If you are copying or moving content from Blackboard Original to Ultra Course View, this guide will assist you with what to expect in content conversion.
Content types that will convert/copy into Ultra from Original:
- Announcements
- Assignments
- Blank Pages
- Class Collaborate > Ultra conversion exceptions will say it did not copy over but Class Collaborate will convert.
- Content Areas
- Content Folders
- Content Packages (SCORM)
- Course Banner
- Course Menu Blank Pages
- Course Menu Web Links
- Discussion Forums and Threads*
- Files
- Flickr Mashups
- Goals
- Grade Center
- Categories
- Grade Schemas
- Group Sets
- Items
- Journals
- Learning Modules
- LessonPlans
- Multimedia: Audio, Image, and Video
- Rich Content Editor: Styling, Fonts, and Font Sizes
- Question Pools
- Question Sets
- Question Types
- Calculated Formula
- Calculated Numeric
- Etiher/Or
- Essay
- Fill in multiple blanks
- Fill in the blank
- Hotspot
- Matching
- Multiple Answer
- Multiple Choice
- Short Answer
- True/False
- Random Blocks
- Rubrics
- Surveys become Forms
- Tests
- Web Links
*Learn more on Discussions Forums and Threads Conversion
Content types and settings that will NOT convert or copy into Ultra:
These items will not copy from Original into to Ultra Course View:
- Achievements > Blackboards future consideration to bring it back
- Blogs > Blackboards future consideration to bring it back
- Contacts
- Course Links
- Course Menu Module Page
- Course Menu Tool Links
- Course Menu Course Links
- Course Menu Subheader
- Course Menu Divider
- Glossary
- Grading Color Codes
- Grading Periods
- Module Page
- Question Types
- File Response
- Jumbled Sentence
- Opinion Scale/Likert
- Ordering
- Quiz Bowl
- Self And Peer Assessments
- Smart Views
- Standalone Groups
- Syllabus
- Total Column > can be added using Overall Grade
- Weighted Total Column > can be added using Overall Grade
- Wikis
As features and functions continue to roll out for the Ultra Course View, the supported list will expand. Our list of Original vs Ultra features provides a chart of naming conventions as well as planned implementation or discontinuation.