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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
SU2025 Courses Created in Blackboard on April 24, 2025
New Process To Request Merged Course Shells
Blackboard course shells for Summer 2025 were created on April 24, 2025. All Summer 2025 courses listed in the UMBC Schedule of Classes (SOC), regardless of designation as lecture, lab, etc, or...
Posted: April 25, 2025, 9:30 AM
Blackboard Reminder: Update Browsers to Latest Version
Older browser versions may not be supported in Blackboard
Following the April 2025 Blackboard release, some Blackboard users reported issues (e.g., blank screen, spinning wheel) with Blackboard access. Unsupported browser versions were identified as the...
Posted: April 7, 2025, 2:01 PM
DoIT to Change Blackboard Auto Course Creation & User Enrollment
New Process To Be Piloted SU25
To address current and future Blackboard (Bb) system administration issues and opportunities, DoIT will be changing how all Bb courses are automatically created and enrolled. Specifically, the new...
Posted: April 3, 2025, 1:34 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
December's Ultra update brings overall enhancements to core functionality
New indicators for discussions, grading, reports
This month's update to Ultra provides new and updates indicators for core functionality in Ultra courses including discussions, grading, and reports. Two improvements to Ultra focus on the AI...
Posted: December 2, 2024, 11:37 AM
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