by Christine Monnier | Apr 8, 2026 | Accessibility, Ally, Christine Monnier, Guest Blogger
The deadline we had to demonstrate meaningful progress is upon us… and we’re not quite there yet. Across all our courses, we still have a lot of files that need remediation. So we need to get going with this, at tad more actively than we have so far. If I...
by Christine Monnier | Apr 7, 2026 | Blackboard Ultra, Christine Monnier, Do One Thing in Ultra, Guest Blogger
When you want to grade an assignment, by default, Ultra will list your submissions in alphabetical order. But what if you wanted a different order? For instance, I prefer grading in chronological order: the oldest submissions get graded first. Ultra gives you four...
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 Christine Monnier | Mar 9, 2026 | Blackboard Ultra, Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger
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...
by Christine Monnier | Feb 24, 2026 | Accessibility, Christine Monnier, Featured, Guest Blogger
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),...
by Christine Monnier | Feb 3, 2026 | Accessibility, Ally, Blackboard Ultra, Christine Monnier, Ed Tech Tools, Guest Blogger, Integrations
But definitely use Ally. If you haven’t yet used the Ally accessibility dashboard, I strongly recommend you start ASAP and then start working on whatever remediation your courses and files need. I would always recommend starting with the most serious issues...
