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Sharon Paul
Time selection quick pick
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Is there any conversation about having the time short cut selection in Ultra as opposed to the current selection view? I know it seems minor, but the selection of a time is much quicker than using the 3 selection boxes.
Sharon Paul Category Learn Office Hours 11d
Sharon Paul
Lock items from moving in Content are for Ultra
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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 Apr '25
Sharon Paul
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 Mar '25
Robert Obermeier Robert Obermeier Mar '25

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

Craig Wakefield Craig Wakefield Mar '25

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

Erik Watkins
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
Emma Thompson-Chesters Emma Thompson-Chesters 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 ...

Hanrahan Highland
'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
Jeffrey Ries Jeffrey Ries Mar '25

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

Nikki Tremann
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
Adam Hogan Adam Hogan Mar '25

Hi, @Nikki Tremann .

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

Nikki Tremann Nikki Tremann Mar '25

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

Sherry Boyd
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
Joshua Abrams Joshua Abrams Feb '25
We had the same issue, but the pop-out icon appeared only when the browser was fully expanded. We opened case - ...
Annette Marshman Annette Marshman Feb '25

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

Mel Barrand
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
Emma Thompson-Chesters Emma Thompson-Chesters Oct '24

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

Kim Bateman
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
Emma Thompson-Chesters Emma Thompson-Chesters Oct '24
Hi Kim Bateman ‍ the recording is now uploaded - really sorry for the delay with this one: ...
Elena Ioannidou
New assignment conversion
2 24
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
Chris Bray Chris Bray Oct '24

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

One of our biggest issues with the ...

Elena Ioannidou Elena Ioannidou Oct '24

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

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