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April 2026
In this release:
- Flexible Grading: Student names display in chosen sort order in Flexible Grading
- Assignments: Specify assignment submission type
- Grading Group Assignments: Adjust grades for individual student attempts in group submissions
- Tests: Improvements to multiple-choice and multiple-answer questions
- Discussions: Display change to discussion due dates(just a display change)
- AI Conversation: Use Message Limits
- Discussions: Add Substantive and Non‑substantive Content labels in instructor discussion analysis
Flexible Grading: Student names display in chosen sort order
We’ve improved how student names appear in Flexible Grading. The name display format is now linked to the selected sort order. By default, student names are now shown as Surname, First Name to help instructors quickly locate students. When sorting by First Name (ascending or descending), names will display as First Name Surname.
Specify assignment submission type
Take note that we have two updates on the Assignment Settings:
- Offline submissions are now available via the drop-down menu.
- After selecting online submissions, choose the required submission format for your students.
We introduced new assignment submission options that allow instructors to specify the type of submission they expect from students. This update improves clarity for students and optimises the submission workflow based on the selected submission type.
When creating or editing an assignment, instructors can define the expected submission type to guide how students submit their work. Selecting a specific submission type streamlines the student experience and reduces ambiguity about what is required.
Instructors can select one or more expected submission types when configuring an assignment:
- File upload
- Text entry
Both options are selected by default. To use only one, deselect the other.
The selected submission type is visible in assignment settings and student‑facing details. Instructors can change the selected submission type until students have started submitting attempts.
Student view
This is what it will look like on the student side:
- Students can only upload a file - NO text submission.
- Students can only type text in the text box - NO attachments.
Adjust grades for individual student attempts in group submissions
We extended Flexible Grading to allow instructors to adjust attempt grades for individual students within a group submission. This update ensures that grades for group submissions can accurately reflect each student’s individual contribution, even when work is submitted as a single group attempt.
Assign a group grade or complete the rubric first to enable individual grade editing.
Improvements to multiple-choice and multiple-answer questions
We modified the default number of answer options a student can select from 4 to 1. When creating or editing a multiple choice or multiple answer question, instructors can change the number of answer options that a student can select.
Display change to discussion due dates
When instructors create a discussion with two due dates and participation requirements, both sets of requirements appear on the Course Content page, Discussion pages, the Gradebook student and instructor views, and the instructor’s Discussion analysis panel. Students can track expectations throughout the workflow without navigating back to the discussion itself.
AI Conversation: Message Limits
Instructors can now set maximum message limits for AI Conversations to guide interaction length and keep discussions focused on the intended learning task. Students see a dynamic message counter that signals when they are nearing the limit, helping them manage participation and understand when the activity is complete.
You need to click on the down arrow to set the message limit.
This is what it will look like from the student view:
The arrow indicates the remaining messages.
Graded Discussion Analysis
When instructors review a student’s posts and replies, the instructor analysis page displays text labels with highlighted content. Green highlights include a Substantive Content label. Red highlights include a Non‑substantive Content label. The labels appear consistently across the analysis panel and meet accessibility requirements.
This is what it will look like from the Grades & Participation tab for a specific student:
This image indicates for this student a summary of the number of substantive messages from the total messages posted by the student:
This image shows how the substantive (green) and non-substantive (red) messages are displayed:
Credit to Blackboard help