October 22 Release Overview

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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

Items marked with an asterisk * apply to both Ultra and Original Courses

Highlights for this update include:

Enhanced auto save capability in the Content Editor in Tests & Assignments

Whilst working on an assignment student will now have their work saved two seconds after they have stopped typing. They will then see a timestamp with the last autosave. Students undertaking assignments will now receive a message when they have lost connection warning that there progress is not being saved and advising them to check and re-establish their internet. Using the undo button within the assignment editor will cause a new autosave to be created. Read more

Preserving the forced sequencing setting on Learning Modules during course upgrades

Although Learn Ultra did have the option to enable forced sequencing on objects previously it did not preserve this when copying content from Learn Original courses meaning that you would have to set the sequence again. After this update forced sequencing should be preserved when migrating or copying content. Read more

Improved access to Student Grades Overview
Enhanced auto save capability in the Content Editor in Tests & Assignments
Math Formulas accessible with screen readers
Course Name in browser tab
Improvements to Blackboard App Settings *
Base Navigation – Grades: Reduce height of course tiles for courses without grades
Preserving the forced sequencing setting on Learning Modules during course upgrades