The upgrade to Blackboard has finished earlier than we expected, which means it’s now available again to everyone. There are a few new features that we’d like to highlight.
New Icon Set
The look and feel of Blackboard has not changed much in last few years which is why we’re excited about this small change. The new icons will show up in your content areas and the Tools section.
New Icon Set
Drag and Drop submissions
This simple tool allows students to drag and drop their assignments onto the submission page. A black dashed line will show them the hot spot where they can drop it. This will also work when attaching files to content areas for instructors as well.
Hot spot for drag and drop
Submission Receipt ID numbers.
Much like when you buy something online you will get a receipt ID number. Now this option is available to students when they submit an assignment. At the moment this ID number will only appear when they submit an assignment, students won’t be emailed it.
This is particularly helpful for a student who has submitted an assignment but that hasn’t shown up in the grade centre.
What the students will see when they submit an assignment.
These ID numbers can be found by the instructor in the Grade Centre. Under the Reports tab, there will be an option of Submission Receipts. Here you can search by username and find the receipt number the student has given you to confirm their submission of an assignment.
Bug Fixes
We’ve also added an array of bug fixes including:
- Course Reports should now run as usual
- Last Access in the Grade Centre is now accurate
- The course theme and menu’s colours can be changed to be more readable.
