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Blackboard Launches New Gradebook on August 7
Same grades, less clicking.
After a year-long redesign with faculty feedback sessions – including on-site at UMBC – Blackboard will launch a new gradebook starting August 7, 2026. The redesigned gradebook grid view will...
Posted: July 20, 2026, 10:00 AM
Blackboard Seeks Faculty Feedback on New Gradebook
Gain early access, provide feedback from 4/20 to 5/1
Blackboard is preparing to launch a completely redesigned gradebook this summer, including a faster, cleaner, and significantly easier-to-use experience for faculty. To ensure the update meets the...
Posted: March 25, 2026, 8:53 AM
Improve Course Accessibility with Image Captions & MathJax Formulas in July's Ultra Update
Track who's reading your announcements and more
How do you know if students actually read that important course announcement? What if you could make your content more accessible by adding image captions or rendering complex math more clearly...
Posted: June 24, 2025, 1:11 PM
Explore Jumbled Sentences and Gradebook Tools in Ultra’s June Release
Track unread discussions & student activity
The June 2025 update to Blackboard Ultra brings a fresh set of enhancements designed to support instructional efficiency, student engagement, and accessible course design. From new question types...
Posted: June 3, 2025, 12:56 PM
New grading features include no points rubric & text-based column for Ultra courses in May update
Updated assessment setting & discussion enhancements
The May 2025 Ultra release delivers several meaningful updates that improve how faculty assess student work, support engagement, and manage course tools. From expanded rubric options to accessible...
Posted: April 29, 2025, 8:44 AM
Issue Affecting Panopto/Blackboard Grades
Panopto assignments not passing to Blackboard gradebook
Panopto has reported an issue affecting the accurate passing of grades from Panopto assignments to Blackboard's gradebook. Some grades for both quizzes and video progress are not being reported...
Posted: April 11, 2025, 2:46 PM
April update to Ultra features flexible grading in groups, printing support for Ultra documents & accessibility support for Office Math
New learning object repository designed for flexible content
The April release introduce several new features aimed at improving content management, grading flexibility, and student feedback tracking. Instructors and students can now print Ultra Documents...
Posted: April 1, 2025, 12:46 PM
Printable, pop-out rubrics & new course reports for goal tracking available in March's Ultra update
Improvements to discussion formatting & AI image rendering
In March, Ultra's update includes two new course reports, an exciting rubric enhancement requested by faculty, and improvements to the AI Course Design Assistant. Located on the Analytics page,...
Posted: March 6, 2025, 10:52 AM
February's Ultra release enhances content creation, assessment management, and instructor grading
Updates for AI Tools, file rendering, assessment security
The February update for Ultra features enhancements to support content creation, improved file rendering, assessment security, and grading workflows. Additionally, updates to the AI Course Design...
Posted: February 6, 2025, 10:11 AM
Ultra releases content based on new submission attempt, improves gradebook data entry, and updates course availability settings in January
Improvements to AI, access to Mastery Gradebook available
In early January, the Ultra updates features improvements to course settings, content management, grading, and the AI Course Design Assistant, providing increased flexibility for faculty in...
Posted: January 6, 2025, 1:12 PM
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