Learn Core & Security
Messages restrictions and update to email copy of announcement option – 3900.74
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience
Ultra Course View
Impact: Administrators
Related topic: Messages
Institutions want control over the way Messages function in Courses and Organizations. To better support institutional policy and preferences, institutions can now determine messaging options:
- Students can message anyone in their course
- Students can only send a message to staff and students in their groups
- Students can only send a message to staff
- Students can only reply to messages
We also decoupled the Ultra Course Message Settings. Now an admin can configure the option to always send a copy of messages by email for Courses separately from Organizations. This option provides institutions with greater flexibility and control. This option is deselected by default.
Image 1. Administrator’s view of Ultra Course Message Settings
For administrators: This feature is available for all Ultra courses and organizations. This setting can be managed in the Administrator Tool Panel | Messages module. If in the Overall Message settings, the option “Students and participants can't create or reply to course and organization messages.” is selected, both Course & Organizations Messages options will not apply.