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With new ADA requirements (WCAG 2.1 Level AA) and an LMS migration ahead, now is the time to clean up your courses—streamline files, ensure accessibility, update videos, and prepare content for a smooth transition.

This article walks faculty through the full workflow for using Medial with Blackboard Ultra: recording with MEDIALecture Web, locating the finished video in Medial, copying the embed code, and embedding the video into an Ultra course using a Document (HTML), now required because the Medial integration is no longer available.

CCRI is upgrading Medial to v9.1 on Wed 1/14/26 at 7:00 AM. New recordings will auto-caption automatically (captions can be edited). Existing videos won’t auto-caption—faculty must use Request Captioning, which now triggers auto-captioning (no admin approval). The recorder is now web-only by default; AI/quiz features are included with vendor docs linked.

The article helps CCRI faculty use Microsoft Stream for storing and sharing existing, pre-recorded lecture videos with students in the Blackboard. By leveraging OneDrive + Stream, and setting proper student view permissions, faculty can ensure secure student access, automatic captioning, and WCAG 2.1 compliance while simplifying Blackboard integration.