Blackboard LMS

08/24/2026

In February 2026, the of Phoenix went live with three AI assistants across Blackboard student support, faculty support, and course support, serving 80,000+ fully online adult learners. In this webinar, Vice Provost Marc Booker shares learnings and takeaways for other institutions implementing AI solutions. Register in the link below. Thursday, Sept. 3. 10:00 a.m. PT/ 1:00 p.m. ET

08/21/2026

Higher education doesn't lack ideas about what needs to change. The challenge is whether institutions can change fast enough—and bring their people with them.
That was one of the clearest takeaways from the Senior Leadership Summit at Building Blackboard Together 2026, where 50 academic leaders gathered to talk about the pressures facing higher education. Read more and get in on the conversation in the comments below.

08/20/2026

Students need feedback they can understand, use, and act on while learning is still in motion. This paper explores a more active approach to feedback, bringing together rubrics, dialogue, formative assessment, peer review, and AI-supported reflection to help students build judgment before they submit their work. Get the paper at the link in the comments below.

08/19/2026

Savannah College of Art & Design is one of the most comprehensive art and design universities in the world, offering more degree programs and specializations than any other art and design university.

How do they prepare students for creative professions? How do they maintain their creative mission in a digital world? By empowering instructor expression in Blackboard LMS.

Read their story below.

By pushing innovation in instructional design and learning technology, Savannah College of Art and Design have increased online engagement and enrollment.

08/18/2026

It's been 1 month since the Blackboard community showed out for Building Blackboard Together.

Some of you weren't able to make it 💔, but don't worry - we've got you covered.

https://hubs.ly/Q04thpZ30

Click the above link to get the latest and greatest and hear what's ahead for the Blackboard community, including...
🛣️ Product Roadmap Updates
📣 Announcing Cursive, a new way to think about plagiarism detection
™️ Our New Brand

See you next year for BbT27 (date & location coming soon)!

Building Blackboard Together (BbT) isn’t just a user conference It's where the Blackboard community comes together to shape the future of teaching and learning.

08/12/2026

The time is now! Tackle those pesky PDFs. Get better reporting. Create more personalized experiences.
We’re counting down the top 3 features that got the biggest oohs and aahs from the standing-room-only Blackboard Ally roadmap session at .
Check out the Ally roadmap highlights and watch the video to see why Ally has earned its spot as the best LMS-agnostic accessibility solution.
Want a front row seat to what's next? Sign up for the live Ally product roadmap session on August 18. Details in the comments below.

08/11/2026

🔥 It’s one of the hottest questions circulating campuses right now: If AI can create the final product, how do we know learning actually happened?

Enter Dr. Lisa Clark and the Transform Evidence Arc (TEA)—a framework that looks beyond the final paper, project, or exam to make learning visible through how students think, decide, apply, reflect, and iterate.

Paired with Human Validation Checkpoints, TEA helps ensure learning is understood, demonstrated, and meaningfully applied.

☕ Get the tea on TEA in the link below.

08/11/2026

👀 You'll want to get your eyes on this! Key highlights from the Blackboard LMS August release:
📊Redesigned Gradebook Grid View
📝 Early access to a simpler, more accessible Content Editor
✅ Personalized Student To-Do List to help learners stay on track
🧭 Improved Course Navigation
👥 Enhanced Group Management

Check out the latest enhancements in the comments below.

08/06/2026

What if the future of assessment isn't detecting AI—but making learning more visible? At , educators shifted the conversation from questioning authorship to understanding how learning develops over time. Here's why richer evidence, authentic assessment, and informed instructor judgment are shaping what's next. Dr. Lisa Clark shares what we heard in the blog linked below.

08/05/2026

Some of the most valuable conversations at didn't happen on the main stage—they happened around the table. Focus groups are an integral part of Blackboard's product strategy. The goal? Understand real customer challenges and use those insights to shape future development. Check out the link in the comments to see what was discussed at BbT and be sure to join one of our upcoming Focus Group sessions, hosted every Wednesday.