting instructors in the driver's seat. Empowering educators, it allows for the provision of supplementary context, such as descriptive text or keywords. Instructors have the flexibility to add a title prefix—think "topic" or "unit"—infusing a personalized touch. Visual elements can also be seamlessly integrated, amplifying the learning experience.
In a testament to customization, instructors wield the ability to fine-tune the complexity of their content. Additionally, they can precisely dictate the quantity of learning modules to be generated, ensuring a tailored approach to their teaching journey.
All learning module images are automatically marked as decorative by default. The instructor has the ability to edit each learning module and add a specific alternative description if this image context is required.
On August 15, 2023, we will release to test/stage environments the option to generate images with the AI Design Assistant. We expect this to be a highly adopted feature. Service interruptions may occur during this time as we monitor usage. To ensure reliable use of this service, the usage data we gather may alter or defer our planned September production release of generating images.
For administrators: A new Building Block, AI Design Assistant and Unsplash, will be available after test/stage sites are updated to 3900.74. In Installed Tools, select Settings for AI Design Assistant and Unsplash. The default state is 'off.' When this feature is 'on,' it is available to the instructor role by default. The AI Design Assistant and Unsplash privileges may be assigned to other course roles as necessary.
Learning Module image integration options
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience
Ultra Course View
Impact: Instructors
Learning modules serve as a strategic tool for structuring and curating course content. Elevating both the visual allure of the learning modules and the ease of content discernment is important. To help, we plan to provide two more options for integrating images into learning modules.
Search stock images from Unsplash. With this option, instructors can enter keywords to search for and select high-quality, royalty-free images. When enabled, the AI Design Assistant suggests keywords.
Generate images with the AI Design Assistant. Image generation leverages insights from the learning module description and other contextual cues in the course. To further empower instructors, they can describe the ideal image and regenerate images.
Note that images will automatically appear if your administrator activates “Generate keywords for Unsplash.”
Once the ideal image is selected, the instructor can choose the focal point of the image.
The image is marked as decorative by default. The instructor can untick ‘Mark the image as decorative’ and add specific alternative text.
On August 15, 2023, we will release to test/stage environments the option to generate images with the AI Design Assistant. We expect this to be a highly adopted feature. Service interruptions may occur during this time as we monitor usage. To ensure reliable use of this service, the usage data we gather may alter or defer our planned September production release of generating images.
For administrators: A new Building Block, AI Design Assistant and Unsplash, will be available after test/stage sites are updated to 3900.74. In Installed Tools, select Settings for AI Design Assistant and Unsplash. The default state is 'off.' When this feature is 'on,' it is available to the instructor role by default. The AI Design Assistant and Unsplash privileges may be assigned to other course roles as necessary.
Rubric generation
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience
Ultra Course View
Impact: Instructors
Grading rubrics offer a structured framework to assess student work. They ensure both fairness and consistency in grading. Moreover, they furnish students with clear directives to meet desired learning outcomes. However, crafting rubrics can be a time-intensive task. The AI Design Assistant can take the helm in rubric creation, drawing cues from course context. While retaining human-centered authority, instructors can define the rubric. This includes specifying details like descriptions (learning objectives or topics), rubric type (percentage, points, or range), complexity, and dimensions. The rubric remains open to review and refine, guaranteeing the instructor's input at every step.
Rubric generation is an option everywhere we support rubric creation.
For administrators: A new Building Block, AI Design Assistant and Unsplash, will be available after test/stage sites are updated to 3900.74. In Installed Tools, select Settings for AI Design Assistant and Unsplash. The default state is 'off.' When this feature is 'on,' it is available to the instructor role by default. The AI Design Assistant and Unsplash privileges may be assigned to other course roles as necessary.
Test question generation
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience
Ultra Course View
Impact: Instructors
Crafting test questions from the ground up demands a significant amount of time. The AI Design Assistant steps in to offer test question suggestions, helping instructors reclaim valuable time. This resource is beneficial for both formative and summative assessments.
Instructors can refine the suggested questions by adding a description. The description might be learning objectives or topics. Furthermore, instructors can handpick preferred question types. The innovative "Inspire me!" question type suggests a variety of question types that an instructor might not typically consider. The instructor can specify the desired level of complexity and number of questions.
For administrators: A new Building Block, AI Design Assistant and Unsplash, will be available after test/stage sites are updated to 3900.74. In Installed Tools, select Settings for AI Design Assistant and Unsplash. The default state is 'off.' When this feature is 'on,' it is available to the instructor role by default. The AI Design Assistant and Unsplash privileges may be assigned to other course roles as necessary.
Question Bank generation from Ultra Documents
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience
Ultra Course View
Impact: Instructors
The Ultra Document is a valuable way to present content. It seamlessly blends text and media components, enriching content presentation. With the aid of the AI Design Assistant, instructors can build question banks to gauge comprehension of the text-based elements within an Ultra Document. This streamlined process saves significant time. It also stands as a robust aid in shaping both formative and summative assessments.
Instructors can select preferred question types or use the “Inspire me!” option. The instructor can specify the desired level of complexity and number of questions. After reviewing the questions, it’s a single click to publish the questions to the question bank.
From the question bank, the instructor can filter, search, and edit questions as desired.
For administrators: A new Building Block, AI Design Assistant and Unsplash, will be available after test/stage sites are updated to 3900.74. In Installed Tools, select Settings for AI Design Assistant and Unsplash. The default state is 'off.' When this feature is 'on,' it is available to the instructor role by default. The AI Design Assistant and Unsplash privileges may be assigned to other course roles as necessary.
Course banner images from Unsplash
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience
Ultra Course View
Impact: Instructors
The course banner image provides an important sense of identity for the course. We are expanding the image options for the course banner by introducing Stock Images from Unsplash. Instructors can enter keywords to search for high-quality, royalty-free images.
Images will automatically appear if your administrator has activated "Generate keywords for Unsplash." Once the ideal image is selected, the instructor can choose the focal point of the image.
The image is marked as decorative by default. The course banner toggle is turned on. The instructor can untick ‘Mark the image as decorative’ and add specific alternative text.
For administrators: A new Building Block, AI Design Assistant and Unsplash, will be available after test/stage sites are updated to 3900.74. In Installed Tools, select Settings for AI Design Assistant and Unsplash. The default state is 'off.' When this feature is 'on,' it is available to the instructor role by default. The AI Design Assistant and Unsplash privileges may be assigned to other course roles as necessary.
Instructional Design
Auto-captioning for video and audio feedback
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience, Original Experience
Ultra Course View, Original Course View
Impact: Instructors
Ensuring accessible and inclusive experiences for our students is of paramount importance. We have taken a significant step forward by implementing automatic captioning for audio and video content used in assessment feedback and announcements. This feature enhances accessibility and fosters inclusivity. Auto-captioning also supports diverse language preferences, aligning with the user's chosen language in Learn.
For administrators: This solution is available as part of your existing Learn license and will be on by default with no additional settings required.
Batch Edit support for recursive actions
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience
Ultra Course View
Impact: Instructors
Batch editing offers value by streamlining and expediting repetitive tasks. We have updated batch edit to now support recursion. Batch edit actions now apply to all items inside of Folders and Learning Modules.
With this change, all items are now visible on a single page. We have added the ability to expand and collapse Folders and Learning Modules.
Instructors can now perform the following tasks much faster:
- Shift Dates: Select all items and shift the dates forward before you adjust the dates for each item. This is helpful when needing to make sweeping date adjustments.
- Adjust Visibility: Select all items and set them to visible or hidden. This is helpful after course copies, imports, or conversions. In some copy cases, items are hidden by default. Instructors may want to make them visible.
- Remove date/time release conditions: Select all items and set them to visible or hidden. This is helpful when having trouble updating due dates. Due dates must be after the Show On date and before the Hide After date.
We have also made a couple of usability improvements:
- Truncated Long Titles: Items with long titles would overlap with dates and times. Long titles are now truncated to prevent that from happening.
- Fixed Table Header: Batch Edit was difficult to use with courses that had a lot of items. Users would need to scroll to the top of the page to see the column title. The table header now follows the user as they scroll down the page.
- Replaced Dropdown: The batch edit actions available were not obvious. We have replaced the dropdown with individual buttons. The buttons do not become active until a user has selected items.
Users can select up to 100 items when performing a batch edit action.
For administrators: This feature is available for all Ultra courses. There are no configurations needed.
Copying Announcements
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience
Ultra Course View
Impact: Instructors
Reusing content eliminates the need to create everything from scratch. This saves time and effort in the content development processes. To support reuse, instructors can now copy specific announcements or all announcements from another course. Instructors can copy Announcements from both Original and Ultra courses. When copied, each announcement will be set to draft.
This change improves the course rollover process. Instructors no longer need to reschedule or delete announcements immediately after copying. Instructors can take their time reviewing announcements and adjusting as needed.
For administrators: This feature is available for all Ultra courses. There are no configurations needed.
Flexible Grading
Flexible Grading support for tablets and other improvements
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience
Ultra Course View
Impact: Instructors
Flexible Grading is a new, efficient assessment grading experience introduced in the August 3900.71 release. We are happy to now support Flexible Grading for instructors using tablet devices. When grading using the Flexible Grading experience from a table, only one of the side panels will be open at any time. Accessing another panel will collapse the other.
We have also made changes to the on-hover and on-select states in the Students list. Now when an instructor selects a student card, the card is outlined in purple. When an instructor hovers over a student card, the card is outlined in grey. These changes help to reduce confusion about which student submission is in view on the main panel.
Flexible Grading is best performant on large and medium screens using a browser.
For administrators: This feature is available in Ultra Experience Management from the 3900.71 release. The feature is on by default to ensure the Flexible Grading interface is available to users. You can turn off the Flexible Grading interface by setting this feature to Off.
Gradebook
Reminder improvements for anonymous grading
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience
Ultra Course View
Impact: Instructors, Students
Students may sometimes complete an assessment but fail to submit it. Instructors can send email reminders to non-submitters. In the past, it was unclear if all students received the emailed reminder. Now a banner informs instructors of the number of students who received the email reminder. Information for any student who did not receive the email due to an invalid or missing email address is also included.
For administrators: This feature is available for all Ultra courses. There are no configurations needed.
Learner Progression & Personalized Experience
Improved progress tracking for graded LTI content
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience
Ultra Course View
Impact: Instructors, Students
Accurate course progress tracking is key for both students and instructors. Some instructors include graded LTI content in their course. In the past, progress tracking for graded LTI content was only updated manually by the student. Now when a student submits their work, their progress status updates to "complete." This change ensures better reporting for instructors and accurate progress tracking for students.
For administrators: This feature is available for all Ultra courses. There are no configurations needed.
Updated wording for course alerts in the Activity Stream
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience
Ultra Course View
Impact: Instructors
Consistency is key. In the past, we used different wording for course alerts on the Activity Stream versus the Course Activity report. Now activity stream notifications use the same wording as the course activity report.
Before, Activity Stream notifications used the following wording to count course alerts:
- # Students are falling behind, # Falling, # Absent
Now, the wording for Activity Stream notifications is consistent with the wording on the Course Activity report:
- Student alerts: # with low overall grade, # with last access alert
For administrators: To view the Course Activity and Student Activity Details reports, the user’s role needs to have “Course/Organization Control Panel (Grade Center) > View Grades” privilege.
Integrations
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience, Original Experience
Ultra Course View, Original Course View
Impact: Instructors, Students
Collaborative documents foster active engagement and dynamic interaction among participants. Instructors can now create a Google Workspace collaborative document.
Supported file types include:
- Google Docs
- Google Sheets
- Google Slides
Instructors may need to sign into a Google Workspace account to continue. Instructors can select an existing file or create a new file for collaboration.
All student members of the course can access the file with permission to edit.
Original Course View: In the Original Course View, a link appears in the Build Content menu and/or the add content button (+) in the content editor. The system administrator can decide the specific name in the Original Course View.
An instructor can choose to create an item or edit an existing item and select the + symbol from the content editor. Select the “Google Cloud Collaboration document” to continue.
Instructors may need to sign into a Google account to continue. Instructors can select an existing document or create a new file for collaboration. All student members of the course can access the file with permission to edit.
For administrators: Please register the LTI Tool Provider in the Administrator panel. Only users in the same Google Workspace tenant can collaborate on documents.
Turnitin support for Ultra Assignments (limited release)
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience
Ultra Course View
Impact: Instructors
For some clients, Turnitin plays a vital role in promoting ethical academic practices. Turnitin currently integrates with Ultra courses through their LTI 1.3 integration. By deepening the integration further, Turnitin can now be enabled directly on Ultra assignments. This allows student submissions to be matched against the Turnitin database.
Note: This is a limited release. Clients signed up and approved by Turnitin will gain access to the feature. Flexible Grading must be enabled to access the Originality Report scores.
A new option appears in the Assessment Settings panel to enable Turnitin.
For administrators: This feature is available in the Ultra Experience Management settings as “Asset Processor in Institution.”. The feature is off by default. Turn on the Turnitin Integration by setting this feature to On.
Anthology Adopt powered by Pendo
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience, Original Experience
Ultra Course View, Original Course View
Impact: All users
It's important that we help institutions drive digital adoption of Learn Ultra. That's why we've created Anthology Adopt. Anthology Adopt allows institutions to create their own in-app messages and digital walkthrough guides in Learn. Institutions can segment these guides to targeted audiences for greater adoption. Anthology Adopt comes with a host of pre-created and defined guides that are updated each month based on each Learn release.
Institutions can analyze users' interactions of the guides. This supports customizations to further support adoption. Anthology Adopt is an additional license for Learn.
Anthology Adopt provides users with different templates to build custom guidance in Learn. Font, colors and buttons are customizable. Users with Anthology Adopt permissions can access the Default Layouts page and create guides.
Anthology Adopt also includes the following:
- Option to segment pop-up messages to specific audience
- Ability to analyze the users' interactions of the message prompted
- Get support from our expert team
For administrators: Only users with a license will be able to create and publish guides in Learn. Institutions can acquire a license under the name of Anthology Adopt by contacting their account team for more information or requesting more information at https://www.anthology.com/contact-us/sales.
REST APIs to expand Rubric associations in Gradebook column endpoints
Blackboard Learn SaaS, Blackboard Learn 9.1
Ultra Experience, Original Experience
Ultra Course View, Original Course View
Impact: Administrators
We aim to bring greater clarity and control to the grading process. As such, we have updated the Rubric API, which extends the capabilities of our Gradebook Columns API. This API includes rubric association information.
Now, when retrieving information about gradebook columns using the endpoints below, users gain insights into the rubric associations linked to each column:
- GET /learn/api/public/v2/courses/{courseId}/gradebook/columns
- GET /learn/api/public/v2/courses/{courseId}/gradebook/columns/{columnId}
By including the query parameter ‘?expand=rubricAssociations’ in the API requests, the user receives an enriched payload that includes rubric association information.
This enhancement contributes to better-informed decisions and improved assessment management for our users.
For administrators: To make use of the new endpoints, the REST integration user must have the following privileges: “Course/Organization Control Panel (Tools) > Rubrics > View Rubric”
REST APIs to REST API to track the origin of courses
Blackboard Learn SaaS, Blackboard Learn 9.1
Ultra Experience, Original Experience
Ultra Course View, Original Course View
Impact: Administrators
To provide greater clarity and increased control of your grading process, we have expanded our Courses Public API. Now this API includes a new ‘copyHistory’ field.
Using the following endpoints, users are able to trace the origin of content in cloned courses:
- GET /public/v3/courses
- GET /public/v3/courses/{courseId}
This read-only attribute will provide UuIds, offering a complete content history.
For administrators: To make use of the new endpoints, the REST integration user must have the following privileges: “Administrator Panel (Courses) > Courses”
REST APIs to REST API to REST API to modify formulas for enhanced grading control
Blackboard Learn SaaS, Blackboard Learn 9.1
Ultra Experience, Original Experience
Ultra Course View, Original Course View
Impact: Administrators
We have extended the capabilities of our Gradebook Columns API to provide greater flexibility in grading. Users can now change the formulas used in the grade calculations for the "Overall Grade" column. Users can update the formula by making a request to the following endpoint:
- PATCH /public/v2/courses/{courseId}/gradebook/columns
This update ensures that the grading process aligns with specific institutional grading policies. This allows instructors to provide a more accurate representation of student performance.
For administrators: To make use of the new endpoints, the REST integration user must have the following privileges: “Course/Organization Control Panel (Grade Center) > Full Control”.
It is mandatory that the sum of weighted overall values for calculated grading items must equate to exactly 100%.
Learn Core & Security
Messages restrictions and update to email copy of announcement option
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience
Ultra Course View
Impact: Administrators
Institutions want control over the way Messages work function in Courses and Organizations. To better support institutional policy and preferences, institutions can now determine messaging options:
- Students can send a message anyone in their course
- Students can only send a message to staff and students in their groups
- Students can only send a message to staff
- Students can only reply to messages
We also decoupled the Ultra Course Message Settings. Now an admin can configure the option to always send a copy of messages by email for Courses separately from Organizations. This option provides institutions with greater flexibility and control. This option is deselected by default.
For administrators: This feature is available for all Ultra courses and organizations. This setting can be managed in the Administrator Tool Panel | Messages module. If in the Overall Message settings, the option “Students and participants can't create or reply to course and organization messages.” is selected, both Course & Organizations Messages options will not apply.
Aspectos destacados:
Learn Core & Security
Turn off/on Class Collaborate per course
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience
Ultra Course View
Impact: Administrators
We are committed to providing you with the best tools for your courses. We know that different courses may have different needs. That's why we have introduced a new section in Course Settings called Virtual Classroom. This section includes an option for the instructor to turn on or off student access to Class Collaborate.
If an instructor turns off Class Collaborate, it will not appear in the Detail & Actions area for anyone in the course. This new setting supports course customizations that align with preferences and institutional policy.
For administrators: This feature is available for all Ultra courses. This setting appears only for institutions with an active Class Collaborate integration. User must have access to the Course settings panel with this privilege: Course/Organization Control Panel (Customization) > Properties and Course/Organization Control Panel (Customization) > Tool Availability Privilege for Virtual classroom section.
Manage Inactive Session Timeout
Blackboard Learn SaaS, Blackboard Learn 9.1
Ultra Experience and/or Original Experience
Impact: Administrators
In the past, administrators could not configure the inactive session time-out option from the Administrator Panel. Instead, administrators had to request changes through a support request. Now, administrators can configure the maximum time a user’s session can be inactive before they are logged out.
For administrators: This setting can be managed in the Administrator Tool Panel | Security module | Account Lock Settings option. The default time a user can be inactive is 180 minutes (about 3 hours). The inactive time can be configured between 15 to 480 minutes. As before, session cleanup is a background task, so the ending of a session will be approximately the configured time, typically within a minute or two. Compatibility with the Blackboard Mobile App is planned for a future release.
Mobile App
Grades landing page improvement
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience and/or Original Experience
Ultra Course View and/or Original Course View
Impact: Instructors, Students
Grade information is one of the most important data points for instructors and students. The latest update to our mobile app brings an improvement to the grades landing page. With this update:
- Students can now see their overall grade on the grades landing page.
- Instructors can now see the overall course grade on the landing page.
These changes aim to enhance the user experience and provide a more streamlined way to access grade information.
For administrators: This feature is available for all users of the Mobile App version 8.8. No action is needed from users who have enabled automatic updates on their devices. Users who have disabled automatic updates on their devices must download the update.
Maintenance Fixes
You can view maintenance items for 3900.74 on Behind the Blackboard. 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 issues fixed in this release:
- The 'Gradebook Settings' Title is changed to 'Reconcile' in the UK Language Pack- Article #77576
- The 'Access child course names and IDs' Privilege is Required for the Instructor Role to Access Ultra Gradebook Without Errors- Article #77445
- Email for Course Message is not Sent to Recipient Even When Role Buckets are Used- Article #77654
- A Post Left by an Instructor That is Deleted From a Course is Misattributed to any other Instructor Currently Enrolled in the Course- Article #77524
- In Ultra Disabled Students Show in Student Progress for Assignment Items- Article #77688
- Students Unable to Access Grades for Completed or Private Courses- Article #77601
- In Ultra it is not Possible to Embed Kaltura Media File in a Document- Article #77504
- Users Cannot Delete Group Discussion Board Thread Replies- Article #75760
- Broken PPG Images in Tests in Ultra Courses Can Happen After Copying Content Within a Course- Article #77708
- Images in Journal Feedback are not Visible- Article #76944
- When the 'Group Tools' is Turned Off and Any Setting From an Item Gets Changed an Error Occurs- Article #77339
- Unexpected Results in Total Weight Calculation for Weighted Column in Certain Language Packs- Article #77701
- Clearing a Wiki Submission From the Grade Center Makes the Group's Wiki Inaccessible- Article #77641
- Tests, Assignments and Items Copied from Original Experience to Ultra Have Missing Spaces in Front of the Formulas Written in Latex- Article #77498
- Announcement View Count for Every Announcement Increments by one After Enrolling an User- Article #77342
- Navigating to the Next Attempt in the 'Needs Grading' Page Marks the Previous Attempt as Graded- Article #77272
- Users Enrolled with Role B Organization Builder Cannot Remove Participants from Ultra Organizations- Article #77653
- Announcements and Messages Sent from Ultra Master Course to Students Enrolled in Merged Child Course Refer to Master Course- Article #77473
- Images do not Display Correctly for Multiple Choice Questions in Edit Mode- Article #77662
- In Original Course View Response Feedback Image File Duplicates in a Multiple-Choice Question Pool- Article #77680
- Multiple Choice Question Answer Options Using Bold are not Displayed Correctly to Students- Article #77143
- Questions Uploaded With Invalid Answer Structure Break the Ability to View Attempts- Article #76447
- REST API Call Returns a 400 Error When Attempting to Update Users Without Supplying a Birthdate- Article #77621
- Copied Content with Bullets From an Original Course Fails to Copy the Same Format Into an Ultra Course- Article #77738
- Correct Responses to Calculated Formula Questions are Marked as Incorrect Under Certain Circumstances- Article #77505
- Enterprise Survey Open Entry Responses Can Cause Truncation- Article #77557
- Old Original Courses not Sorting Properly by Course View- Article #77659
- In Ultra Time Picker Changes the Date- Article #77723
- Unable to Save Changes Made to Teaching Tools With LTI Connection- Article #77501
- Users Do Not Receive Date Restricted Announcement Email Notifications in Copied Course- Article #77510
- Course Menu Items Will not Load Until External Content is Loaded- Article #75886
- Error Message Still Appears After Correcting Rubric Type- Article #76612
- Scrolling an Anonymous Assignment Column in Ultra Gradebook Grid View Produces an Error- Article #77495
- On a Phone Browser the Folder's Names Overlap the Icons When the 'Show Icons Only' Option is Enabled- Article #76017
- Course Copy Changes Default Smart View Criteria Categories to All- Article #77777
- Students are not Able to Download Ultra Course Messages Attachments That Contain Special Characters- Article #76840
- Students Cannot Access Course Content Files That Have Recently Exceeded Course Quota-Article #77191
- Audio Feedback in Original Courses Does Not Play if the Feedback or Grade was Updated and Submitted Again Within Attempt Grading- Article #77327
- File Listed Twice in Accessibility Report After Course Copy- Article #76030
- In Ultra When Students are Writing a Submission in the VTBE box They Cannot See the Editing Toolbar and What is Written at the Same Time- Article #77474
- Original Course View's Calendar has as Starting day Sunday and Shows Incorrect Date for Polish Language Pack- Article #77303
- Japanese ULTRA Locale Question Mark (?) is Displayed as a "?" String- Article #75855
- Announcement Email gives Invalid Link Preventing Users to Access an Announcement- Article #77699
- LTI: Grade Updates Sent Through the Assignments and Grades Service Change Submission Date- Article #77613
- LTI 1.3/Advantage Names and Roles Response Issues With the Message: [ Object- Article #76410
- Grade Center Report is not being Generated when Course Information is Selected from the Header Information Section- Article #76144
- Date Management Fails to Update Content With Previous Availability Exceptions- Article #77466
- User Receives Notification in the Activity Stream from a Previous Semester Course- Article #77443
- Access Denied Error When Trying to Download a Feedback Attachment Created Inside the Gradebook- Article #77483
- In Ultra a Student's Journal Entry with a File Attached Disappears if the Journal is Copied in the Same Course- Article #77721
- Some Corrupted TurnItIn B2 Gradecenter Columns Still Cannot be Deleted- Article #77311
- Forced Sequence in Learning Modules Causes Hidden Content Release Condition to be Shown to Students- Article #77692
- Escaped Symbols Causing Unexpected Behavior in Ultra Course’s Match a Pattern Fill in the Blank Questions- Article #77390
- Unable to Drag and Drop Folders in Ultra Courses- Article #76691
- Unavailable/Hidden LTI Tool Provider Placements Still Show Up in UI- Article #76207
- In Original Course View Media Embedded Content on Feedback to Learner is not Visible From Student View and Instructor Content Editor View- Article #77561
- Word Document Table Loses Formatting When Pasted Into Ultra VTBE- Article #76171
- Files Lost During move Files Operation when Transactional Change Size Limit is set- Article #56479
- Audio and Video Feedback are not Playing for Some Students in Some Courses- Article #77634
- In Ultra the Maximum Value is not Showing in Ultra Assignments When Using Swedish Language Pack- Article #77583
- Matching Question Answer Edits Can Get Replaced with "simpleVTBEPlaceHolder" Under Certain Conditions- Article #77584
- JavaScript error encountered when instructors attempt to download the 'Course Activity' report- Article #77788
- In Ultra Courses When Editing a Fill-in-the-Blank Question in a Pool the Answer is Deleted- Article #77555
- In Ultra Base Navigation LTI Items are Visible Through the Calendar for Users Outside of Adaptive Release Rules- Article #77347
- In Ultra the Screen Reader is not Reading Questions on Test- Article #77670
- Group Attempt Date and Time Listed in Gradebook Does Not Match the Date and Time of the Submitted Attempt- Article #77652
- In Ultra When a Duplicate Answer is Used in a Matching Question and Then it is Corrected the New Answer Will not be Saved- Article #77776
- In Original Course View 'Duplicate key PkId' Error is Displayed When Accessing Sent Folder in Message Tool- Article #77667
- Grade-Book REST API Contains Disabled User Enrollment Records- Article #77336
- An Instructor Cannot Download a File Using the REST API Call- Article #76443
- Possible Points in Grade Center Columns do not Match in Copied Courses- Article #76601
- In Ultra Disabled Students Show in Student Progress for Assignment Items- Article #77688
- Students Unable to Access Grades for Completed or Private Courses- Article #77601
- Erratic Selection of Text in Bb Annotate- Article #76559
- Custom Parameter "Parent Course ID " not Available for Student Enrolled in Child Courses using LTI 1.1 and LTI 1.3- Article #77223
- Mobile Ally Error When Downloading Alternative Format for Files Attached via "Attachments Area" of Learn Course Items- Article #75552
- Unable to Edit or Delete Announcements Through the GUI When an Announcement Subject Contains HTML Content- Article #77611
- Student Activity for Test Shows a Blank Page- Article #77778
- Folder Moved Within Learning Module Animates Extra Movement From Original Position to Targeted Position- Article #77203
Número de artículo | Componente | Paquetes de servicio | Descripción | Versión de la solución de destino | Parche disponible |
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000077831 | Blackboard Learn SaaS | Ultra | <p><span style="font-size: 14px;">When downloading the Gradebook in Ultra Courses using Spanish, Portuguese, or Italian language packs, the decimal separator "," and "." causes unexpected values for Calculated Columns. </span><br><br><span style="font-size: 14px;">This happens only to values with 3 or more decimals. </span></p> | SaaS-Fixed (v3900.121.0) | |
000077883 | Blackboard Learn MH, Blackboard Learn SaaS, Blackboard Learn Software | 3900.71.0, 3900.74.0, 3900.76.0, SaaS | <p><span style="font-size: 14px;">In both Ultra and Original courses, when content has Release Conditions set (adaptative release in Original) based on performance and this performance is associated to a Calculated Column, the content is not released immediately after the condition is met. It takes between 3 to 5 minutes.</span></p> | Learn 9.1, 3900.121.0 SaaS-Fixed (v3900.121.0) | |
000078339 | Blackboard Learn SaaS | Ultra | <p>Users and Administrators expect that enrollment availability would start and end at Midnight for their respective dates. However, the 'Days from the Date of Enrollment' option uses the exact enrollment timestamp as the basis for its calculations. As a result, students can have their access to a course cut short on the last day.</p> | Will Not Fix | |
000078015 | Blackboard Learn MH, Blackboard Learn SaaS, Blackboard Learn Software | 3900.74.0, 3900.76.0, 3900.78.0, SaaS | When a student copies the link of the last item in a Learning Module with the 'Enforce Sequential option active in an Original Course, s/he can skip the previous items and access the last one. | Will Not Fix | |
000078608 | Blackboard Learn SaaS | Ultra | In the Ultra experience, the presence of page breaks in an assessment interferes with the Flexible Grading screen's ability to regrade manual questions that have been given full credit. Submissions made after the full credit is granted are not affected. | SaaS-Fixed (v3900.121.0) | |
000078496 | Blackboard Learn SaaS | Ultra | When students or instructors create content with the Rich Text Editor (RTE), they can add headings using the option from the toolbar. However, the hierarchy on the DOM is not accurate in starting with an H4 and skipping the H2 and H3 levels. This affects Learn's accessibility. | SaaS-Fixed (v3900.121.0) | |
000078574 | Blackboard Learn MH, Blackboard Learn SaaS, Blackboard Learn Software | 3900.82.0, 3900.84.0, 3900.86.0, 3900.89.0, SaaS | When courses are duplicated, instructors are noticing that the smart view for Tests and Assignments is also being duplicated. This results in one system category and one custom category for both Tests and Assignments. | SaaS-Fixed (v3900.118.0) | |
000078823 | Application Components | Ultra | The Courses List has performance issues and keeps loading when a user is enrolled in a large number of Ultra courses (2500). | Will Not Fix | |
000090250 | Blackboard Learn SaaS | SaaS, 3900.106.0, 3900.108.0, 3900.110.0 | <p>In Ultra view mode, users are unable to remove the Respondus integration from existing courses to integrate another solution instead. This works only for new courses.</p> | SaaS- Fixed (v3900.118.0) | |
000078737 | Blackboard Learn SaaS | SaaS | When there is an issue with the license and the issue is resolved, a MicroService will reset to a NULL state and lose their previous state. This can result in SMS notifications stopping, for example, until the setting is reset to yes. | SaaS-Fixed (v3900.118.0) |