Что нового в Blackboard Instructor

Version 2.6

Release date: April 10, 2019

iOS and Android

This release includes bug fixes and other minor improvements for iOS and Android.

The ability to email instructors from the app's course outline is disabled to better align with institutional communication policies. Students can email instructors in the web view of Blackboard Learn if their institution has enabled that capability.

Version 2.5

Release date: March 27, 2019

iOS and Android

In this release, we added support for Ultra course learning modules. Now you can view learning modules for both Ultra and Original courses in the app.

We also added push notifications for discussion boards in Ultra courses, which will appear in the app when Learn SaaS 3600.0 releases to production. These are the first push notifications available in Blackboard Instructor.

More on push notifications

Version 2.4.1

Release date: March 4, 2019

iOS only

Resolves issue where characters in non-English languages didn’t render appropriately in announcements and discussions.

Version 2.4

Release date: February 27, 2019

iOS and Android

Improved support for rich text and media in the announcement and discussion board tools for Original courses.

iOS only

With app switching in iOS, a static Blackboard Instructor app splash page is now shown in the collection of recently used apps. The splash page replaces the former behavior of showing a screenshot of the current state of the app. This improvement ensures information security.

Version 2.3

Release date: December 31, 2018

This release includes bug fixes on iOS and Android.

Version 2.2

Release date: October 29, 2018

This release includes bug fixes on iOS and Android.

Version 2.1.1

Release date: September 27, 2018

iOS

• Fixes an issue that prevented access to discussions in the app for iOS 12 users.

Version 2.1

Release date: August 23, 2018

iOS

• We expanded your cloud storage options by integrating Apple Files. Now you can choose from a variety of cloud storage providers when you upload media and files into courses.
• Nynorsk language support.

Android

• Nynorsk language support
• Bug fixes and improvements

Version 2.0

Release date: July 5, 2018

Grading

The Blackboard Instructor app helps instructors and graders easily identify courses where they need to grade student submissions. They can review, annotate, and grade submissions and quickly publish the grades back to students.

The initial release of the app's grading feature is available for assignments in Original courses only. At this time, your institution needs Blackboard Learn SaaS. Users need devices running Android 4.2+ or iOS 9+.

Tool links

When instructors add tool links to Original courses, such as grades or announcements, users see the tool in the app instead of on a responsive web browser page.

Android enhancements

• Enhanced support for viewing PDFs in the app
• Improved pinch and zoom support for embedded documents in iFrames
• YouTube videos can be viewed full-screen

Version 1.9.1

Release date: May 20, 2018

Schools can provide a link to their institutional terms of use in the app if they are on a version of Learn that supports Blackboard Instructor 1.9.1+ and have properly configured a link to their institution’s terms of use. In the app, the link is found in Settings and at the bottom of the Blackboard Terms of Use acceptance policy shown at login.

Version 1.9

Release date: April 30, 2018

This release includes bug fixes and improvements on iOS and Android.

Version 1.8.1

Release date: April 17, 2018

This hotfix resolves extra padding issue in multiple tools introduced in newer versions of Blackboard Learn.

Version 1.8

Release date: April 2, 2018

Need to add media or files to a discussion while on the go? You can now attach files from your device or cloud storage to discussion posts. If you don’t see this feature immediately, don’t worry. We’re working with your institution to make it available.

More on discussions

We made some improvements for users on Android 8.0+.

Version 1.7

Release date: March 1, 2018

Are you on the go and need to conduct a Collaborate Ultra session? Collaborate sessions are now listed inside of your courses! Tap the Collaborate tool, select the session, and instantly join the virtual classroom.

More on collaborating in the app

iPhone X users have an optimized experience in the Blackboard Instructor app.

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Version 1.6

Release date: January 29, 2018

You can now download course files and view them offline when you have limited or no internet connectivity.

User help for the offline content feature

We also fixed some bugs in this release.