by Tim Sweeney | Sep 2, 2026 | Featured
Whether you are settling into the new semester or tweaking course shells on the fly, our team has a few quick Blackboard updates to save you time and smooth out the student experience. Here is what is live, what is coming this week, and a quick checklist item for your...
by Christine Monnier | Aug 4, 2026 | Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger
As this is my last week at Faculty Chair of Online Quality and Learning Technologies, I thought I’d pull out my top ten most popular blog posts, by views, out of the 122 (!!) I have written over the years. 10. Why you should use Yuja for your videos. In this...
by Christine Monnier | Jul 22, 2026 | Blackboard Ultra, Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger
Ok, There is a lot that does not change, so I will start with that: All gradebook columns, categories, and overall grade calculations Grade schemas and grading settings Flexible grading (opens and works the same) The List View / Gradable Items (no changes) <- my...
by Christine Monnier | Jun 23, 2026 | Accessibility, Ally, Blackboard Ultra, Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger
In my note to the chairs, last week, I noted that even though our college-wide accessibility score is about 73.5%, that percentage drops much lower if we consider the accessibility of files posted in our courses: Yeah, that’s … not great. And yes, the bulk...
by Christine Monnier | Jun 15, 2026 | Accessibility, Ally, Blackboard Ultra, Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger
As you know, we got a one year reprieve on the deadline to be compliant with the new DOJ web accessibility compliance standards (although there is a lawsuit pending on this). So we have a little less than a year to at least make significant progress on our web...
by Christine Monnier | May 13, 2026 | Christine Monnier, Ed Tech Tools, Featured, Guest Blogger, Integrations, Qwickly
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...
