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Getting to Know Blackboard Ultra (Video Guide)

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question mark This series of short videos is designed to help familiarize you with Ultra Course View.
In this Getting to Know Blackboard Ultra area, you will find a tour of Ultra course view from both student & instructor perspectives, a detailed overview of the toolbars.

As you watch videos you are encouraged to click on the three dots below the video to ask a question (or make a comment) or to search the video.

Tour of a course from instructor and student perspectives

Instructors can add documents, folders/modules, links, assessments, etc. the course content area using. In this video I show a course (from both the instructor and student perspectives) as an example of one way a course could be set up.


Key points in the video

  • Students and instructors will notice some ‘built in’ consistency as top and side toolbars are consistent in ALL ultra courses

  • Folders (or modules) can group information related to a specific topic/area (Similar to the area headings you may have had on your left side panel if you are transitioning from Original).

    • A document is can further organize contents by combining images, videos, word/pdf/ppt files, and text to help guide students through a more specific area (Instead of adding independent items that need to be opened and closed, a document allows the student to see text, images, etc all at once).

  • Instructors can easily move content in and out of folders by using the up and down arrows that appear when you hover over the content.

  • Instructors can access, edit, and grade assessments directly from the gradebook! You can also choose an individual student to see all their assignments and assessments.

  • Progress tracking (on by default) can help students keep track of where they have been in the course and which tasks they have completed.

  • Students can access and submit assessments from the gradebook OR where the assessment is located in the course.

  • Students see a pop-up when the instructor has sent them out a new announcement to the class.