{"id":7413,"date":"2024-02-16T11:36:59","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T11:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/?p=7413"},"modified":"2024-02-16T11:37:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T11:37:00","slug":"whats-new-in-blackboard-learn-ultra-february-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/2024\/02\/16\/whats-new-in-blackboard-learn-ultra-february-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s New in Blackboard Learn Ultra \u2013 February 2024\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit is excited to share with you details of the new Forms and the new Linkert question type which were introduced in the February update.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forms&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Instructors frequently need to survey their class to gauge student interests or opinions on a range of topics from field excursions to course feedback. Now, instructors can create a Form for these use cases.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following items are supported in a Form:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Essay question&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Likert question&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiple choice question&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>True\/false question&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Text&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Local file&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>File from cloud storage&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Page break&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By default, a Form is not graded. Questions in a form don\u2019t have correct or incorrect answers. <strong>Forms are currently not anonymous, this functionality will be included in a future update.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image below: An example ungraded Form used for a clinical teaching placement&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms1_0-1024x623.png\" alt=\"Example of ungraded Form used for clinical teaching placement\" class=\"wp-image-7429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms1_0-1024x623.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms1_0-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms1_0-768x467.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms1_0-712x433.png 712w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms1_0.png 1390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some instructors may choose to grade a Form to encourage participation. When this is the case, instructors must manually enter a grade for each submission.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instructors may view Form submissions by student or by question in the new grading view.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image below: Ungraded Form submissions by question&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms2_1-1024x532.png\" alt=\"Ungraded Form submissions by question\" class=\"wp-image-7430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms2_1-1024x532.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms2_1-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms2_1-768x399.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms2_1-712x370.png 712w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms2_1.png 1441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image below: Graded Form submission by student&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms3_0-1024x637.png\" alt=\"Graded Form submission by student\" class=\"wp-image-7431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms3_0-1024x637.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms3_0-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms3_0-768x478.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms3_0-712x443.png 712w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms3_0.png 1438w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Instructors may download the Form results from the Gradebook and Submissions page as an Excel spreadsheet or CSV file.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image below: Download Form results from Gradable Items view<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms4-1024x425.png\" alt=\"Download Form results from Gradable Items view\" class=\"wp-image-7432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms4-1024x425.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms4-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms4-768x319.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms4-712x295.png 712w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms4.png 1432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image below: Download Form results for Submissions page&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms5_0-1024x502.png\" alt=\"Download Form results for Submissions page\" class=\"wp-image-7433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms5_0-1024x502.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms5_0-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms5_0-768x376.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms5_0-712x349.png 712w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-forms5_0.png 1481w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Gradebook grid view, student submissions for an ungraded Form appear as \u201cSubmitted.\u201d Graded Forms display the manually entered grade or appropriate grading status.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Likert question type&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Likert questions help provide a quantitative measure of opinions and attitudes. The responses often range from\u202f<em>strongly disagree to<\/em><em>\u202f<\/em><em>strongly agree<\/em>. This question type is now available in the\u202f<em>Form<\/em>\u202fassessment type.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image below: Set up a Likert question<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/setup-linkert-1.png\" alt=\"Set up a Likert question\" class=\"wp-image-7448\" width=\"640\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/setup-linkert-1.png 790w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/setup-linkert-1-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/setup-linkert-1-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/setup-linkert-1-712x334.png 712w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The scale range defaults to three options, with suggested labelling for options one and three as\u202f<em>strongly disagree<\/em><em>\u202f<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>\u202f<\/em><em>strongly agree<\/em>. Instructors may select a range of three, five, or seven options and label the poles as desired. Instructors may also choose to include a\u202f<em>&#8220;not applicable&#8221;<\/em>\u202foption.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Image below. Example Likert question in an end of unit survey&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"892\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-Likert-question2_2.png\" alt=\"Example Likert question in an end of unit survey\" class=\"wp-image-7436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-Likert-question2_2.png 892w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-Likert-question2_2-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-Likert-question2_2-768x151.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2024\/02\/learn-ultra-84-instructors-Likert-question2_2-712x140.png 712w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 892px) 100vw, 892px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note: A Likert question in a survey created in the Learn Original course view converts\/copies to a Form in the Learn Ultra course view. 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