This article will cover how to use Release Conditions for Blackboard Ultra Course View content to allow instructors to control when content becomes accessible to students based on certain criteria.
Note this applies to the following content in an Ultra Course.
- Learning module
- Folder
- Document
- Link
- Teaching tools with LTI connection
- Test
- Assignment
- Form
- Discussion
- Journal
Find the specific content item (e.g., an assignment, module, or folder) for which you want to set release conditions. Click on the drop down arrow next to the item.
Select the drop down arrow to Release conditions.
1. Choose to release content to all members or specific members.
2. Choose to release content to groups. Note that if groups is not set up, there is the option to Create new group sets.
3. Select the Show on and Hide after dates.
4. Select Save.
Updating Release Conditions with Due Dates
Note that Blackboard will not update release conditions unless the due date is removed by making content hidden from students.
1. Select the elipsis, dots.
2. Select Edit.
Select the Release conditions drop down arrow and make content hidden from students.
Select the link to the due date.
Update the new due date.
Select the Hidden from students drop down to select Release Conditions.
1. Select the Date/Time check box.
2. Select the Access from and Access until check box to update new dates.
For Access until, select a date afer the due date. The Access until cannot be before the due date.
The most common set up is to have the due date at 11:59PM and the Access until set at 12:00AM. For example, due date 8/25 11:59PM and Access until 8/26 12:00am, 1 minute later it'll close the content.