Feature highlights
Welcome back!
These are some of the Blackboard Ultra features and updates released early January 2026. Updates will be automatically available within your courses, organisations and content menus. You’ll find more detailed release notes below.
Expanded Answers for True False Tests Questions
Formatting change for Student Multiple Choice Questions
Expanded True False Test Question Answers
Topic: Tests and Assessment
Feature Details: True False questions now have more options format the answer to better question alignment.
What does this mean for you?: True False answers have now been expanded to
- True/False
- Yes/No
- Right/Wrong
- Agree/Disagree
You can then choose which option will be the correct one.
Formatting change for Student Multiple Choice Questions
Topic: Test and Assessment
Feature Details: When taking a test, students will see a change to question formatting for multi choice question type.
What does this mean for you?: Multiple Choice/Answer Questions will have square boxes for students to select on or more answers with.
You can then select how many answers a student needs to give – this will determine how the question is presented (Square or radio buttons).You will still need to indicate in the question how many options to choose from in the question.
Questions such as True/false will have radio button options to select the desired answer.
If you have an idea for a Blackboard feature or improvement, please raise a ticket with the TEL Team.