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Blackboard has recently changed how merged courses handle availability and course dates. As a result, students and instructors may see missing or closed courses after a merge even when enrollment is correct. This article explains how merged courses work, what changed, and what faculty need to do to ensure student access.

This guide shows CCRI faculty how to record a lecture in Medial using the browser-based (web) recorder—including selecting screen/webcam options, granting mic/camera permissions, finishing and uploading the recording, and locating/editing captions before sharing or embedding the video in Blackboard.

Learn how to quickly create Blackboard Ultra tests by uploading questions from a Word document using Ultra’s built-in tools—without using Respondus Test Generator. This method is faster, fully supported, and ideal for time-sensitive situations.

This article explains how instructors can temporarily reopen an unavailable Blackboard Original course to allow a student to complete an Incomplete, including limiting course access to that student and extending assignment access using Adaptive Release.

This article outlines the manual Blackboard course merge request process, required CRN information, and limitations of the Banner–Blackboard integration.

Sage Vantage is an LTI 1.3–integrated publisher platform available in Blackboard that provides interactive e-textbooks, auto-graded assignments, multimedia learning activities, and grade passback. Faculty can use Sage Vantage through single sign-on and deep linking from their course content. For setup and troubleshooting, faculty should follow the Sage deep-linking guide and contact Sage Technical Support as needed.

Currently the integrated Starfish link in Blackboard is not functioning. A work-around to this is to use the Starfish link located on www.ccri.edu under Login OR Faculty can manually add the Starfish link to their Blackboard course.

This guide provides updated instructions for using Microsoft Stream to record, edit, and share lecture videos at CCRI. It includes new AI-driven editing features, detailed steps for ensuring student access across separate Microsoft tenants, and instructions for posting videos in Blackboard using either a direct link or embed code.

This article explains how to create narrated PowerPoint presentations in VoiceThread by uploading slides (preferably as PDFs) and recording audio directly within the platform slide by slide using the comment tool. It also includes tips, tool comparisons, and support resources.

CCRI has completed the migration from the legacy Cengage Building Block (B2) tool to the new Cengage LTI 1.3 Advantage integration in Blackboard, in response to Blackboard's mandatory B2 deprecation by June 2025. This updated integration offers enhanced security, improved grade syncing, and a more reliable connection between Cengage content and Blackboard. Faculty teaching Summer 2025 and beyond must now use the Cengage Content LTI 1.3 tool under the Build Content menu to deploy new links.

Faculty can now easily link or embed research guides from the CCRI Library’s LibGuides system directly in their Blackboard courses.

CCRI has launched a new integration with OpenStax Assignable, allowing instructors to link OpenStax textbook content, practice questions, and assignments directly in Blackboard. This tool supports grade syncing and assignment creation within supported OpenStax textbooks. This article provides an overview, setup instructions, and key resources to help faculty get started.

As of January 2025, the Medial building block integration in Blackboard has been officially retired as part of a mandatory system wide update initiated by Blackboard. Existing Medial videos added via the mashup tool are no longer functional and redirect users back to the course dashboard when clicked. To ensure your video content remains accessible, you will need to manually re-embed videos into your Blackboard courses using embed codes from the Medial platform.

How to view your grades in Blackboard

Overview of CCRI’s review process for third-party Blackboard tools to ensure instructional value, security, and compliance.