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Use visibility settings and release conditions to define when students can view and access course content. On the Course Content page, you can access the visibility setting for each item and folder in your content list. In the visibility menu, select Release conditions to open the item’s Release Conditions panel.

FAQs

Q: What are the Release Conditions in Blackboard Ultra?

Release Conditions are rules that control the availability of content based on specific criteria, such as a student’s performance, activity completion, or date.

Q: Can I copy Release Conditions from one item to another?

No, Release Conditions cannot be copied.

Q: What types of content can use Release Conditions?

Release conditions can be applied to each item and folder in the content list.

Q: Can Release Conditions be used to create sequential viewing?

No, sequential viewing is a feature option for Learning Modules.

Q: Can I set up different Release Conditions for different groups of students?

Yes, Release Conditions can be customized for different groups within a course, allowing for tailored content availability based on group membership or other criteria.

Release Condition Settings

Release Conditions allow instructors to determine when students can view and access course content. On the Course Content page, you can access the visibility settings for each item and folder in your content list.  

With release conditions, you can set: 

  • Date – This option is useful when you want content to appear on a certain day. For instance, you might have all Unit 2 content appear on February 1st because that’s when you anticipate teaching that content in your lectures.
  • Performance – If you wanted the next module to not appear until a student received at least a B on a certain exam, then this would be a great choice.
  • By User or Group – This would be helpful when you have a certain item you only want for certain students to see. For example, you might only want a student with an excused absence to see the video that you made of your lecture, but you don’t want all students in the class to be able to view it.

Release Content by course user or group

In Course Content,

  1. Click the ellipsis (…) next to the item for which you want to change the Release Conditions.
    More options button
  2. Click Edit.
  3. Click the drop-down menu for visibility and choose Release Conditions.
  4. Click next to Specific members or groups and make your choices in the drop-downs below.
  5. Click Save.

Release Content by date

In Course Content, 

  1. Click the ellipsis (…) next to the item for which you want to change the Release Conditions.
    More options button
  2. Click Edit.
  3. Click the drop-down menu for visibility and choose Release Conditions.
  4. Click on the checkbox next to Date/Time and make selections for the date and whether or not you would like for the content to appear or hide after the date and time selected.
  5. Click Save.

Release content based on performance 

And lastly, let’s look at how to release content based on performance. 

In Course Content,

  1. Click the ellipsis (…) next to the item for which you want to change the Release Conditions.
    More options button
  2. Click Edit.
  3. Click the drop-down menu for visibility and choose Release Conditions.
  4. Click the checkbox next to Performance.
  5. Click on the Graded item drop-down and choose the grade that you want to base availability on.
  6. Click on the Grade requirement drop-down and choose the grade you want them to achieve before moving on.
  7. Click Save.

NOTE: When using release conditions, keep in mind that If you delete the content from the content page that a condition is based on, Release conditions won’t work. You will receive an alert on the Course Content page that students are unable to access content. You’ll have to open the Release Conditions panel to update your settings. 

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