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The Ultra Start Up training is one workshop that consists of four sessions. Each session is expected to take approximately two hours to complete. Faculty can register for online sessions, face-to-face sessions (conducted at the Metro Campus), or can mix and match. Training is encouraged, but it is not mandatory.
Session One - Getting Started in Ultra
Session One - Getting Started in Ultra
This hands-on session will allow participants to navigate the new Blackboard Ultra interface and learn about features including: course copy, availability, banners, progress tracking, the calendar, announcements, messages, learning modules, folders, and documents. Participants will use these features in a practice site during the session.
Click here to register for the online session. Note that registering for the online version of session one allows you the option to complete all four sessions. No additional registrations are needed.
Click to register for one of the Session One face-to-face offerings.
Session Two – Course Organization and Gradable Assignments in Ultra
Session Two – Course Organization and Gradable Assignments in Ultra
This session begins with examples of how to structure a course in Ultra. Participants will learn how to manage assignments, tests, and discussions within the session. They will learn how to set accommodations from the course roster that will apply to all of the gradable items in a course in a practice site.
Click to register for one of the Session Two face-to-face offerings.
Session Three – Grading and The Gradebook in Ultra
Session Three – Grading and The Gradebook in Ultra
The gradebook in Ultra has many new capabilities. In this session, participants will become acquainted with different gradebook views and sorting for more efficient grading. Participants will learn how to set up and manage the Ultra gradebook. Participants will work in the gradebook in a practice site during this session.
Click to register for one of the Session Three face- to face offerings.
Session Four – Ultra Advanced
Session Four – Ultra Advanced
This session is for people who have an understanding of the core functions of Blackboard Ultra and want to know more about features that were not discussed in detail during the first three sessions. Topics include groups, rubrics, and analytics.
Click to register for one of the Session Four face-to-face offerings
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