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 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 | 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...
