On August 15, 2015, ITS will update our Blackboard system from the current Service Pack 14 level, and applying the April 2014 and October 2014 product updates. This will introduce several new and enhanced features that are briefly described below. Two significant changes involve Assignments and the new Student Preview toggle.August 2015
- Assignments: SafeAssign plagiarism detection service is now integrated into the Assignment tool, so there is no need to create a special SafeAssignment! Simply click a check box instead. Several new dialog boxes have been added to allow for anonymous and delegated grading. If you utilize TAs for grading, you'll want to take a look at these new features. The previous SafeAssign course tool remains available for reviewing submissions.
- Student Preview: A new student preview mode has been added, so it is no longer necessary to log out and log in as a test student to interact with your course as if you are a student! Just click a toggle to enter and exit the student preview mode.
NOTICE
The Student Preview button will appear at the upper left of the Blackboard course screen, above the Course Menu. This is different than depicted in Blackboard's documentation and videos since it is designed to be positioned at upper right, near the Edit Mode button. We are working on resolving this positioning error but in the meantime, this new feature functions as expected and described below.
Keep an eye on our Workshops Schedule (link above) for additional sessions focusing on the new Blackboard features.