This post provides a summary of the upcoming changes including those features which we have highlighted due to their impact. For more in depth technical detail additional details are available on the release page

Highlights for this release include:

Add Exemptions via the gradebook grid view

In the past, instructors could apply an exemption from the submissions page and student detail view. Now instructors can also access the option to exempt students from the gradebook grid view.

When an instructor exempts an assessment or activity:

• The exempted item is not factored into the Overall Grade calculation.
• The exempted item is not marked late for students who do not submit.
• The students with an exemption will not receive an automatic zero.

Students can still submit work for exempted items. Instructors can assess and provide feedback on these submissions for exempted items.

Control where Web Links open

Now instructors may specify where linked content should open – in a panel in the Ultra course or a new window. This option gives instructors and authors greater flexibility in designing their course content.

Other changes coming with this release are listed below, you can read more by clicking each link:

• Grading attempt selector improvements
• Question Banks – Reuse Questions option
• Prevent backtracking in tests with page breaks
• Rubrics improvements
• Send Messages from the Submission page
• Remove category assignment requirement when editing LTI items via the gradebook
• Hotspot question zoom in / out
• Drag and drop desktop folders to upload to the Course Content page
• How am I Doing Report Turned off
• Improved conversion for Discussion Forums and Threads

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