Assessments

Assessment Types

Blackboard Ultra offers a variety of assessment types, ranging from assignments to quizzes. The following section provides guidance on creating assignments, discussions, tests, and quizzes, along with helpful resources to support you in setting up effective assessments

Creating Assignments from Scratch

The accompanying video goes into the basics of creating a new assignment on Blackboard Ultra.

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Editing assignment due dates

This video and associated PDF goes into detail on how edit assignment due dates.

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Adding a rubric to an assignment

This video and associated PDF goes into detail on how add a rubric you have developed to an assignment.

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Safe Assign Plagiarism Tool (Usable in Assignments)

This video and associated PDF goes into detail on how you can add Safe Assign to an assignment. 

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Using safe assign as a standalone feature

This video goes into how you can submit Blackboard Ultra assignment student submissions to Safe Assign if you did not connect Safe Assign to an assignment. 

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Discussions

Discussions – Online discussions provide unique benefits. Because students can take time to ponder before they post ideas, you may see more thoughtful conversations. You can observe as students demonstrate their grasp of the material and correct misconceptions. You can extend your office hours and reach students more often during the week so that learning is continuous.

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Editing discussion due dates

This video and associated PDF goes into detail on how edit discussion due dates.

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Adding a rubric to a discussion

This video and associated PDF goes into detail on how add a rubric you have developed to a discussion.

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Test and Quizzes

The accompanying resources focus on test creation. While they are centered on developing tests, the concepts can be applied more broadly to various testing formats such as quizzes.

Learn the basics of creating a new test on Blackboard Ultra

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Learn more about creating tests.

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Editing Pre-Created/Migrated aSSIGNMENT

Setting up an existing assignment (from a previous course)

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