Blackboard Ultra Updates: July 2026

Our iteration of Blackboard was updated to v4000.19 on 7/2/2026 at 3:22am. 

Here is a rundown of some of the updates that were applied.

• Blackboard Ultra Updates: July 2026
  • AVA: Using AI to generate feedback summaries from rubrics and revise submission feedback is no longer available.
  • Add descriptions to Discussions and Journals
  • Run a Rubric Evaluation Report for graded activities
  • Control AI Conversation duration with time limits
  • Preview existing message thread in Course Messages
  • Find your favorite courses faster with Course Switcher
  • Video Studio: Record longer videos with extended recording time
  • Panopto - Improved ASR

Some of these improvements were made possible through the Idea Exchange.  The Idea exchange allows you to share, like, vote, and comment on your favorite ideas for improving Blackboard.