{"id":22977,"date":"2026-10-26T11:34:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T11:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/?page_id=22977"},"modified":"2026-10-26T11:35:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T11:35:26","slug":"november-2026-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/november-2026-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"November 2026 Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22977\" class=\"elementor elementor-22977\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a21a33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a21a33\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20ce5fe\" data-id=\"20ce5fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd8eb0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd8eb0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These are the latest Blackboard updates SaaS release 4001.40, which will be live on our system from 6th November 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6596ec7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6596ec7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aaf39f0\" data-id=\"aaf39f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a96a8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a96a8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"#instructionaldesignnov26\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Instructional Design<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"#commandcollabnov26\">Communication and Collaboration<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"#assignandtestsnov26\">Assignments and Tests<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"#gradebooknov26\">Gradebook<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70ad694 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70ad694\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc76afa\" data-id=\"bc76afa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45c6100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"45c6100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"instructionaldesignnov26\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06e9345 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06e9345\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-767b272\" data-id=\"767b272\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6847b52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6847b52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Instructional Design<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1dfc6b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1dfc6b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63ff531\" data-id=\"63ff531\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f32afcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f32afcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">November improvements to the beta Content Editor in Blackboard Documents\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We&#8217;ve made another round of improvements to the beta Content Editor, focused on accessibility, a more consistent toolbar, easier access to files, and more flexible authoring.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Instructors<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:317,&quot;335559739&quot;:264}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Accessibility<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:288,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Skip navigation link. <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">A skip navigation link now appears when you move through the Content Editor with a keyboard.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Improved contrast for disabled toolbar actions. <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Disabled toolbar actions now have higher contrast.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Toolbars and menu updates<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:288,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">File properties on image upload. <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">File properties now display when you upload an image, so you can add alternative text and adjust display options before the image is inserted.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22979\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/November-improvements-to-the-beta-Content-Editor-in-Blackboard-Documents.png\" alt=\"November improvements to the beta Content Editor in Blackboard Documents\" width=\"868\" height=\"1209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/November-improvements-to-the-beta-Content-Editor-in-Blackboard-Documents.png 868w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/November-improvements-to-the-beta-Content-Editor-in-Blackboard-Documents-215x300.png 215w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/November-improvements-to-the-beta-Content-Editor-in-Blackboard-Documents-735x1024.png 735w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/November-improvements-to-the-beta-Content-Editor-in-Blackboard-Documents-768x1070.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/p><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Content Collection access. <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">You can now access and select files directly from the Blackboard Content Collection within the Content Editor, without leaving the editor to find them.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Math authoring<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:288,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Content Editor now supports LaTeX. <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Content Editor now supports LaTeX <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\\begin{&#8230;}&#8230;\\end{&#8230;}<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> environments.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1377546 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1377546\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0ea146\" data-id=\"d0ea146\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c83178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4c83178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"commandcollabnov26\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-693d2a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"693d2a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a270ea3\" data-id=\"a270ea3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe474f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fe474f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Communication and Collaboration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95cfb7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95cfb7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5f18b8\" data-id=\"b5f18b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d861db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d861db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Expand group management search capabilities\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A new dual search lets instructors look up an individual student and the groups in a set at the same time, so they can instantly see which group a student is in, move them, and manage large, fully assigned group sets without losing track of anyone.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Instructor<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:317,&quot;335559739&quot;:264}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When managing groups in a group set, instructors now have a search that covers both students and groups:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Find any student, assigned or not.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Searching for a student returns their current status, whether they\u2019re assigned to a specific group or not yet in any group. From the result, instructors can unassign an assigned student to return them to the unassigned pool or assign a student who isn\u2019t in a group yet.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22980\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Expand-group-management-search-capabilities.png\" alt=\"Expand group management search capabilities\" width=\"1622\" height=\"861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Expand-group-management-search-capabilities.png 1622w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Expand-group-management-search-capabilities-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Expand-group-management-search-capabilities-1024x544.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Expand-group-management-search-capabilities-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Expand-group-management-search-capabilities-1536x815.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1622px) 100vw, 1622px\" \/><\/p><ul><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37751385 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37751385 BCX8\">Search for groups alongside students. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37751385 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37751385 BCX8\">Instructors can search for a group as well as a student, which makes it possible to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37751385 BCX8\">locate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37751385 BCX8\"> a student in one search, bring up the destination group in another, and drag and drop the student into that group.<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22984\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Expand-group-management-search-capabilities-2.png\" alt=\"Expand group management search capabilities 2\" width=\"1749\" height=\"1003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Expand-group-management-search-capabilities-2.png 1749w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Expand-group-management-search-capabilities-2-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Expand-group-management-search-capabilities-2-1024x587.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Expand-group-management-search-capabilities-2-768x440.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Expand-group-management-search-capabilities-2-1536x881.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1749px) 100vw, 1749px\" \/><\/p><ul><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW208420507 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW208420507 BCX8\">Filter mixed results. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW208420507 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW208420507 BCX8\">When a search returns both students and groups, instructors can filter the results to show only students or only groups.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW208420507 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22985\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Expand-group-management-search-capabilities-3.png\" alt=\"Expand group management search capabilities 3\" width=\"1759\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Expand-group-management-search-capabilities-3.png 1759w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Expand-group-management-search-capabilities-3-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Expand-group-management-search-capabilities-3-1024x582.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Expand-group-management-search-capabilities-3-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Expand-group-management-search-capabilities-3-1536x873.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1759px) 100vw, 1759px\" \/><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238066384 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238066384 BCX8\">Searching continues to match based on first name, last name, and student ID, as it did before.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW238066384 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0e80e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0e80e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5269a55\" data-id=\"5269a55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b42542c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b42542c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"assignandtestsnov26\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c089b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c089b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7abe6c8\" data-id=\"7abe6c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d79e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02d79e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assignments and Tests<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61f7d81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61f7d81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7082908\" data-id=\"7082908\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-179d4d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"179d4d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Print and download rubrics\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Instructors can now print blank and scored rubrics or download them as PDFs using the browser\u2019s print dialog. Printed rubrics support offline grading and student feedback.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Instructors<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:317,&quot;335559739&quot;:264}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">To print a blank rubric, on the Course Rubrics page, select the ellipsis menu on a rubric and select <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Print<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Instructors can also open a rubric from the Course Rubrics page and select the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Print<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> icon. The browser\u2019s print dialog opens with a printer-friendly version of the rubric that shows its criteria and levels without scores. From the print dialog, instructors can print the rubric or save it as a PDF.<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22986\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Print-and-download-rubrics.png\" alt=\"Print and download rubrics\" width=\"1212\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Print-and-download-rubrics.png 1212w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Print-and-download-rubrics-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Print-and-download-rubrics-1024x425.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Print-and-download-rubrics-768x319.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1212px) 100vw, 1212px\" \/><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Instructors can print scored rubrics for any activity graded with a rubric.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For assignments and tests in flexible grading, in the pop-out rubric view, the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Print<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> icon is enabled once the instructor makes at least one selection in the rubric. Select <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Print<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> to open the browser\u2019s print dialog, where instructors can print the scored rubric or save it as a PDF.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22987\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Print-and-download-rubrics-2.png\" alt=\"Print and download rubrics 2\" width=\"1156\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Print-and-download-rubrics-2.png 1156w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Print-and-download-rubrics-2-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Print-and-download-rubrics-2-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Print-and-download-rubrics-2-768x437.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1156px) 100vw, 1156px\" \/><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW209465139 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209465139 BCX8\">For journals and discussions, the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW209465139 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209465139 BCX8\">Print Graded Rubric<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW209465139 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209465139 BCX8\"> button appears at the bottom of the Rubric Details panel while grading. The button is enabled once the instructor makes at least one <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209465139 BCX8\">selection<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209465139 BCX8\"> in the rubric. Select <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW209465139 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209465139 BCX8\">Print Graded Rubric<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW209465139 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209465139 BCX8\"> to open the browser\u2019s print dialog, where instructors can print the scored rubric or save it as a PDF.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22988\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Print-and-download-rubrics-3.png\" alt=\"Print and download rubrics 3\" width=\"1275\" height=\"889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Print-and-download-rubrics-3.png 1275w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Print-and-download-rubrics-3-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Print-and-download-rubrics-3-1024x714.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Print-and-download-rubrics-3-768x535.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1275px) 100vw, 1275px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8738b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8738b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bd0b62\" data-id=\"1bd0b62\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79afa1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"79afa1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"gradebooknov26\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-719654a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"719654a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3141f8\" data-id=\"c3141f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-637137d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"637137d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gradebook<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa46aaf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa46aaf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8be745\" data-id=\"a8be745\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f14c616 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f14c616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Submit in-progress attempts on behalf of students\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Instructors can now submit a student\u2019s in-progress assignment or test attempt from the Submissions page and document the reason as part of the workflow. To provide a clear record, the submission receipt and the submission review show the name of the instructor who submitted the attempt, the reason provided, and the date.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Instructors<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:317,&quot;335559739&quot;:264}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">On the Submissions page for an assignment or test, select the ellipsis menu for a student whose status is <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Draft saved<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, then select <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Submit draft attempt<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Enter the reason for the submission, then select <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Submit<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22989\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Submit-in-progress-attempts-on-behalf-of-students.png\" alt=\"Submit in-progress attempts on behalf of students\" width=\"1381\" height=\"890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Submit-in-progress-attempts-on-behalf-of-students.png 1381w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Submit-in-progress-attempts-on-behalf-of-students-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Submit-in-progress-attempts-on-behalf-of-students-1024x660.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Submit-in-progress-attempts-on-behalf-of-students-768x495.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1381px) 100vw, 1381px\" \/><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Instructors can also submit draft attempts for anonymously graded assessments. In the gradebook, open the student overview, select the ellipsis menu for the assessment, then select <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Submit draft attempt<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When instructors look up the submission receipt in the gradebook, the receipt shows the name of the instructor who submitted the draft attempt, the reason provided, and the date.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Students<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:317,&quot;335559739&quot;:264}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When an instructor submits a draft attempt on a student\u2019s behalf, the student\u2019s emailed submission receipt and submission review show the name of the instructor who submitted the attempt, the reason provided, and the date.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Use AI Writing Tools in overall feedback<\/span><\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Instructors can now use AI Writing Tools when writing overall feedback in flexible grading.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>AVA needs to be enabled to be used. Please click on this <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=_5c8u7URN0uSzxiXsth2a849oxKLtfNJjuzPKH6NF-hUN01TUk8yTkRXRjNLQ0VQR1JJTTdQR0c2Ty4u\">link<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>and complete the form.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Instructors<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:317,&quot;335559739&quot;:264}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In flexible grading, enter feedback in the Overall Feedback section, then select AI rewrite icon under AI Writing Tools. AVA generates a rewritten version of the feedback below the editor, along with a notice that the content is auto-generated and needs to be checked for accuracy and bias.<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22993\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Use-AI-Writing-Tools-in-overall-feedback.png\" alt=\"Use AI Writing Tools in overall feedback\" width=\"1297\" height=\"834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Use-AI-Writing-Tools-in-overall-feedback.png 1297w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Use-AI-Writing-Tools-in-overall-feedback-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Use-AI-Writing-Tools-in-overall-feedback-1024x658.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Use-AI-Writing-Tools-in-overall-feedback-768x494.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1297px) 100vw, 1297px\" \/><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">After reviewing the rewritten feedback, instructors can choose one of the following options:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Replace:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> replaces the original feedback with the rewritten version.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Discard:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> keeps the original feedback and removes the rewritten version.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Try Again:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> generates a new rewrite.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:336}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Instructors must select <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Replace<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> or <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Discard<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> before they can save the feedback.<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22994\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Use-AI-Writing-Tools-in-overall-feedback-2.png\" alt=\"Use AI Writing Tools in overall feedback 2\" width=\"382\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Use-AI-Writing-Tools-in-overall-feedback-2.png 382w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/10\/Use-AI-Writing-Tools-in-overall-feedback-2-150x300.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are the latest Blackboard updates SaaS release 4001.40, which will be live on our system from 6th November 2026. 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