Instructional technologies provide many opportunities to support assessment and track student performance in Blackboard.
The following articles provide details describing the best practices we regularly publish to support our pedagogical community of practice.
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Blackboard Course Copy: Easy Prep for a New Term
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It’s a new academic year and time to prepare your Blackboard course. The Ultra course copy tool simplifies the transfer of course materials, whether from Original or Ultra, into a new course site....
Posted: August 7, 2024, 9:14 AM
Enhanced Ultra Docs, Advanced Release Rules Coming in August
Follow discussions, anonymous forms & converted tests
Whether you're preparing your first Ultra course or updating existing content, the latest features released in August are designed to streamline your teaching experience. The Ultra Document is...
Posted: August 5, 2024, 10:58 AM
Reminder: FA2024 Courses Created in Blackboard
Student Enrollments Processed on July 31, 2024
Blackboard course shells for FA2024 were created on May 13, 2024 per our previous announcement to support faculty preparation for Ultra in advance of the fall semester. Student enrollments, as...
Posted: August 2, 2024, 12:11 PM
Email scheduled announcements in July's Ultra update
Also available: Printer friendly answer key for assessments
Instructors often plan certain communications in advance to ensure students receive timely updates and critical information. This proactive approach helps maintain a structured learning...
Posted: July 2, 2024, 4:13 PM
June features printer-friendly tests & new Courses page
Language support for AI course tools, grading enhancements
This June, Ultra users can look forward to updates that enhance user experience and functionality including a new language selector when generating content with the AI Course Design Assistant,...
Posted: May 30, 2024, 2:26 PM
FA2024 Courses Created in Blackboard on May 13, 2024
Blackboard course shells for FA2024 were created on May 13, 2024 per our previous announcement to support faculty preparation for Ultra in advance of the fall semester. Ultra will be the...
Posted: May 15, 2024, 1:20 PM
Enhancing Media and Accessibility Using Panopto
Updated media guidelines for Blackboard to begin this summer
As part of our ongoing efforts to improve the digital learning environment and support accessibility, all media content must be hosted in Panopto rather than Blackboard as of May 23, 2024,...
Posted: May 14, 2024, 12:20 PM
Blackboard Course File Access Outage
Students & Faculty Unable to Access File Attachments
Blackboard users may be unable to access course file attachments. Error messages may include: The specified resource was not found You do not have permission to access it Refused to connect...
Posted: May 13, 2024, 10:57 AM
Reminder: Blackboard Courses Scheduled for Server Retirement
Courses before Fall 2021 to be retired beginning 6/1
During Summer 2024, DoIT staff and Blackboard will archive our entire instance of Blackboard, which will save individually backed-up copies of every course and organization through SP2024. Courses...
Posted: May 10, 2024, 10:45 AM
Fall 24 Blackboard Courses to Use Ultra by Default
However, faculty can still use Original upon request
In consultation with the Deans as well as the Faculty Senate Computer Policy Committee (CPC), DoIT will make Ultra the default version of Blackboard for all Fall 2024 course shells that are...
Posted: May 7, 2024, 10:04 AM
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