by Learning Tech Dev | Nov 3, 2026 | Blackboard, Blackboard Ultra
Welcome back! In this edition, I have put together three quick Blackboard guides to save you time, clear up roster confusion, and give you more control over your Gradebook. Here is what I am covering in this edition: Print, Download, and Manage Rubrics in...
by Christine Monnier | Mar 17, 2026 | Blackboard, Blackboard Ultra, Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger
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...
by Learning Tech Dev | Oct 23, 2025 | Blackboard, Blackboard Ultra, Featured, Training
There are a couple of great opportunities to learn coming up from Anthology! Exemplary Course Program Back by popular demand, the Exemplary Course Program (ECP) recognizes instructors and course designers whose courses demonstrate best practices in four major areas:...
by Christine Monnier | Oct 6, 2025 | Blackboard, Blackboard Ultra, Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger
Cranky thought of the day that does not involve the LT department: if you book time with our LT colleagues, and especially if you requested a custom session for a specific group, and then, you don’t show up, it’s rude. Please don’t do that. These...
by Christine Monnier | Sep 17, 2025 | Blackboard, Blackboard Ultra, Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger, Integrations
Christine note that has nothing to do with the LT office: did you guys read this article from the Chronicle of Higher Education? That’s what has made AI-generated text relatively easy to spot in student work. But, to me, so far, it was more like that saying from...
by Christine Monnier | Aug 26, 2025 | Blackboard, Blackboard Ultra, Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger
That is, the 40% among you who haven’t yet switched to Ultra. As Michelle Whitman noted at kick-off, don’t wait until Winter break to get going. It would be really great to avoid a stampede at the end of Fall or the beginning of Spring, as that would...
