Learn more about the benefits of moving to Blackboard Learn Ultra including important changes and the creation, copy, and conversion process.
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Blackboard Learn Ultra Comparison
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Why Blackboard Learn Ultra?
Blackboard Learn Ultra is a clean, more modern design:
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- Mobile-first design: Use any device, designed for all screen sizes.
- Course content: Access all course content from a single page.
- Active development: Enjoy continuous improvement prioritized by instructor feedback.
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- Create content: Add content inline where you want it to display.
- Copy content: Copy content from any course you teach by selecting individual course items or copy the entire course with just one click.
- Batch edit: Control and update common settings such as visibility and due dates across all course content.
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- Easy access: Built for use on smaller screens such as tablets and smartphones.
- Fewer clicks: Easy to navigate and find course content.
- Accessibility: Improved interaction, progress tracking, and accommodation features.
What are the major changes?
Blackboard Learn Ultra feature highlights:
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Convert content from the Blackboard Original menu such as the Syllabus, Learning Modules, Assignments, and Exams/Quizzes to top level Course Content folders in Learn Ultra.
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- Learning Modules: Order content in self contained units, students can page through in a linear fashion like a book or a presentation. Learning modules can use forced sequencing, progress tracking, and release conditions.
- Folders: Organize content in a folder, students can access content by opening and closing items one at a time. Folders can use progress tracking and release conditions to show/hide content based on specific members/groups, date/time, and/or performance conditions.
✔Learning Modules can contain Folders
❌Folders cannot contain Learning Modules
✔Folders can contain Folders
❌ Learning Modules and Folders cannot contain more than two levels of folders
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- Announcements: Schedule and post timely information critical to course success. New, active course announcements appear the when students enter your course, students must close the new course announcements window before they can view course content.
- Messages: Add course Messages to communicate with a specific user, group, or the entire class. Course Messages are now a part of the course navigation and you can send messages from anywhere in the course.
- Conversations: Build a sense of community through conversations. Add conversations to documents, assignments, tests, and teaching tools to encourage students to interact with content and exchange ideas, questions, and answers.
- Discussions: Get a detailed analysis with improved metrics. Compare and assess student contributions through substantive posts, sentence complexity, lexical variation, critical thinking level, and word variation.
How do I migrate to Blackboard Learn Ultra?
Blackboard Learn Ultra puts the tools where you need them:
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- Course Content Items: Create learning modules, folders, documents, links, and add teaching tools and SCORM packages.
- Assessments: Add a Test or Assignment.
- Participation and Engagement: Include Discussion and Journal assignments.
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- Copy Content: Select to copy course modules, folders, assignments, discussions, question banks, rubrics, and/or an entire course.
- Course Content Exceptions: View the number exceptions created during the copy or import process.
- Exception Report: Access each category to address content exceptions that need your attention.
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- Ultra Course Preview: Preview courses that aren't currently available to students.
- Back to Original course: Return to the Original course view if you aren't ready to make the switch.
- Use the Ultra course: Permanently convert your course if you approve of the Learn Ultra preview.
Blackboard Learn Ultra is a limited pilot for Fall 2023. Instructor Choice begins Spring 2024. All online courses are being converted to Ultra, Schedule an Appointment to learn more!