Building Blackboard Together 2026

BbT is Blackboard’s flagship user conference bringing together educators, technologists, and institutional leaders focused on advancing teaching and learning through the effective use of technology. It is a forum to explore what Blackboard is building now, what is coming next, and how the community can shape the future together through shared practice and peer engagement.

Absolutely. All your favorite products and services will be showcased at BbT, including Blackboard, Ally, Illuminate, Evaluate and Institutional Effectiveness, along with the teams behind them. BbT is about the broader teaching and learning technologies in the Blackboard community, not a single product. You’ll find dedicated sessions, product experts, and opportunities to learn how Ally and IE support institutional goals, regardless of which LMS your institution uses.

Whether you’re new to Blackboard or have been part of the community from the beginning, Building Blackboard Together is your front-row seat to the ideas, tools, and conversations shaping the future of teaching and learning, with direct access to peers and the teams building what comes next.

Building Blackboard Together 2026 is grounded in the real challenges institutions are navigating right now. Sessions and discussions will focus on:

• Teaching and learning in an AI-powered era
  How institutions are adapting pedagogy, course design, and learner support as AI reshapes expectations and practice.
• Accessibility as a foundation, not an add-on
  Practical approaches to inclusive course design, regulatory readiness, and improving outcomes for all learners.
• Assessment, skills, and meaningful learning outcomes
  New models for evaluating learning, aligning skills to workforce needs, and moving beyond traditional assessment paradigms.
• Personalized and data-informed learning experiences
  How analytics, insights, and AI-enabled tools are being used responsibly to support students and instructors at scale.
• Solutions that work for workforces
  Explore how business and government organizations use Blackboard to deliver secure, scalable, and mission-ready learning programs that drive workforce development and measurable outcomes.
• What’s next for the Blackboard teaching and learning ecosystem
  A forward-looking view of where Blackboard is headed, informed by community input and real institutional needs.
• Build, extend, integrate
  Get ready for the return of DevCon and get hands-on with APIs, developer tools, and integration best practices to extend and customize your Blackboard environment.

Because BbT is where educators and institutions come to deepen how they use the tools they’ve already invested in and prepare for what’s coming next. You’ll gain hands-on, practical insight into Blackboard technologies, learn how peers are applying them to real teaching and learning challenges, and explore emerging approaches across AI, accessibility, assessment, and learning design.

BbT is laser-focused on teaching and learning. You’ll connect with educators facing the same questions you are and return home with ideas you can apply right away. Whether you’re an instructor, administrator, technologist, or accessibility leader, BbT is designed to deliver practical value you can use immediately.