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Lock items from moving in Content are for Ultra

Is there any option to lock items in the content area for Ultra so that they cannot be moved around by instructors. For instance, we have some items that are in all classes such as the Entry Verification Item. We want that to be the first ...

Sharon Paul Category Learn Office Hours 16d

Rubrics in Ultra, features now and possibly on road map

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We are just starting our move to Ultra. we will be running some courses in the Summer. We have run into some functionality that is not in Ultra for Rubrics that we have in original. If I am missing something, please let me know For Ultra is ...

Sharon Paul Category Learn Office Hours 29d

28d

@Sharon Paul I support all these items. I believe the answer to item 3 is to check the offline submission check box on ...

25d

@Sharon Paul We use a ‘gradebook item’ for assessments without a submission (e.g. like a manual column in ...

How does one join this meeting?

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Is there a link to the meeting somewhere? I see links to the recordings and links to information about the meeting.

Erik Watkins Category Learn Office Hours Mar '25

Mar '25

Hi @Erik Watkins ,

You need to register to receive the Office Hours link - you can do that here:

I'll send you a direct ...

'Hide Discussions tab' item disappeared

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There was an item in the release notes for the 112 release called 'Hide Discussions tab from student course view', which we'd looked at and were keen to use when it went onto Production. It now seems to have disappeared from the release ...

Hanrahan Highland Category Learn Office Hours Mar '25

Mar '25

@Hanrahan Highland
See the February 18, 2025 Blackboard Office Hours where the change was discussed/shared in ...

Build Number Updates

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Hi! Making sure everyone is aware of an upcoming change in release communications. As discussed in Office Hours this week, we will no longer update the Release Notes page with the latest build numbers and send page notifications. You ...

Nikki Tremann Category Learn Office Hours Jan '25

Mar '25

Hi, @Nikki Tremann .

I heard about this change but missed the discussion. Does this mean we will no longer receive ...

Mar '25

@Adam Hogan hi there! No, the release notes and screenshots otherwise remain the same.

Rubric Pop-Out

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We are not seeing the new Rubric pop-out on staging. Image 1 shows what was presented in the meeting: This is my view:

Sherry Boyd Category Learn Office Hours Feb '25

Feb '25

We had the same issue, but the pop-out icon appeared only when the browser was fully expanded. We opened case - ...

Feb '25

@Joshua Abrams @Sherry Boyd This one had me stumped… here's what I'm finding now:
laptop display 1366 x 768 (100% ...

Office Hours Recording for 15 Oct

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Hi, the link on Office Hour recordings page isn't working (just says ‘sorry, we couldn’t find that page'.

Mel Barrand Category Learn Office Hours Oct '24

Oct '24

Hi @Mel Barrand , sorry about that - the link has now been fixed.

Office Hours Recording for this week

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Will the recording from this week be posted soon? Thanks!

Kim Bateman Category Learn Office Hours Oct '24

Oct '24

Hi Kim Bateman ‍ the recording is now uploaded - really sorry for the delay with this one: ...

New assignment conversion

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What exactly was the reason for separating assignments and tests in the latest release? Being able to mix-and-match questions in both formats was one of the best features in Ultra. Additionally, the lack of file conversion for BB ...

Elena Ioannidou Category Learn Office Hours Oct '24

Oct '24

@Elena Ioannidou That was actually in the 3900.98 release… so in August….

One of our biggest issues with the ...

Oct '24

@Chris Bray I'm aware of the awful open assignment → create attempt issue that was happening and you would think the ...

Kaltura B2 to LTI 1.3

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Hi all, What are some of the difficulties faced when converting the Kaltura building block to the LTI, specifically 1.3? Our institution heavily relies on the Media Gallery presented within the courses itself from the instructor ...

Laura Lopez Category Learn Office Hours Feb '24

Mar '24

Hi @Laura Lopez , one difficulty has been trying to understand the ongoing SaaS updates including new features ...

Mar '24

@Claudia Pearson
the v1,v2,v3 isn't dependent on a specific Building Block version. You could have all 3 within ...

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Lock items from moving in Content are for Ultra

Rubrics in Ultra, features now and possibly on road map

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'Hide Discussions tab' item disappeared

Build Number Updates

Rubric Pop-Out

Office Hours Recording for 15 Oct

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New assignment conversion

Kaltura B2 to LTI 1.3

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