Upgade to Ultra
Original Conversion Improvement: Convert Undeployed Tests to Question Banks – 3900.98
Blackboard Learn SaaS
Ultra Experience
Ultra Course View
Impact: Instructors and Administrators
Related Topic: Copy Content from Other Courses
We’ve added a new configuration option within the Ultra experience settings: "Convert Undeployed Tests to Question Banks." This new option is designed to provide administrators with more control over how undeployed tests are handled during course conversions. By default, this option is not turned on and must be activated by administrators if they wish to use it.
Using the new Convert Undeployed Tests to Question Banks option in the Ultra experience settings, administrators now have more control over how undeployed tests are handled during course conversions. This provides greater flexibility and efficiency in managing undeployed tests and enables admins to choose the conversion method that best suits their institution’s needs.
Key Features and Benefits:
1. Conversion of Undeployed Tests to Question Banks:
- When turned on, this option converts all undeployed tests into question banks. This process helps to declutter both the course content page and the gradebook, making it easier for instructors to manage their course materials.
- This conversion significantly reduces the effort required to clean up courses that have been converted, as it organizes questions more effectively.
2. Removal of Random Blocks, Question Sets, and Linked Questions:
- During the conversion process, any random blocks, question sets, and linked questions included in undeployed tests will be removed. Question Banks do not support those features. This ensures that the resulting question banks preserve original questions without duplication.
Default Behavior When Option is Disabled:
- By default, this option is not turned on.
- If the "Convert Undeployed Tests to Question Banks" option remains turned off, undeployed tests will instead be converted into deployed tests within the Ultra experience and set to hidden. This default behavior preserves the original structure of the tests, including any random blocks, question sets, and linked questions.
- The primary benefit of this default setting is that it allows instructors to use these converted tests as they were initially intended, without needing to recreate them from question banks.
For administrators: This feature is available for all Ultra courses. A new configuration option is in the Ultra configuration page in the Administrator Panel. The default state is off.