{"id":21908,"date":"2026-01-30T12:16:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T12:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/?page_id=21908"},"modified":"2026-01-30T12:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T12:17:30","slug":"february-2026-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/february-2026-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2026 Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Instructional Design- Stack blocks vertically in Documents <\/strong><\/p>

Instructors can stack blocks in a single column in Documents. A new toggle in the block toolbar lets you switch between column-level and block-level editing. In column mode, actions apply to the entire column. In block mode, instructors can resize, move, or delete individual blocks. Columns can also be dropped into another block\u2019s area for more flexible layouts. This enhancement also includes accessibility improvements for screen readers.<\/p>

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Learner Progression & Personalised Experience- Use automations to remind students to check their feedback<\/strong><\/p>

Instructors can create automations that send a message to students who have unread feedback after an instructor-defined number of days.<\/p>

This release adds the Send feedback reminder<\/strong> option to the Automation gallery.<\/p>

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For the automation trigger, instructors select how many days feedback must remain unread before the message is sent.<\/p>

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These are the latest Blackboard updates \u2013 SaaS release 4000.8.0, which will be live on our system from 6th February 2026. Instructor Instructor Instructional Design- Stack blocks vertically in Documents Instructors can stack blocks in a single column in Documents….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":815,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21908","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/815"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21908"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21924,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21908\/revisions\/21924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}