Author: Cleo Benedetto-Rea

Improved Navigation in Mark Approval Tool LTi (formerly Grade Approval Tool)

Posted on by Cleo Benedetto-Rea

The Mark Approval Tool in Blackboard is now paginated, giving users greater flexibility when viewing student data.

Users with the Marks Extractor role can now choose to display 10, 50, or 100 items per page.

  • Displaying 10 items per page helps avoid long scrolls.

  • Choosing 50 or 100 items reduces the need to click through multiple pages.

You can tailor the display to suit your workflow and preferences, which is especially useful when working with larger cohorts.

This improvement makes it easier to locate and select marks before extracting them to eVision/SITS, helping to streamline the process overall.

Reminder: Always drill down until you can see your students’ names and the Mark Column name to ensure you’re viewing the correct data.

[RESOLVED] Mis-classification of some Blackboard Ultra assessment columns

Posted on by Cleo Benedetto-Rea

We’re pleased to confirm that the following issue has been resolved:

Mis-classification of some Blackboard Ultra assessment columns

Please note: ULTRA calculated columns created via the SITS/eVision integration in the past couple of weeks may still display the same issue. You could do either of the following:

  • If marks have not yet been mapped and extracted and you need the correct classification in Marks view, please resend a new uniquely named column from eVision.
  • If the mis-classification of older columns is not critical to your work, you can leave them as they are and map + extract marks using the usual method.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

If you have any further questions, please email digital-education@bristol.ac.uk

Launching the new tool for transferring marks from Blackboard to SITS/eVision

Posted on by Cleo Benedetto-Rea

We’re excited to announce the launch of the new ‘Grade Approval’ tool for transferring marks from Blackboard to SITS/eVision. This advanced tool features a powerful new search function, enabling quick and efficient identification of students and assessment marks. While the functionality remains the same, Blackboard have significantly improved the user interface, making it easier to transfer marks from Blackboard to SITS/eVision.

The new tool is now available for both Original and Ultra courses. It replaces the ‘Mark Approval and Transfer’ tool (which was available from the Grade Centre > Manage area). Please refer to the updated guidance on BEAM – specifically, section 3.2 for extracting marks for assessment, and section 4 for reassessment, for Original courses. Information about mark extraction in Ultra courses is included in the Ultra Assessment Workflows guidance.

If you have any queries, please contact digital-education@bristol.ac.uk.

Important update on marks extract from Blackboard to eVision/SITS

Posted on by Cleo Benedetto-Rea

We are currently working on enhancing the marks extraction tool that transfers marks from Blackboard to eVision/SITS. During this time, you might encounter issues with transferring marks for assessments that have due dates/times. We are actively working with our service provider (Anthology) on resolving these problems and expect to have them fixed by September 6. Marks for assessments with a due date/time that need to be transferred out of Blackboard before September 6 should be manually entered into eVision/SITS.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

If you have any queries, please contact digital-education@bristol.ac.uk.

[Closed]Formula rendering issue in Blackboard tests

Posted on by Cleo Benedetto-Rea

This issue has now been resolved.

Blackboard have identified a problem with the rendering of some formula questions in existing Blackboard tests. A partial fix was rolled out on Friday 15th July which means that all newly created questions (from the 16th July) are displaying without a problem. Blackboard are now working on a fix for existing questions.

As for now, the only workaround available for this issue would be using Firefox browser, as it renders MathML natively, so the images will look well there. The WIRISplugin converts that MathML to image so browsers like Chrome that don’t support MathML can render it. You may use this option as a workaround while we wait for the fix.