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Ultra update features tracking meter, resize images in July

Improved file deletion, complete/incomplete schema, and more

The July update for Ultra provides updates to assessment and grading, content delivery, and course management, offering new functionality and quality of life improvements for faculty and...

Posted: June 28, 2023, 8:35 AM

RESOLVED: AWS Outage Impacting 3rd-Party Tools in Blackboard

At approximately 3:42pm, DoIT staff became aware of a potential outage with third-party tools on our instance Blackboard Learn. System admins confirmed reports that an AWS outage in US-East is...

Posted: June 13, 2023, 4:26 PM

June brings support for CSV upload of Ultra test questions

New location for Announcements, plus anonymous test grading

Creating many questions on a test can be a time-consuming process. Instructors might import questions using third-party tools or publisher test banks, if compatible or available. Beginning with...

Posted: June 1, 2023, 11:47 AM

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