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Blackboard Learn Ultra Course View (UCV)

Introduction
- What is Blackboard Ultra Course View (UCV)?
- Blackboard Ultra Course View (UCV) Quick Start Guide
- Blackboard Ultra Course View Features Versus Original Course View
- Navigating Ultra Course Using the Keyboard
- What is a Merged Course? (Ultra Course View)
Navigating Blackboard Ultra Course View
- Introduction to Blackboard Learn UCV Navigation
- Accessing Courses in Blackboard Learn Ultra Course View
- Uploading a Profile Picture
- Modifying Notification Settings
- Navigating Ultra Courses as an Instructor
- Accessing Course Evaluations
- Blackboard Ultra Course View (UCV) Settings
Blackboard Learn Ultra Left Navigation Panel
- Institution Page
- Profile
- Activity Stream
- Courses
- Calendar
- Messages
- Grades
Getting Ready for Blackboard Learn Ultra Conversion
- Preconversion Checklist
- Common Conversion Exceptions and Possible Conversion Issues
Blackboard Learn Original to Ultra Course Conversion
- Blackboard Learn Ultra Course Conversion
- Viewing Conversion Exceptions
Blackboard Ultra Course Copy
- Blackboard Ultra Course Copy
- What To Do After a Course Copy (Ultra Course View)
Batch Edit in Ultra
- Batch Edit in Ultra
Creating Course Content
- Course Content Creation Overview
- Creating Content Items
- Creating a Learning Module
- Moving Content into Learning Modules
- Creating a Content Folder
- Creating a Web Link
- Adding Files
- Content Release Conditions
- Creating Blackboard Ultra Document
- Allowing Class Conversations
Blackboard Learn Ultra Calendar
- Accessing and Viewing Blackboard Ultra Calendar
- Creating a Calendar Event
- Modifying or Deleting a Calendar Event
- Calendar Settings
Communication: Announcements
- Viewing Announcements
- Create an Announcement
- Schedule an Announcement
Communication: Discussion Posts
- Discussion Board Introduction
- Create Discussion
- Set up Grading for Discussions
- Grading Discussions
- Discussion Post Release Conditions
- Viewing Participants Responses and Replies
- Discussion Analytics
- Allow Students to Create Discussions Topics
- Manage Discussion Notification Settings
Communication: Messages
- Course Messages Introduction
- Create New Message
- View Messages
- Receiving Blackboard Course Message in UT Rockets Email
- Manage Messages Notification Settings
Communication: Journals
- Journals Grades and Participation
Assessment Options in Blackboard Learn Ultra Course View
- Assessments in Blackboard Learn Ultra Course View
- Group Assessments in Learn Ultra Course View
- Extra Credit in Learn Ultra Course View
- Creating an Assessment with Peer Review
- Viewing Peer Reviews Submissions
Assignments and Tests
- Assignments and Tests in Blackboard Learn Ultra Course View
- Creating an Assignment in Blackboard Learn Ultra Course View
- Adding Content to an Assignment
- Editing Assignment Content
- Editing Assignment Settings
- Viewing Assignment Statistics
- Viewing Submission Activity
- Creating a Test in Blackboard Learn Ultra
- Editing Question Banks
- Reusing Questions from Question Banks
- Making a Test Question Extra Credit
- Copying Test from Previous Course to Ultra Course
- Setting Up Test Exceptions and Exemptions
- Using SafeAssign in Learn Ultra
- Accessing SafeAssign Originality Reports
- Uploading Files to SafeAssign for Instructors in Blackboard Learn Ultra
- Viewing SafeAssign Originality Reports for Uploaded Content
- View Attempt Log
Creating Test and Assignment Elements
- Introduction
- Creating a Text Element
- Attaching a File
- Adding a Page Break
- Creating a Calculated Formula Question
- Creating a Calculated Numeric Question
- Creating an Essay Question
- Creating a Fill in the Blank Question
- Creating a Hot Spot Question
- Creating a Matching Question
- Creating a Multiple Choice Question
- Creating a True/False Question
- Reusing Questions
- Creating a Question Pool
- Editing Questions and Assessment Elements
- Viewing Questions in a Question Pool
- Blackboard Ultra Course Rubric
Managing Question Banks
- Question Banks Introduction
- Creating Question Banks
- Importing Question Banks
- Editing Question Banks
- Adding a Calculated Formula Question to a Question Bank
- Adding a Calculated Numeric Question to a Question Bank
- Adding an Essay Question in a Question Bank
- Adding a Fill in the Blank Question to a Question Bank
- Adding a Hotspot Question to a Question Bank
- Creating a Matching Question within a Question Bank
- Adding a Multiple Choice Question to a Question Bank
- Adding a True/False Question to a Question Bank
Blackboard Learn Ultra Groups
- Creating Ultra Groups
- Viewing and Editing Ultra Groups
- Creating Ultra Group Assignments
- Creating Ultra Group Tests
- Creating Ultra Group Discussions
- Assigning Groups to a Discussion
Blackboard Learn Ultra Grading
- Grading Introduction
- Grading Discussion Boards
- Submitting and Post Grades with Gradable Items Tab
- Submitting and Post Grades with Student Tab
- Modifying Posted Grades for Assignments and Tests
- Creating a Column in Blackboard Learn Ultra
- Adding New Category to Gradebook
- Adding Feedback to Assignments That Collect Submissions Offline
- Setting up Overall Grade
- Grading Calculations in Blackboard Learn Ultra Course View
- Hiding Inactive Students in the Gradebook
- Deleting a Column from the Ultra Gradebook
Blackboard Learn Ultra Roster
- Enroll Users to Blackboard Learn Ultra Course
- Setting up Accommodations
- Editing Users in Learn Ultra Course View
Progress Tracking
- About Progress Tracking
- Disabling and Enabling Progress Tracking
- Viewing Student Progress Reports
- Viewing Student Progress on a Content Item
Blackboard Ultra & LTI
- Blackboard Ultra and McGraw Hill Connect
Respondus 4.0 for Ultra Course View
- Create New Server to Publish Test in Ultra course Only
Managing the Content Collection in Ultra Course View
Blackboard Ultra Course View and Microsoft Teams
- Enable Microsoft Teams for Blackboard Ultra Course View (UCV)
- Create Microsoft Teams Meeting in Blackboard Ultra Course View
- Open Microsoft Teams Classes in Blackboard Ultra Course View
Blackboards Anthology Idea Exchange
- Sign Up for Blackboards Anthology Idea Exchange
Blackboard Ultra Artificial Intelligence (AI) Design Assistant
- About Artificial Intelligence (AI) Design Assistant
- AI Auto-Generate Modules
- AI Auto-Generate Assignments
- AI Auto-Generate Discussions and Journals
- AI Auto-Generate Rubrics
- AI Auto-Generate Tests Questions
- AI Auto-Generate Test Banks from Ultra Documents
Creating Rubrics in Learn Ultra
- Creating Rubrics in Learn Ultra
- Adding a Rubric to An Assignment