May 2026 Features & Releases
May 2026 Blackboard Production Releases v4000.15
Please use the links below to learn more about topics that interest you or may help with day-to-day tasks.
All Users:
Instructors and Students:
- White space improvements in Documents
- Improved screen reader experience in document view mode
- AVA: Explore with AI Playground
- Improved search and navigation in Course Switcher
- Remove feature flag for Learning Module Table of Content
- Video Studio: Add Audio Descriptions for inclusive Videos
Instructors:
- Rebuilding the Groups management experience for instructors
- Make second due date for Discussions visible in Gradebook
- Visualize release conditions inherited by items in learning modules and folders
- Carry group filter into Flexible Grading
- Resized Accommodations icon
Students:
Administrators:
- Sync Program data from SIS
- Sync Term Types from SIS
- Enhanced Institutional Hierarchy control for UEF integrations
- Cancel queued course copy and delete tasks
- Course Catalog: Only show students in Download Certificate search results
API Updates:
For more information about APIs, please explore the LEARN APIs page.
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