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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...

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),...
Meet Our New Team Members!

Meet Our New Team Members!

Learning Technologies has some new faces (though they may both be familiar ones as they are coming to us from other departments here at COD)! Please join us in welcoming: Dan McCallum, Instructional Designer About Dan: Dan has worked at the intersection of education...

What’s New in YuJa for 2022

What’s New in YuJa for 2022

New year, new YuJa features! As you’re using YuJa this year, you may notice a few things look or operate a bit differently than they did last year. Here’s what’s new in YuJa for 2022:  Assign Gradebook credit for the percentage of video quizzes watched. Students...