Blackboard Projects

Current Projects

Make Blackboard courses accessible using Ally

Status: in progress. As of spring 2025, 撸先生鈥檚 Blackboard team is helping faculty use the within Blackboard make their courses digitally accessible. See options and learn more.

Blackboard Feature Updates

Status: ongoing. Updates suggested by faculty and recent Blackboard updates implemented in response to feedback. Learn more.

Completed Projects

Class Collaborate access ends

Complete as of May 23, 2025. 撸先生's access to Class Collaborate ends and 撸先生's contract with Collaborate Ultra expires. Instructors should use Zoom. See the .

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Design Assistant: Implementation

Complete/live as of March 2025. AI Design Assistant was implemented for building courses in 撸先生's Blackboard environment. See the project recap (PDF).

Move to Ultra

Complete/live as of fall 2024. 撸先生's Blackboard interface moved to the Ultra format. See the project recap (PDF).

Pronoun Options

Complete/live as of spring 2024. Pronoun preferences available in Blackboard. See the 撸先生 News article.

Duo and Single Sign-On

Complete/live as of Dec. 2023. The 撸先生 login screen for Blackboard, Zoom and Panopto looks different and Duo is required for faculty/staff. See the .

Questions? Contact 撸先生's Blackboard team.