We upgraded to Blackboard Learn™ 9.1 April 2014 on 12/27/2014.
Release Highlights
New Portfolio: Seamlessly import course assignments and personal artifacts into the rebuilt, user-friendly portfolio. You can also easily share snapshots to showcase achievements or use for assessment purposes.
Improved SafeAssign Integration: We’ve enhanced the SafeAssign service to deeply integrate with native Blackboard Learn assignments and inline grading, bringing plagiarism prevention into core instructor and student workflows. Instead of being a separate content type, SafeAssign is now simply a checkbox on any assignment. SafeAssign also handles multiple attempts and attachments, drafts, and group submissions.
We’ve also streamlined and enhanced the SafeAssign Originality Report. Along with some UI changes, the originality report contains more information and has a modern, user-friendly interface.
Student Preview: Quickly view and validate the design of your course content and course behaviors from the perspective of a student. You no longer need to waste time creating and managing test accounts.
Anonymous and Delegated Grading: Grade anonymously and assign grading responsibilities to other assistants, TAs, or reviewers in large courses.
Changes
Feature | Description | To Learn More |
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Assessments: Significant Figures | In calculated formula questions, instructors can select the number of decimals or significant figures for the correct answers generated by the system. | Instructor |
Grading: Anonymous Grading | Instructors can hide student names from submitted assignments for anonymous grading. | Instructor Student |
Grading: Delegated Grading | Instructors can delegate grading to specific users. | Instructor |
My Grades | The look and feel of My Grades has been updated. Students can now view feedback by clicking View Feedback. | Student |
Portfolio Improvements | Portfolios are now accessed from the global navigation and have a new authoring canvas. Instructors can create portfolio assignments. | Instructor Student |
SafeAssign Integration | SafeAssign is integrated into regular Learn assignments. | Instructor Student |
SafeAssign Originality Report Changes | The SafeAssign originality report has been changed in the following ways:
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Instructor |
Student Preview | Instructors can view their course exactly as a student does by using a student account the system generates for them. | Instructor |