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Do One Thing with Qwickly: Checking In with a QR Code

I have blogged about Qwickly Attendance before. I much prefer to use Qwickly for attendance than the native Blackboard tool for reasons explained in the blog post. Now, the college has gotten us a pro license for Qwickly, which means we get access to a bunch of...

About That Intel AI Training

As you all know, at our last kick-off events, the President told us that the college was going to bring an AI tool that both we and our students would be able to use, presumably, an enterprise product. You all know my thoughts on AI (specifically LLMs). I have laid...

New Ultra Feature Alert

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...
Find LT at Kickoff!

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...