Center for eLearning
Contact Information
Mailing Address
Center for eLearning
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue, RT201
Cleveland, OH 44115
Campus Location
Center for eLearning, RT201
1860 East 22nd Street
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
Phone: 216.687.3960
Fax: 216.875.9733
elearning@csuohio.edu
Monthly Feature Releases
Blackboard Learn Ultra Monthly Feature Releases and Highlights
Blackboard is now releasing updates the first Thursday of every month. Each month's Blackboard release contains bug fixes, enhancements to existing tools and new features. For a full list of bug fixes and feature releases, please visit Blackboard's Release Notes for Learn SaaS. Below are a highlight of each month's release:
April 2026 (LEARN SAAS RELEASE 4000.12.0)
- Student access to Mastery powered by Outcomes
- Review both sets of Discussion due dates across multiple views in Blackboard
- AI Conversation: Use Message Limits
- Specify assignment submission type
- Improvements to multiple choice and multiple answer questions
- Increased SafeAssign file size limit to 25 MB for Direct Submit
- Add Substantive and Non‑substantive Content indicators in instructor discussion analysis
- Adjust grades for individual student attempts in group submissions
- Student names display in chosen sort order in Flexible Grading
March 2026 (LEARN SAAS RELEASE 4000.10.0)
- Enhanced threading experience in Course Messages
- Increased file size limit to 25 MB for assignments and tests
- Add a second participation requirement and due date in Discussions
- Question Title field relocated
- Generate Knowledge Checks with AI
- Partial credit limits removed for Multiple Choice and Multiple Answer
- Anonymous grading by question
- Metadata analysis layer in Originality Report
February 2026 (LEARN SAAS RELEASE 4000.8.0)
- Stack blocks vertically in Documents
- Enhanced achievement usability
- Use automations to remind students to check their feedback
January 2026 (LEARN SAAS RELEASE 4000.6.0)
- View activity log for Automations
- Usability improvements for Document Block Layout
- Expanded question options for true/false
- Improved Gradebook download option
- Improved performance for large multiple choice or multiple answer tests
- Enhanced multiple choice and multiple answer workflow
Archived Release Notes
Contact Information
Mailing Address
Center for eLearning
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue, RT201
Cleveland, OH 44115
Campus Location
Center for eLearning, RT201
1860 East 22nd Street
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
Phone: 216.687.3960
Fax: 216.875.9733
elearning@csuohio.edu