Are you ready to get into the “swing” of things? Hit a home run by taking one of our Ultra spring training sessions. We’ll be covering the fundamentals as well as some more advanced techniques! Check out our Double Header on February 7th for twice the Ultra knowledge!
If you’re interested in a topic, please register ASAP as sessions (especially in person) can fill up quickly.
Introduction to Blackboard Ultra
Our Blackboard Ultra Introduction will cover the Ultra course view layout, ways to make your transition into Ultra easier, and how to prepare your course by adding content to your Ultra course.
- February 4, 2025 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Zoom
- February 5, 2025 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in SRC 3010
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Blackboard Ultra: Converting Your Course
Our Converting your Course session will include a guided walkthrough on how to transition your content from Original Course View to Ultra Course view and how to add new content from other sources. You can then take what you have learned and begin transitioning your content into the Ultra Course view. Stick around after the session to ask more questions or get hands on help from Learning Technologies.
- February 7, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in SRC 3010 *Double Header with Gradebook*
- February 11, 2025 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Zoom
- February 12, 2025 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in SRC 3010
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Blackboard Ultra: Building Your Course in Ultra
Whether you are building a brand-new course or are looking to redesign an existing course, this session will include a guided walkthrough on how to build a course optimized for the Ultra Course View. Stick around after the session to ask more questions or get hands on help from Learning Technologies.
- February 21, 2025 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in SRC 3010
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Blackboard Ultra: Gradebook
Our Gradebook session will cover an overview of the Ultra Gradebook and how to set up your Gradebook to ensure that you and your students have a successful term.
- February 7, 2025 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in SRC 3010 *Double Header with Converting Your Course*
- February 18, 2025 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Zoom
- February 19 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in SRC 3010
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Blackboard Ultra: Rubrics
Streamline your grading by building rubrics in Blackboard Ultra! Join Learning Technologies to discuss that benefits of using a rubric and learn how to create your own rubric manually or using the AI rubric tool.
- February 27, 2025 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Zoom
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Blackboard Ultra: Communicating with Students
The Communicating with Students in Blackboard Ultra session will cover the different tools in Ultra that you can use to communicate with your students as a whole or individually. Whether you are using Announcements, Messages, Discussions, or the Calendar; students can have different opportunities to feel connected.
- February 6, 2025 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Zoom
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Blackboard Ultra: AI Tools
Blackboard uses Bloom’s Taxonomy as the foundation for the Generative AI tools implemented in Ultra to assist in course design. Join Learning Technologies to walk through the different places you can find AI in Ultra. Attendees will be guided in the discussion of the ethical use of AI in Blackboard.
- February 20, 2025 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Zoom
- February 25, 2025 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Zoom
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Blackboard Ultra: Enhanced Ultra Docs
Come discover the new Ultra Documents layout! The Ultra Documents tool allows a more dynamic layout with new tools and features. Join us to discover what this tool has to offer and how you can use it to enhance your course content in Blackboard Ultra.
- February 13, 2025 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Zoom
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Blackboard Ultra: Discussions
Let’s discuss… discussions! Join Learning Technologies and discuss different ways discussions can be utilized in courses and best practices. We will then cover how to create discussions in Blackboard Ultra manually and using the AI Discussion tool.
- February 6, 2025 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in SRC 3010
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Blackboard Ultra: Creating Tests and Assignments
Learn how to build tests and assignments in Blackboard Ultra! Join Learning Technologies to discuss the benefits of using tests and assignments for online submissions in Blackboard and learn how to create your own test or assignment manually or using the AI tool.
- February 28 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in SRC 3010
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