May 2025 Features & Releases

May 2025 Blackboard Production Releases v3900.116

Please use the links below to learn more about topics that interest you or may help with day-to-day tasks. 

Instructors:

1. AI Design Assistant: Auto-generate AI Conversations
   
2. Achievements show current recipients without browser refresh
   
3. Qualitative rubrics with no-points option
   
4. Gradebook accessibility enhancements
   
5. Grade Export v2: Pagination added to the approval workflow
   
6. Grade Export v2: Select items across pages added to the approval workflow
   
7. Grade Export v2: Buttons that are not enabled no longer appear in the approval workflow
   
8. Grade Export v2: Columns renamed on Grades Approval and Transfer screen
   
9. Video Studio - Automatically detect different speakers in a recording
   
10. Course Catalog: Copy discussions from course template

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Instructors and Students:

1. Enhancements to discussions
   
2. "View submission on time" test results setting
   
3. Text-based columns in Gradebook
   
4. Video Studio - 360 Video: easy link from desktop to Virtual Reality Headset

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Instructors and Administrators:

1. Learning Object Repository: New search function for inserting objects
   
2. Learning Object Repository: Notification emails
   
3. IP Restriction for Ultra Courses - Multiple Test Rooms - Hide Profiles

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Students:

1. Course Catalog: Pagination added to Achievements tab on learner dashboard

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Administrators:

1. Learning Object Repository: Enhancements to privileges
   
2. Learning Object Repository: Sorting for Associations column
   
3. Grade Export v2: Approval History available to administrators
   
4. Grade Export v2: Choose course roles in Platform Extensions Manager

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API Updates:

For more information about APIs, please explore the LEARN APIs page.

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