Release Notes for Learn SaaS

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Enhancements to student submission review page – 3900.100 

Blackboard Learn SaaS
 Ultra Experience
Ultra Course View 
Impact: Students, Instructors

The student submission review page makes it easier for students to access instructor feedback on their submissions.

We made several enhancements to this page:

  • When an instructor selects student preview, they can now access the student submission review page.
  • Students can now access offline submissions from this page.
  • Students now have a Read more option for overall and attempt feedback.

We also made general usability improvements, including additional labels and other indicators, to help students easily find the information they need. 

For administrators: This feature is available for all Ultra courses. There are no configurations needed.


Flexible Grading

Flexible Grading performance improvements – 3900.100 

Blackboard Learn SaaS
 Ultra Experience
Ultra Course View 
Impact: Students, Instructors, Administrators

We made several adjustments to improve the performance of Flexible Grading. Users will experience faster loading when:

  • Scrolling in the Student list (instructors)
  • Posting all grades (instructors)
  • Viewing the rubric (instructors and students)

For larger classes with more than 2000 enrollments, the Flexible Grading page loads 25% faster! 

For administrators: This feature is available for all Ultra courses. There are no configurations needed.



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