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June features printer-friendly tests & new Courses page

Language support for AI course tools, grading enhancements

This June, Ultra users can look forward to updates that enhance user experience and functionality including a new language selector when generating content with the AI Course Design Assistant,...

Posted: May 30, 2024, 2:26 PM

5 reasons you should open your Blackboard course early

Benefits help students and instructors

At UMBC, courses are created in Blackboard about four weeks before a new semester begins, providing time for faculty to transition instructional materials and assessments into a new site for...

Posted: January 20, 2022, 11:01 AM

Spring Clean Your "My Courses" List in Blackboard

Blackboard now supports term organization

Whether teaching or taking courses, after semesters of enrollments and access to Blackboard, the My Courses list can really stack up. While faculty and students can edit the listing to remove...

Posted: April 21, 2015, 11:58 AM