Navigating Ultra Courses as an Instructor is a little different than Original, but it is a much nore intuitive and easy to navigate interface for both students and faculty. Most content from Original will copy into your Ultra course, but there are some outdated features that are no longer supported and will not convert. You can preview and plan ahead using the Preconversion Checklist, our list of Original vs. Ultra features and our Ultra FAQs.

On the Course Content page, instructors can navigate Ultra Course by selecting each tab to access course content,  check the course calendar, drop in on class discussions, and access grades.

• Link to Blackboard Ultra Course Copy, faculty can find instructions to copy previous course content into their new Ultra course (even from Original*!)
• Link to Batch Edit in Ultra, faculty can use this tool for date management, item visibility settings, and content deletion (especially helpful after a course copy!)
• Link to Creating Course Content, faculty can find instructions to create learning modules, folders, web links, and Ultra documents.
• Link to Communication: Announcements, faculty can find instructions to view, create, and schedule announcements.
• Link to Communication: Discussion Posts, faculty can find instructions to create, grade, view, and manage discussions.
• Link to Assignments, faculty can find instructions to create assignment drop boxes and instructions and set up SafeAssign
• Link to Tests, faculty can create, edit, view tests and question pools as well as grade and set test exceptions and exemptions.
• Link to Blackboard Ultra Grading, faculty can find instructions to submit, post, modify, create new grade columns, and set up overall grade.
• Link to Blackboard Ultra Roster, where faculty can add users, such as TA's or other instructors, as well as set up testing accommodations for students with extra time.
• Link to Blackboard Ultra Artificial Intelligence (AI) Design Assistant, faculty can find instructions to auto-generate modules, assignments, discussions, journals, rubrics, test banks, and Ultra documents.

If you use any of the plug-in tools (Echo360, Teams, or Collab) or publisher content, they link a little differently in Ultra than they did in Original. Here are quick links to guides to help you get started using those tools in Ultra:

• Echo360 can be used as a link to a course list of videos in your Ultra content window, or you can embed individual videos into Ultra documents within your modules and lessons.
• Microsoft Teams and Class Collaborate are directly integrated in the Details & Actions panel of Ultra. Teams offers additional tools beyond web conferencing and is the preferred tool for live class sessions.
• Respondus LockDown Browser is easily turned on directly inside the settings of each test in Ultra Course View.
• Taking Attendance in Ultra is easy with the Attendance tool built directly into the Details & Actions menu of Ultra.
• Publisher content is accessible in the Details & Actions panel in Ultra.

Can't find what you need? Faculty can contact UToledo Online for assistance using Blackboard Ultra Course View

• Phone: 419-530-8835
• Email [email protected]
• Live Chat
• Visit UToledo Online webpage