Coming up in early April 2026, Blackboard will have additional options for assignments submission options, so I just thought I'd give y'all a preview so no one freaks out. You will see these new options under your assignment settings, with a new section called...
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Offline Submissions Confusion
So this is a problem that has been brought to the attention of, well, a lot of people: a faculty has an assignment done offline, but with grades to be posted in the gradebook. Said faculty creates the assignment in Blackboard, then check the "Collect Submissions...
Accessibility Beyond Ally: Canva Edition
Last semester, we all got an email from Wendy Parks informing us that the college had started a Canva Pro pilot program at the college. I have been using Canva for a long time and this is where I create all my presentations (but Canva does a lot more than that),...
Accessibility Beyond Ally
But definitely use Ally. If you haven't yet used the Ally accessibility dashboard, I strongly recommend you start ASAP and then start working on whatever remediation your courses and files need. I would always recommend starting with the most serious issues because...
About The YouTube Thing…
If you attended my presentation at kick-off, last Thursday, you might remember I mentioned an issue with YouTube videos where the fix offered by Ally simply removed the video (so don't do it). I thought I'd just show you more specifically what the issue is. It looks...
Find LT at Kickoff!
We're excited to start the term with you at Kickoff. We'll be offering several sessions throughout the week. Here's where you'll find us: Wednesday, January 21 Blackboard Ultra Open Lab 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in SRC 3013 Open support lab for questions and setup...







