I know we have had countless discussions about grades, their value, their impact on intrinsic motivation, what the research on grading shows, and endless debates on the u-word... no, not Ultra... ungrading. Personally, I am not brave enough to ungrade but I do...
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Do One Thing in Ultra: Create a Test from a Test Bank
Since you now all know how to import a test bank, the whole point is to create tests from it, so let's do that. Watch me create a test from a question bank, inside the module I previously created, under 2 minutes. https://vimeo.com/948987438 And the steps: In the...
Tips for Using the Blackboard Grade Center Like a Pro
The Grade Center can sometimes be a complicated tool to use in Blackboard simply because there are so many options and settings to choose from! But there are a few things you can do to ensure that you get things set up how you...
Register Now for Ultra Space Camp!
Are you ready to take your Ultra knowledge to "out of this world" levels this summer? Sign up now for one of our Ultra Space Camp missions! We'll be offering them all summer long as a way for you to get "the right stuff" to get up and running with Ultra. Sessions...
Do One Thing in Ultra: Create a Learning Module
In Ultra, learning modules are the basic building blocks of your courses. You can fill them with all sorts of content, from regular documents, to tests, to assignments, to third-party integrations, and countless other things. Ultra offers a few options to customize...
Do One Thing in Ultra: Import a Test Bank
The only third-party feature I use from publishers is the test bank. So one of the first things I learned to do in Ultra was import my textbooks' test banks. It is also easy to do in Ultra. The video below is my demonstrating how you can import 15 test banks under 2...