Creating & Reusing Content in Your Ultra Course

Are you new to Blackboard Ultra? Join this 45 minute session with live demo to review Ultra tools to prepare your course, including the following topics: 

• Overview of options for switching to Ultra including converting, copying, or constructing a course
• Copy and reuse content from both Original and Ultra courses
• Copy and reuse assessments, question banks, and rubrics
• Create new content with Ultra modules, folders, and documents 
• Link or embed materials, websites, and LTI tools
• Control the release of content
• Check the accessibility of your course content with Ally

Stay after for Q&A. This session is ideal for instructors who are new to Blackboard Ultra or adopting Ultra in an upcoming term. 

Session Recording

• Creating & Reusing Content in Your Ultra Course - Panopto Recording [CC enabled]
• Slide deck [preview]

This session will be facilitated by Dr. Mariann Hawken, Director of Instructional Technology. 

To RSVP for the event, please click “Going” below and be sure to add the event to your calendar! Registered participants will also receive a calendar invitation from the event host at least one week before the event.

At least 5 registrations are needed for this session to proceed as scheduled. The session will be recorded if two or more people attend and the link will be distributed to everyone who registered.

JOINING THE SESSION

This webinar will take place in a Collaborate virtual conference room. Enter the webinar up to 15 minutes before the start time. Visit the myUMBC Event post and select the "Join Online Event" button to join the Collaborate session.

Prior to the Event

1. For the best viewing experience, we recommend using Chrome or Firefox, preferably the most recent updates to those browsers. Closing any unnecessary browser tabs will help conserve your bandwidth.  

2. If this is your first time joining one of our webinars, please review the Getting Started Guide or our Quick Start Guide for All Users. You will also find additional helpful information for using Blackboard Collaborate at our extensive FAQs.

3. After joining the session, please configure your audio. Having trouble accessing Collaborate? Please see our Troubleshooting Audio Problems or Networking Issues for Collaborate guides.