On Friday, May 25th after 6:00 PM CST, Blackboard will undergo routine maintenance to update security features, correct known issues, and add requested enhancements to improve teaching and learning online. The update process will take approximately 24 hours to complete with no expected downtime.
Questions about the update can be sent to Distance Learning by completing the Contact Us form.
Key Enhancements
We will be using the same major version of Blackboard as we do currently, updating from Blackboard 9.1 version 3300 to Blackboard 9.1 version 3400. No major changes to Blackboard’s navigation, icons, or tools will occur, but the following enhancements and fixes to known issues will occur.
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Enhancement |
Description |
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Blackboard has released a new course tool that you can use to record student attendance for each class session and incorporate attendance into Grade Center calculations. To learn more, see this tutorial. |
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Blackboard’s visual look and feel will be updated to the Bb Learn 2016 system theme. This theme will apply a sleek mobile-responsive design to improve page accessibility and navigation. The following changes will occur:
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With the Bb Learn 2016 theme, instructors will now be able to:
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Fixes to Known Issues
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Tool Area |
Resolved Issue |
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Content, Assessments |
A file submission failure message preventing file uploads to process successfully when using Safari 11 has been resolved with this release. |
Updates to Browser Support
Please make sure that you are using one of the following compatible web browsers. If you are unsure if your browser is supported, use the Blackboard Browser Checker.
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Google Chrome 49+
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Mozilla Firefox 48+
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Edge 20+
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Safari 9+
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Internet Explorer 11+