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...
by Christine Monnier | Apr 21, 2026 | Christine Monnier, Ed Tech Tools, Featured, Guest Blogger
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...
