Introduction to Blackboard Ultra
What is Ultra?
Video resources
- Introduction to Ultra - An introduction to Ultra Course view through the lens of a course in Blackboard
- Going Ultra: Re-Imagine Your Course - A review of Ultra features and capabilities for instructors to consider as they re-imagine their Bb courses
Ultra overview
Video resources
- Content Page and Menu Tabs (3:56) - An explanation of the Course Content Page and menu layouts
- Student Preview, Course Image & Other Course Content Areas (3:27) - Using Student Preview, adding a Course Image, and miscellaneous items
Related CMU knowledgebase articles
The Details & Actions Menu
Video resources
Full Playlist: The Details & Actions Menu
- Details & Actions Overview and the Roster (2:29) - An introduction to the Details & Action menu and the Class Roster
- Creating Groups for Student Collaboration (1:32) - Step-by-step instructions for Creating and Managing Groups
- Progress Tracking: Viewing Student Activity & Engagement (1:13) - How to use Progress Tracking to view student activity and engagement in a course
- Adding a Course Image (1:06) - Instructions for adding an image to an Ultra course
- Setting Your Course Availability (0:56) - Detailed instructions on setting the availability of the course to students
- Attendance Tracking (1:32) - Directions for using the Attendance tracking feature
- Books & Tools: Additional Blackboard Integrations (1:00) - Accessing and using additional vendor integrations in your course
- Managing Test Question Banks (1:51) - Creating and managing question banks
- Using Microsoft Teams (1:44) - Integrating the use of Microsoft Teams into your Ultra course